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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v t e Booker Little
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release
As leader or co-leader	Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (aka, The Defiant Ones, 1958) Booker Little (Time, 1960) Far Cry (with Eric Dolphy, 1960) At the Five Spot (with Eric Dolphy, 1961) Booker Little and Friend (aka, Victory and Sorrow, 1961) Out Front (1961)
With Max Roach	Award-Winning Drummer (aka, Max Roach, 1958) Deeds, Not Words (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958) The Many Sides of Max (1959) We Insist! (1960) Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
With others	Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961) Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959) Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln, 1961) Fantastic Frank Strozier (1959–60)
Compilations	Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (Max Roach, 1958–59)

v t e Max Roach
Albums	The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953) Max Roach + 4 (1956) Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57) The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58) Award-Winning Drummer (1958) Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958) Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958) Deeds, Not Words (1958) Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich, 1959) The Many Sides of Max (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960) We Insist! (1960) Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) It's Time (1962) Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, 1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali, 1964) Drums Unlimited (1965) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971) Re: Percussion (M'Boom, Strata-East, 1973) Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton, 1978) Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor, 1979) M'Boom (1979) One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton, 1979) Pictures in a Frame (1979) The Long March (and Archie Shepp, 1979) In the Light (1982) Live at Vielharmonie (1983) Collage (M'Boom, 1984) It's Christmas Again (1984) Scott Free (1984) Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985) Bright Moments (1986) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie, 1989) To the Max! (1990–91)
With Clifford Brown	Best Coast Jazz (1954) Brown and Roach Incorporated (1954) Clifford Brown All Stars (1954) Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954–55) Daahoud (1954) Jam Session (and Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, 1954) Clifford Brown with Strings (1955) Study in Brown (1955) Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (1956)
Compilations	Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (1954–60)