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.Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Overall, this forward-looking hard bop set is easily recommended".Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 7, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Booker Little except as indicated "Milestones" (John Lewis) – 5:33 "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 4:13 "Rounder's Mood" – 5:19 "Dungeon Waltz" – 4:27 "Jewel's Tempo" – 6:35 "Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:40 "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 10:44 "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 8:09 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).
Personnel On #1–6 Booker Little – trumpet George Coleman – tenor saxophone Tommy Flanagan – piano Art Davis – bass Max Roach – drums Originally released as United Artists UAL4034 (mono)/UAS5034 (stereo).
On #7–8 (1991 Blue Note CD reissue only) Booker Little, Louis Smith – trumpets Frank Strozier – alto saxophone George Coleman – tenor saxophone Phineas Newborn – piano Calvin Newborn – guitar George Joyner – bass Charles Crosby – drums Originally released as by Young Men From Memphis on Down Home Reunion, United Artists UAL4029 (mono)/UAS5029 (stereo).
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