Out Front is probably the greatest realization on record of trumpeter Booker Little's scope as a musician and composer. It is also one of only five sessions led by Little as a band leader before his premature death at the age of 23 in 1961.
The fact that this is only Little's third outing as a leader is further testament to the talents of this young artist. Arguably, the seven original compositions here might be more widely known today had his life not been so tragically cut short.
Recorded at the Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, in New York City and produced by Hentoff in the spring of 1961, the album was released just months before Little's passing later that year.
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Tracklisting:
1. We Speak 6:44
2. Strength And Sanity 6:15
3. Quiet, Please 8:10
4. Moods In Free Time 5:41
5. Man Of Words 4:49
6. Hazy Hues 6:40
7. A New Day 5:32
Out Front is probably the greatest realization on record of trumpeter Booker Little's scope as a musician and composer. It is also one of only five sessions led by Little as a band leader before his premature death at the age of 23 in 1961.
The fact that this is only Little's third outing as a leader is further testament to the talents of this young artist. Arguably, the seven original compositions here might be more widely known today had his life not been so tragically cut short.
Recorded at the Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, in New York City and produced by Hentoff in the spring of 1961, the album was released just months before Little's passing later that year.
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Tracklisting:
1. We Speak 6:44
2. Strength And Sanity 6:15
3. Quiet, Please 8:10
4. Moods In Free Time 5:41
5. Man Of Words 4:49
6. Hazy Hues 6:40
7. A New Day 5:32