Out Front (Booker Little album)

This article is about the Booker Little album. For the Jaki Byard album, see Out Front! For other uses, see Out Front (disambiguation).
Out Front
Studio album by Booker Little
Released 1961
Recorded March 17 & April 4, 1961
Genre Jazz
Length 43:33
Label Candid
Producer Nat Hentoff
Booker Little chronology
Booker Little
(1960)		 Out Front
(1961)		 Booker Little and Friend
(1961)

Out Front is an album by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and 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".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[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 Blues" - 6:42
  7. "A New Day" - 5:31
  • Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Studios in New York City on March 17, 1961 (tracks 1, 3 & 7) and April 4, 1961 (tracks 2 & 4-6).

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2011
  3. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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