Booker Little – Booker Little

The instruments are nice and loud on this pressing. The trumpet came out blazing and didn’t look back :) Recommended.

The music is incredible. Sonically beautiful. Can recommend if you find one in good condition

This is a great sounding reissue for anyone on the fence

I`m really happy to own this record now. Very good sound in my opinion. But i have never heard any other version for comparison.
This is one of my favorite Booker Little records. Great music, sublime melodies, fantastic musicians, nice artwork !

Owned a copy of this that was pressed off-center that caused Booker's trumpet to sound warbled to the point of distraction.

Does anyone have an idea of what year this version came out? Thanks!

This is only one one-horn recoding Booker Little made. The first of all, it must be mentioned the recording quality is very high and the fat sound of Littler is very closely audible. Second, participation of Scott La Faro on bass makes the recording very, very interesting. Both Little and La Faro died very, very young. Third, except for the last tune, all compositions are by Little and they are very well composed. In my opinion they are highly more mature, more accessible, and more boppish than those in his other leader albums (Out Front, WIth Max Roach, and And Friends). Little's solos on this albums are heart-warming. The last tune, a rarely-played Alec Wilder composition (well, you find one rendition in a great Blue Note album of Sheila Jordan) that has the same title as much more often played Anthony Newly--Leslie Briccuse tune, is beautifully played. The drumming of Roy Haynes and the piano playing by Kelly and Garland are excellent two. All six pieces are lovely, but my favorites are Opening Statement and Who Can I Turn To. It is really a shame that they recorded only four tracks for this album (in total of less than 30 minutes)!