Yusef Lateef

The NY Times names hundreds more artists who lost masters in 2008 UMG fire

Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.

Yusef Lateef, RIP

The Grammy Award-winner died this morning (Monday, December 23) at his home in Shutesbury, MA. He had suffered from prostate cancer for sometime now, but the confirms he passed away peacefully with his loved ones around him…