Booker Little

Booker Little

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Booker Little Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter whose brief career in New York in the late 1950s and early 1960s included collaborations with several top artists including drummer Max Roach, saxophonist and clarinetist Eric Dolphy, trombonist Slide Hampton and saxophonist John Coltrane. He recorded with them and others and released four albums as leader: 'Booker Little 4 and Max Roach' (1958), 'Booker Little' (1960), 'Out Front' (1961) and 'Booker Little and Friend' (1961), which was later re-released as 'Victory and Sorrow'. He died from complications of uremia aged 23 in October 1961.

Top tracks

06
Moonlight Becomes You
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
05:42
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
05
Man Of Words (Remastered)
Booker Little and his Quintet
Out Front (Remastered)
04:51
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
03
Far Cry
Eric Dolphy
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
03:56
Composers: Eric Dolphy
10
Status Seeking (Live)
Eric Dolphy
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
13:19
Composers: Mal Waldron
05
Left Alone
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
06:42
Writer: Billie Holiday - Mal Waldron / Composers: Billie Holiday - Mal Waldron
08
Serene
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
06:37
Composers: Eric Dolphy
02
Minor Sweet
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
05:38
Composers: Booker Little
07
My Old Flame (Take 1 in Stereo)
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
03:34
Composers: Sam Coslow - Arthur Johnston
01
Opening Statement
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
06:41
Composers: Booker Little
02
Ode To Charlie Parker
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
08:45
Writer: Jaki Byard / Composers: Jaki Byard
03
Bee Tee's Minor Plea
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
05:38
Composers: Booker Little
06
Who Can I Turn To
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
05:24
Composers: Leslie Bricusse - Anthony Newley
05
The Grand Valse
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
04:55
Composers: Booker Little
04
Miss Ann
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
04:18
Composers: Eric Dolphy
04
Life's a Little Blue
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
06:51
Composers: Booker Little
01
Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother)
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
08:03
Writer: Jaki Byard / Composers: Jaki Byard
06
Tenderly
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
04:20
Writer: Walter Gross - Jack Lawrence / Composers: Walter Gross - Jack Lawrence
08
My Old Flame (Take 2 in Mono)
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
03:38
Composers: Sam Coslow - Arthur Johnston
07
It's Magic
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
05:41
Writer: Sammy Cahn - Jule Styne / Composers: Sammy Cahn - Jule Styne
01
Victory and Sorrow
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
05:57
Composers: Booker Little
06
Fire Waltz (Live)
Mal Waldron
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
08:00
Composers: Mal Waldron
02
Sweet And Lovely
Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
04:13
Composers: Gus Arnheim - Harry Tobias - Jules Lemare

