# Yusef Lateef | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/yusef-lateef
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/yusef-lateef/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 09:25 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/yusef-lateef
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/yusef-lateef/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/yusef-lateef/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Yusef Lateef
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `yusef-lateef`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 09:25 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-c3ded518556f1ae5
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2029
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: A Ghost Of a Chance With You, and Chandra
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Yusef Lateef was a saxophonist, composer, and flutist who brought Eastern influences into jazz at a time when that was still unusual. Born William Emanuel Huddleston in Detroit in 1920, he played with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in the 1950s and worked with musicians like Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. He was known for using instruments like the flute and oboe in jazz settings. His music reflected his interest in...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. A Ghost Of a Chance With You — https://lyroverse.com/yusef-lateef/a-ghost-of-a-chance-with-you
2. Chandra — https://lyroverse.com/yusef-lateef/chandra