Ralph M. Jones speaks on Yusef Lateef and Eternal Wind

Is the music of Yusef Lateef Jazz? New Age? How would you define his music? Or better saying, how would he define his own music? In this excerpt from the interview with his pupil and long term friend Ralph M. Jones, we got some of these questions clarified.
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