Part of the Search

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{{Infobox album

| name = Part of the Search

| type = Studio

| artist = Yusef Lateef

| cover = Part of the Search.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1974

| recorded = September 1, 1971, April 4 & 5, 1973, May 16, 1973 and December 26, 1973
New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 38:07

| label = Atlantic
SD 1650

| producer = Joel Dorn

| chronology = Yusef Lateef

| prev_title = Hush 'N' Thunder

| prev_year = 1972

| next_title = 10 Years Hence

| next_year = 1974

}}

Part of the Search is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1973 (with one track from a 1971 recording session) and released on the Atlantic label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/yusef-lateef/catalog/#atlantic-sd-1650 Yusef Lateef discography] accessed July 23, 2012

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow calling it, "one of his better efforts from the era".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/part-of-the-search-mw0000108288 Allmusic Review], accessed July 20, 2012

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

  1. "K.C. Shuffle" (Kenny Barron) - 3:42
  2. "Oatsy Doatsy [Part 1]" - 0:32
  3. "Soul's Bakery" - 2:21
  4. "Lunceford Prance" - 3:03
  5. "Rockhouse" (Ray Charles) - 3:41
  6. "Oatsy Doatsy [Part 2]" - 0:14
  7. "In the Still of the Night" (Fred Parris) - 3:21
  8. "Superfine" (Bob Cunningham) - 3:23
  9. "Strange Lullaby" - 4:13
  10. "Big Bass Drum" - 2:58
  11. "Gettin' Sentimental" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck) - 9:51
  • Recorded in New York City on September 1, 1971 (track 11), April 4, 1973 (tracks 1, 3 & 4), April 5, 1973 (tracks 2, 8 & 9), May 16, 1973 (tracks 5 & 7), September 13, 1973 (track 8) and December 26, 1973 (track 12)

Personnel

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