Out Front (Booker Little album) explained

Out Front
Type:	studio
Artist:	Booker Little
Cover:	Out Front.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	March 17 & April 4, 1961
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:33
Label:	Candid
Producer:	Nat Hentoff
Chronology:	Booker Little
Prev Title:	Booker Little
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Booker Little and Friend
Next Year:	1961

Out Front is a 1961 album by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded and released by the Candid label.^[2]

Reception

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

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 Hues" – 6:42
7. "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

Notes and References

1. News: New LP Releases . 18 June 2019 . Billboard Music Week . The Billboard Publishing Co. . 23 October 1961.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/booker-little/catalog/#candid-cjm-8027 Booker Little discography
3. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 7, 2011