| Booker Little 4 and Max Roach | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | October 1958 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:40 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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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 (and 1959 on the CD reissue) for the United Artists label. [1]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Overall, this forward-looking hard bop set is easily recommended". [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+ (  ) [5] |
All compositions by Booker Little except as indicated
Recorded in New York City in October 1958 (at Nola Penthouse Studios, #1–6) and January 30, 1959 (#7–8, some sources suggest Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, April 15, 1959).
On #1–6
Originally released as United Artists UAL4034 (mono)/UAS5034 (stereo).
On #7–8 (1991 Blue Note CD reissue only)
Originally released as by Young Men From Memphis on Down Home Reunion, United Artists UAL4029 (mono)/UAS5029 (stereo).
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