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Jazz Mood
1-1	Metaphor Written-By – Lateef*	8:05
1-2	Yusef's Mood Written-By – Lateef*	8:33
1-3	The Beginning Written-By – Lateef*	4:08
1-4	Morning Written-By – Lateef*	10:34
1-5	Blues In Space Written-By – Lateef*	7:04
Before Dawn
1-6	Passion Written-By – Lateef*	4:04
1-7	Love Is Eternal Written-By – Lateef*	6:31
1-8	Pike's Peak Written-By – Lateef*	5:30
1-9	Open Strings Written-By – Lateef*	6:14
1-10	Before Dawn Written-By – Lateef*	5:26
1-11	Twenty-Five Minute Blues Written-By – Lateef*	5:27
1-12	Chang, Chang, Chang Written-By – Lateef*	2:58
1-13	Constellation Written-By – Parker Jr*	4:49
The Dreamer
2-1	Oboe Blues Written-By – Lateef*	5:50
2-2	Angel Eyes Written-By – Bradshaw*, Loveland*	5:14
2-3	The Dreamer Written-By – Lateef*	6:53
2-4	Arjuna Written-By – Woodley*	7:37
2-5	Can't Help Loving That Man Written-By – Kern, Hammerstein*	8:04
Cry Tender
2-6	Sea Breeze Written-By – Hoffman*, Manning*	3:09
2-7	Dopolous Written-By – Lateef*	3:15
2-8	Cry! Tender Written-By – Lateef*	5:56
2-9	Butter's Blues Written-By – Lateef*	5:42
2-10	Yesterday's Written-By – Kern*, Harbach*	4:20
2-11	The Snow Is Green Written-By – Lateef*	3:11
2-12	If You Could See Me Now Written-By – Sigman*, Dameron*	4:46
2-13	Ecaps Written-By – Lateef*	6:29
Stablemates (1 x Track)
2-14	Ameena Written-By – Lateef*	7:03

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Avid Entertainment
• Copyright (c) – Avid Entertainment
• Recorded At – WOR Studios
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Ernie Farrow (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13), Ernie Farrow (tracks: 2-14), Ernie Farrow (tracks: 2-8), Herman Wright (tracks: 2-6 to 2-13), William Austin (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
• Bass, Rabab [Rabat] – Ernie Farrow (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
• Celesta – Hugh Lawson (tracks: 1-9)
• Compilation Producer – Colin Davey
• Design – The Ark Design Consultancy
• Drums – Frank Gant (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5), Frank Gant (tracks: 2-6 to 2-13), Louis Hayes (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Louis Hayes (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13), Louis Hayes (tracks: 2-14), Oliver Jackson (tracks: 2-8)
• Euphonium – Bernard McKinney (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
• Flugelhorn – Wilbur Harden (tracks: 2-8)
• Flute – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 1-9)
• Liner Notes [Before Dawn] – Nat Hentoff
• Liner Notes [Cry Tender] – Ron Eyre
• Liner Notes [The Dreamer, Liner Notes [Stablemates] – H. Alan Stein
• Piano – Hugh Lawson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Hugh Lawson (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13), Hugh Lawson (tracks: 2-14), Hugh Lawson (tracks: 2-6 to 2-13), Terry Pollard (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
• Rabab – Ernie Farrow (tracks: 1-10)
• Remastered By – Ted Kendall
• Tenor Saxophone – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13)
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 2-14)
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Oboe – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 2-6 to 2-13)
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Woodwind [Argol], Scraper – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 1-1 to1- 5)
• Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, Flute, Woodwind [Argol] – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
• Trombone – Curtis Fuller (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13), Curtis Fuller (tracks: 2-14)
• Trombone, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals – Curtis Fuller (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
• Trumpet – Lonnie Hilyer* (tracks: 2-6 to 2-13)
• Woodwind [Arghul], Percussion – Yusef Lateef (tracks: 1-10)

Notes

"Jazz Mood" recorded April 9th, 1957.
"Before Dawn" recorded April 16th, 1957.
"The Dreamer" recorded June 11th, 1959.
"Cry Tender" recorded October 16th, 1959.
"Stablemates" recorded April 5th, 1957.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5022810315629