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  • Discography
Albums
The Complete Albums Collection
Enlightenment
27-05-2022
The Complete Albums Collection
01
Milestones
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
05:36
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
02
Sweet and Lovely
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
04:16
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
03
Rounder's Mood
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
05:23
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
04
Dungeon Waltz
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
04:29
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
05
Jewel's Tempo
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
06:37
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
06
Moonlight Becomes You
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
05:42
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
07
Opening Statement
Booker Little
The Complete Albums Collection
06:43
Writer: Booker Little / Composers: Booker Little
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Young Trumpet Fantastic
2021 Frank Goldy
24-12-2021
Young Trumpet Fantastic
01
Moonlight Becomes You
Booker Little
Young Trumpet Fantastic
05:42
Composers: Van Heusen - Burke
02
Life's a Little Blue
Booker Little
Young Trumpet Fantastic
06:50
Composers: Little Jr.
03
Bee Tee's Minor Plea
Booker Little
Young Trumpet Fantastic
05:37
Composers: Little Jr.
04
Blue 'n' Boogie
Booker Little
Young Trumpet Fantastic
08:10
Composers: Gillespie - Paparelli
05
Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Booker Little
Young Trumpet Fantastic
10:48
Composers: Ellington
06
Who Can I Turn To
Booker Little
Young Trumpet Fantastic
05:25
Composers: Bricusse - Newley
07
Minor Sweet
Booker Little
Young Trumpet Fantastic
05:38
Composers: Little Jr.
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Complete Quartet Recordings
2020 From The Valley
01-01-2003
Complete Quartet Recordings
01
Opening Statement
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
06:41
Composers: Booker Little
02
Minor Sweet
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
05:38
Composers: Booker Little
03
Bee Tee's Minor Plea
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
05:38
Composers: Booker Little
04
Life's a Little Blue
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
06:51
Composers: Booker Little
05
The Grand Valse
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
04:55
Composers: Booker Little
06
Who Can I Turn To
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
05:24
Composers: Leslie Bricusse - Anthony Newley
07
My Old Flame (Take 1 in Stereo)
Booker Little
Complete Quartet Recordings
03:34
Composers: Sam Coslow - Arthur Johnston
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Far Cry
â„— 1989 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1962
Far Cry
01
Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother)
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
08:03
Writer: Jaki Byard / Composers: Jaki Byard
02
Ode To Charlie Parker
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
08:45
Writer: Jaki Byard / Composers: Jaki Byard
03
Far Cry
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
03:56
Composers: Eric Dolphy
04
Miss Ann
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
04:18
Composers: Eric Dolphy
05
Left Alone
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
06:42
Writer: Billie Holiday - Mal Waldron / Composers: Billie Holiday - Mal Waldron
06
Tenderly
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
04:20
Writer: Walter Gross - Jack Lawrence / Composers: Walter Gross - Jack Lawrence
07
It's Magic
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry
05:41
Writer: Sammy Cahn - Jule Styne / Composers: Sammy Cahn - Jule Styne
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Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
â„— 2013 (P) Bethlehem Records
01-01-1962
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
01
Victory and Sorrow
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
05:57
Composers: Booker Little
02
Forward Flight
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
06:19
Composers: Booker Little
03
Looking Ahead
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
07:27
Composers: Booker Little
04
If I Should Lose You
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
05:15
Composers: Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger
05
Calling Softly
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
05:43
Composers: Booker Little
06
Booker's Blues
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
05:19
Composers: Booker Little
07
Matilde
Booker Little
Booker Little and Friend (Remastered 2013)
05:58
Composers: Booker Little
Booker Little
1960 Time Records
03-04-1960
Booker Little
01
Opening Statement
Booker Little
Booker Little
06:43
Composers: Booker Little
02
Minor Sweet
Booker Little
Booker Little
05:41
Composers: Booker Little
03
Bee Tee's Minor Plea
Booker Little
Booker Little
05:40
Composers: Booker Little
04
Life's A Little Blue
Booker Little
Booker Little
06:53
Composers: Booker Little
05
The Grand Valise
Booker Little
Booker Little
04:58
Composers: Booker Little
06
Who Can I Turn To
Booker Little
Booker Little
05:25
Composers: Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
â„— 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
04-11-1958
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
01
Milestones
Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
05:33
Composers: Miles Davis
02
Sweet And Lovely
Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
04:13
Composers: Gus Arnheim - Harry Tobias - Jules Lemare
03
Rounder's Mood
Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
05:19
Composers: Booker Little
04
Dungeon Waltz
Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
04:27
Composers: Booker Little
05
Jewel's Tempo
Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
06:35
Composers: Booker Little
06
Moonlight Becomes You
Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
05:40
Writer: Johnny Burke / Composers: Jimmy van Heusen
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At the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Rudy Van Gelder Remaster]
â„— 2009 Concord Music Group Inc.
01-01-1964
At the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Rudy Van Gelder Remaster]
01
Aggression
Eric Dolphy
At the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Rudy Van Gelder Remaster]
17:23
Composers: Booker Little
02
Like Someone In Love
Eric Dolphy
At the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Rudy Van Gelder Remaster]
