BOOKER LITTLE – Booker Little 4 & Max Roach (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) – LP – Deluxe 180g Vinyl [OCT 11]

LP – This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

Memphis-born trumpeter Booker Little was a bright light of the jazz world who died tragically young at age 23. A prodigiously talented hornman as well as a composer, Little first came to prominence as a member of Max Roachs band which he joined in 1956 after the death of Clifford Brown, another trumpet great gone far too soon. Little only made a handful of albums as a leader during his brief career including his astounding debut Booker Little 4 & Max Roach recorded in 1958 for United Artists when he was just 20 years old. The full breadth of Littles artistry leaps out of the grooves with his brilliant tone, astonishing technique, and inventive lines matched by Roachs fiery drums throughout this engaging set that also featured George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Art Davis on bass. The album opens with Miles Davis Milestones and includes the standards Sweet and Lovely and a stunning version of Moonlight Becomes You, but the albums centerpiece is the trio of Little originals: Rounders Mood, Dungeon Waltz, and Jewels Tempo.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

Tracklist:

A1: Kofi [9:30]
A2: Fufu [9:45]

B1: Perpetual Love [8:00]
B2: Elmina [8:30]