Milestones Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 I have enjoyed what I've heard of Booker Little, and I'm inclined to think he would have turned into a major figure had he not died at the ridiculously young age of 23. I have heard him quite a bit with Max Roach and of course the Five Spot concert with Dolphy, which means he was part of some serious jazz history. Still, I don't really think of individual performances. I'm looking for folks to list or talk about some remarkable and/or expressive Booker Little solos. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Aggression on the Eric Dolphy Five Spot recordings for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Pretty much every Booker Little solo on his Bethlehem and Candid leader dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) When I was about 15, a community radio station started up where I lived, and they played jazz in the evenings, Monday through Thursday, between around 7 pm and 10 pm. It was a great time and place for me to begin exploring jazz at an impressionable age. I remember hearing tracks from the Booker Little/Booker Ervin Sounds of Inner City LP. I didn't know either name at the time; I guess it stuck in my head because I liked the music, and thought it was interesting that there were two jazz guys named Booker. Anyway, I was happy to find the LP many years later, on the TCB label. It is apparently an early 70s issue of recordings from the early 1960s. Includes Teddy Charles on vibes. Edited September 13, 2022 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) I don’t generally like trumpet and rhythm quartet lps, this one is an exception for me: https://www.allmusic.com/album/booker-little-mw0000313900 My appreciation for this record may be affected by the fact that I came into a mint first press around 1979 but it is one of my personal favorites. I’d cite Bee Tee’s Minor Plea and Opening Statement as highlights. Edited September 13, 2022 by Tom in RI More info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Sounds of the Inner City was a Teddy Charles album that was originally on Warwick. The Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet Booker Little, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums. "The Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, August 25, 1960 Scoochie Warwick W 2033 Cycles - Embraceable You - Blues De Tambour - Stardust - Take 3 Parts Jazz Suite: Route 4; Byriste; Father George - The Confined Few - Booker Little, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Joe Scariza, editing engineer, remixing engineer. Scoochie (as Souchie) TCB LP 1003 Cycles - Stardust - The Confined Few - Blues De Tambour (as Blues De'Tambour) - * Warwick W 2033, W 2033 ST The Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet - Metronome Presents Jazz In The Garden At The Museum Of Modern Art * TCB LP 1003 Booker Little, Booker Ervin - Sounds Of Inner City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, kh1958 said: Sounds of the Inner City was a Teddy Charles album that was originally on Warwick. Yes, but the DJ didn't know that, and either did 15-year-old me. I was happy to hear the music. By the way, my copy of Sounds of Inner City has a track not listed above, "Witch Fire." Was this not on the Teddy Charles album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: By the way, my copy of Sounds of Inner City has a track not listed above, "Witch Fire." Was this not on the Teddy Charles album? Willie Rodriguez Octet Don Ellis, Booker Little, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; 'Philly' Joe Jones, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas; Ed Shaughnessy, percussion, vibes. NYC, spring 1960 November Afternoon Warwick W 5003 Witchfire - Construction Crew - Don Ellis, Booker Little, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas; Ed Shaughnessy, percussion, vibes; Joe Scariza, editing engineer, remixing engineer. Witchfire (as Witch Fire) TCB LP 1003 Construction Crew (as Construction) TCB LP 1004 November Afternoon - * Warwick W 5003, W 5003 ST Curtis Fuller, Booker Little, Donald Byrd, 'Philly' Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Mal Waldron, Ed Shaughnessy, Armando Peraza, Marcus Belgrave, Addison Farmer, Don Ellis, Willie Rodriguez, Earl Zindars - The Soul Of Jazz Percussion * TCB LP 1003 Booker Little, Booker Ervin - Sounds Of Inner City * TCB LP 1004 Donald Byrd, Booker Little - The Third World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, mjzee said: I need this record!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Look at all that Ed Shaunessy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, JSngry said: Look at all that Ed Shaunessy! Drummer on the first jazz album that I heard all the way through, and also the album with the greatest title ever! Which album is this, you ask? Why, none other than TV ACTION JAZZ! by Mundell Lowe! Edited September 14, 2022 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 10:24 PM, mjzee said: Been enjoying this LP, thanks to a generous forum member! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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