19:59
Composers: Van Heusen-Burke
03
Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa)
Eric Dolphy
At the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Rudy Van Gelder Remaster]
15:33
Composers: Eric Dolphy
04
Booker’s Waltz
Eric Dolphy
At the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Rudy Van Gelder Remaster]
14:40
Composers: Booker Little
At The 5 Spot, Vol. 1
â„— 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.
01-01-1961
At The 5 Spot, Vol. 1
01
Fire Waltz
Eric Dolphy
At The 5 Spot, Vol. 1
13:42
Composers: Mal Waldron
02
Bee Vamp (Album Version)
Eric Dolphy
At The 5 Spot, Vol. 1
12:11
Composers: Booker Little
03
The Prophet (Album Version)
Eric Dolphy
At The 5 Spot, Vol. 1
21:22
Composers: Eric Dolphy
04
Bee Vamp (Alternate Take) (Album Version)
Eric Dolphy
At The 5 Spot, Vol. 1
09:25
Composers: Booker Little
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
This Compilation â„— 2004 Concord Music Group, Inc
01-01-2004
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
01
Out There
Eric Dolphy
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
06:55
Composers: Eric Dolphy - Charles Mingus
02
On Green Dolphin Street
Eric Dolphy Quintet
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
05:45
Writer: Bronislaw Kaper - Ned Washington / Composers: Bronislaw Kaper - Ned Washington
03
Far Cry
Eric Dolphy
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
03:56
Composers: Eric Dolphy
04
Serene
Eric Dolphy
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
07:01
Composers: Eric Dolphy
05
Miss Ann
Eric Dolphy
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
04:18
Composers: Eric Dolphy
06
Fire Waltz (Live)
Mal Waldron
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
08:00
Composers: Mal Waldron
07
G.W.
Eric Dolphy Quintet
Prestige Profiles: Eric Dolphy
07:59
Composers: Eric Dolphy
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The Complete Prestige Recordings
This Compilation â„— 1995 Prestige Records, Distributed by Concord.
20-11-1995
The Complete Prestige Recordings
01
G.W.
Eric Dolphy Quintet
The Complete Prestige Recordings
07:59
Composers: Eric Dolphy
02
On Green Dolphin Street
Eric Dolphy Quintet
The Complete Prestige Recordings
05:45
Writer: Bronislaw Kaper - Ned Washington / Composers: Bronislaw Kaper - Ned Washington
03
Les (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
Eric Dolphy Quintet
The Complete Prestige Recordings
05:14
Writer: Eric Dolphy / Composers: Eric Dolphy
04
245 (Instrumental)
Eric Dolphy Quintet
The Complete Prestige Recordings
06:49
Composers: Eric Dolphy
05
Glad To Be Unhappy (Instrumental)
Eric Dolphy Quintet
The Complete Prestige Recordings
05:29
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
06
Miss Toni (Instrumental)
Eric Dolphy Quintet
The Complete Prestige Recordings
05:39
Writer: Charles Greenlee / Composers: Charles Greenlee
07
April Fool (Instrumental)
Eric Dolphy Quintet
The Complete Prestige Recordings
04:10
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
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Memorial Album
â„— 1989 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1989
Memorial Album
01
Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa) (Live)
Eric Dolphy
Memorial Album
16:31
Writer: Eric Dolphy / Composers: Eric Dolphy
02
Booker's Waltz (Live)
Eric Dolphy
Memorial Album
14:36
Composers: Booker Little
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
â„— 1993 Concord Music Group, Inc.
01-01-1993
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
01
W.K. Blues
Frank Strozier
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
04:07
Composers: Wynton Kelly
02
A Starling's Theme
Frank Strozier
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
05:27
Composers: Frank Strozier
03
I Don't Know
Frank Strozier
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
08:19
Composers: Frank Strozier
04
Waltz Of The Demons
Frank Strozier
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
05:42
Composers: Booker Little
05
Runnin'
Frank Strozier
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
04:20
Composers: Frank Strozier
06
Off Shore
Frank Strozier
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
06:51
Composers: Michael H. Goldsen - Leo Diamond
07
Lucka Duce
Frank Strozier
Fantastic Frank Strozier - Plus
09:57
Composers: Frank Strozier
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Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
This Compilation â„— 2004 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-2004
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
01
Out There
Eric Dolphy
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
06:55
Composers: Eric Dolphy - Charles Mingus
02
On Green Dolphin Street
Eric Dolphy Quintet
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
05:45
Writer: Bronislaw Kaper - Ned Washington / Composers: Bronislaw Kaper - Ned Washington
03
Far Cry
Eric Dolphy
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
03:56
Composers: Eric Dolphy
04
Serene
Eric Dolphy
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
07:01
Composers: Eric Dolphy
05
Miss Ann
Eric Dolphy
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
04:18
Composers: Eric Dolphy
06
Fire Waltz (Live)
Mal Waldron
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
08:00
Composers: Mal Waldron
07
G.W.
Eric Dolphy Quintet
Best Of Eric Dolphy, The
07:59
Composers: Eric Dolphy
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Greatest Jazz Standards
â„— 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
08-05-2020
Greatest Jazz Standards
01
'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk
Greatest Jazz Standards
03:13
Writer: Bernard D. Hanighen / Composers: Thelonious Monk - Cootie Williams
02
La vie en rose (Single Version)
Louis Armstrong
Greatest Jazz Standards
03:26
Writer: Edith Piaf - Louiguy - Mack David / Composers: Edith Piaf - Louiguy - Mack David
03
Trick Or Treat
Lionel Hampton
Greatest Jazz Standards
06:02
Writer: Manny Albam / Composers: Manny Albam
04
A Night In Tunisia
Dizzy Gillespie
Greatest Jazz Standards
04:15
Writer: Dizzy Gillespie - Frank Paparelli / Composers: Dizzy Gillespie - Frank Paparelli
05
Stolen Moments
Oliver Nelson
Greatest Jazz Standards
08:45
Writer: Oliver Nelson / Composers: Oliver Nelson
06
At Last
Etta James
Greatest Jazz Standards
03:00
Writer: Harry Warren - Mack Gordon / Composers: Harry Warren - Mack Gordon
07
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Cannonball Adderley
Greatest Jazz Standards
05:00
Writer: Josef Zawinul / Composers: Josef Zawinul
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