Booker Little 4 and Max Roach
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (also released as The Defiant Ones) is an album by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded in 1958 for the United Artists label.[1]
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | October, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:40 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Overall, this forward-looking hard bop set is easily recommended".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Booker Little except as indicated
- "Milestones" (John Lewis) – 5:33
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 4:13
- "Rounder's Mood" – 5:19
- "Dungeon Waltz" – 4:27
- "Jewel's Tempo" – 6:35
- "Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:40
- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 10:44
- "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 8:09
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City in October 1958.
Personnel
On #1–6
- Booker Little – trumpet
- George Coleman – tenor saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Art Davis – bass
- Max Roach – drums
On #7–8
- Booker Little, Louis Smith – trumpets
- Frank Strozier – alto saxophone
- George Coleman – tenor saxophone
- Phineas Newborn – piano
- Calvin Newborn – guitar
- George Joyner – bass
- Charles Crosby – drums
References
- Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011
- Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 7, 2011
- Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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