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6. Dez. 2020 · Booker Little, Jr. was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 2, 1938. He played clarinet briefly before taking up trumpet at the age of twelve. As a teenager, he hung out on the Memphis jazz scene, sitting in with players like the Newborn brothers, pianist Phineas and guitarist Calvin, and saxophonist George Coleman.
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Booker Little, Jr. (* 2. April 1938 in Memphis (Tennessee); † 5. Oktober 1961 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - Trompeter und Komponist des Hardbop. Little war zu Beginn der 1960er Jahre „einer der aussichtsreichsten Neuerer seines Instruments“ und verband „die perfekte Geläufigkeit und den klaren, warmen Ton Clifford ...
Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He appeared on many recordings in his short career, both as a sideman and as a leader. Little performed with Max Roach, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy and was strongly influenced by Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. He died aged 23.
18. Jan. 2017 · Playing a starring role was a trumpeter Booker Little. Sadly, two months after the recording of Percussion Bitter Sweet, Booker Little passed away. He never lived to see Max Roach’s ambitious, genre-melting album released to critical acclaim in late 1961.
26. Apr. 2024 · American jazz trumpeter and composer from Memphis, Tennessee, Booker Little has left a mark in the history of jazz scene of the late 1950s as one of the most promising musicians. His performance captivated listeners’ attention by a distinctive assertive sound and improvisations.
Booker Little Discography. Booker Little was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 2, 1938. His sister Vera was an opera diva. Booker played with many of the great Memphis musicians, including Phineas Newborn and George Coleman. Dee Dee Bridgewater reports that her father, Matthew Garrett, taught many of these Memphis musicians at Manassas High ...
Booker Little wurde in Memphis, Tennessee [1] geboren . Während seines Studiums am Chicago Conservatory ( 1956–1958 ) arbeitete er mit lokalen Musikern zusammen, darunter Johnny Griffin . Nach seinem Abschluss erhielt er einen Bachelor-Abschluss in Musik in der Trompetenklasse und belegte auch Kurse in Kompositions- und Orchestrierungstheorie [2] .
