Out Front (Booker Little album)

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Out Front
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1961 (1961-10) [1]
RecordedMarch 17 & April 4, 1961
Genre Jazz
Length43:33
Label Candid
Producer Nat Hentoff
Booker Little chronology
Booker Little
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Out Front
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Booker Little and Friend
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Out Front is a 1961 album by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded and released by the Candid label. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [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

  1. "We Speak" – 6:47
  2. "Strength and Sanity" – 6:18
  3. "Quiet Please" – 8:11
  4. "Moods in Free Time" – 5:45
  5. "Man of Words" – 4:52
  6. "Hazy Hues" – 6:42
  7. "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

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References

  1. "New LP Releases". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. 23 October 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 7, 2011
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. United States: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  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.