Out Front (Booker Little album)
This article is about the Booker Little album. For the Jaki Byard album, see Out Front! For other uses, see Out Front (disambiguation).
Out Front | ||||
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Studio album by Booker Little | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | March 17 & April 4, 1961 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:33 | |||
Label | Candid | |||
Producer | Nat Hentoff | |||
Booker Little chronology | ||||
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Out Front is an album by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated "His seven now-obscure originals (several of which deserve to be revived) are challenging for the soloists and there are many strong moments during these consistently challenging and satisfying performances".[2]
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Booker Little
- "We Speak" - 6:47
- "Strength and Sanity" - 6:18
- "Quiet Please" - 8:11
- "Moods in Free Time" - 5:45
- "Man of Words" - 4:52
- "Hazy Blues" - 6:42
- "A New Day" - 5:31
- Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Studios in New York City on March 17, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 & 7) and April 4, 1961 (tracks 2 & 4-6).
Personnel
- Booker Little - trumpet
- Julian Priester - trombone
- Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Don Friedman - piano
- Art Davis (tracks 1, 3 & 7), Ron Carter (tracks 2 & 4-6) - bass
- Max Roach - drums, timpani, vibraphone
References
- ↑ Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2011
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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