YUSEF LATEEF Eastern Sounds (Rare 1961 UK first press 9-track mono LP on the rough textured black & silver Fontana label, an outstanding album that should be in every adventurous jazz music lover's collection. Eastern Sounds brings a wonderful oriental feel into the world of cool jazz, opening with The Plum Blossom, written for & played on a Chinese globular flute, a twelve hundered year old instrument made of clay! Comes housed in the original & unique front laminated flipback picture sleeve [later re-pressed by Transatlantic to match the US artwork]. This is a one owner example. The sleeve is Excellent with minimal shelf wear & the heavyweight vinyl is nice & clean & easily in Excellent condition with merely the odd faint paper hairline not affecting play. Recommended)