Autophysiopsychic
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Autophysiopsychic
| type = Album
| artist = Yusef Lateef with Art Farmer
| cover = Autophysiopsychic.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1977
| recorded = October 19, 20 & 21, 1977
| venue =
| studio = Electric Lady Studios, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:16
| label = CTI
CTI 7082
| producer = Creed Taylor
| chronology = Yusef Lateef
| prev_title = The Doctor is In... and Out
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = In a Temple Garden
| next_year = 1977
}}
Autophysiopsychic is an album by American multi-instrumentalist and composer Yusef Lateef, recorded in 1977 and released on the CTI label.Payne, D. [http://www.dougpayne.com/ctid7783.htm#autophysiopyschic CTI Records discography] accessed February 27, 2012 The record was recorded in October 1977 at Electric Lady Studios in New York, United States.{{Cite web |title=Yusef Lateef Catalog |url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/yusef-lateef/catalog/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=www.jazzdisco.org}} The title comes from Lateef's preferred term for his form of music.{{cite news |last1=Fraser |first1=C. Gerald |title=When Yusef Lateef Plays, Please Don't Call It Jazz |work=The New York Times |date=28 Jan 1977 |page=C22}}
Reception
The AllMusic review stated: "Autophysiopsychic is probably the single album that many Yusef Lateef fans either love or hate the most... five fat slices of original funk that have far more in common with the sounds of Chocolate City than with the bop sounds of 52nd Street. Autophysiopsychic is awash in the soft soul-funk-jazz sound typical of Creed Taylor's (CTI) productions in the 1970s... Not the most typical album in Lateef's wide-ranging catalog, but certainly the most fun".Slawecki, C. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/autophysiopsychic-r276957/review AllMusic Review] accessed February 27, 2012
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|1.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=868}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
- "Robot Man" – 6:39
- "Look on the Right Side" – 5:10
- "Yl" (David Matthews) – 7:58
- "Communication" – 9:23
- "Sister Mamie" – 10:06
- Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City on October 19, 20 & 21, 1977
Personnel
- Yusef Lateef – flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, shehnai, vocals
- Art Farmer – flugelhorn
- Clifford Carter – keyboards
- Eric Gale – electric guitar
- Gary King – electric bass
- Jim Madison – drums
- Sue Evans – percussion
- Frank Floyd, Babi Floyd, Milt Grayson, Norberto Jones – backing vocals
- David Matthews – arranger
References
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Category:Albums produced by Creed Taylor