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By 1961, with the recording of Into Something and Eastern Sounds, Lateef's dominant presence within a group context had emerged.

His ' Eastern ' influences are clearly audible in all of these recordings, with spots for instruments like the rahab, shanai, arghul, koto and a collection of Chinese wooden flutes and bells along with his tenor and flute.

Even his use of the western oboe sounds exotic in this context ; it is not a standard jazz instrument.

Indeed the tunes themselves are a mixture of jazz standards, blues and film music usually performed with a piano / bass / drums rhythm section in support.

Along with trumpeter Don Cherry, Lateef can lay claim to being among the first exponents of the world music as subgenres of jazz.

Lateef also made numerous contributions to other people's albums including his time as a member of saxophonist Cannonball Adderley's Quintet during 1962-64.