Out Front (Booker Little album)

Out Front
Out Front
Studio album by Booker Little
Released	October 1961
Recorded	March 17 & April 4, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:33
Label	Candid
Producer	Nat Hentoff
Booker Little chronology

Out Front is a 1961 album by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded and released by the Candid label.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]
Pitchfork	9.3/10^[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "His seven now-obscure originals (several of which deserve to be revived) are challenging for the soloists and there are many strong moments during these consistently challenging and satisfying performances".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Little

"We Speak" – 6:47
"Strength and Sanity" – 6:18
"Quiet Please" – 8:11
"Moods in Free Time" – 5:45
"Man of Words" – 4:52
"Hazy Hues" – 6:42
"A New Day" – 5:31

*Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios in New York City on March 17, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 and 7) and April 4, 1961 (tracks 2 & 4–6).

Personnel

Booker Little – trumpet
Julian Priester – trombone
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Don Friedman – piano
Art Davis (tracks 1, 3 & 7), Ron Carter (tracks 2 and 4–6) – bass
Max Roach – drums, timpani, vibraphone

References

^ "New LP Releases". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. 23 October 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 7, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. United States: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 899. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Shteamer, Hank. "Booker Little: Out Front Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

[1] "New LP Releases". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. 23 October 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[Booker_Little_discography-2] Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 7, 2011

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. United States: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 899. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[6] Shteamer, Hank. "Booker Little: Out Front Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

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