Thursday, September 2, 2021

i. LITTLE, Booker: Man of Words

i. LITTLE, Booker (1938-1961)

Man of Words (1961)
Booker Little, trumpet
Julian Priester, trombone
Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Don Friedman, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Max Roach, drums
(4:54)

Dead at 23 (Uremia), Little managed to create a legacy that is unmatched. His beautiful tone could be aggresive and innovative, or he could play softly and delicately, as here in this piece which is sort of an ostinato.



1 comment:

  1. The uremia was caused by SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus. This piece was written for Nat Hentoff, important writer about the music.

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