Booker Little – Booker Little 4 & Max Roach – 180g [Tone Poet Series]

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Artist: Booker Little |Label: Blue Note |Format: LP |Genre: Jazz | Album Condition: New | Cover Condition: Sealed

Booker Little
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
Blue Note / United Artists 5034 – Tone Poet Series on 180g vinyl

Memphis-born trumpeterBooker Littlewas a bright light of the jazz world who died tragically young at age 23. A prodigiously talented hornman as well as a composer, Little first came to prominence as a member ofMax Roachs band which he joined in 1956 after the death of Clifford Brown, another trumpet great gone far too soon. Little only made a handful of albums as a leader during his brief career including his astounding debutBooker Little 4 & Max Roachrecorded in 1958 for United Artists when he was just 20 years old. The full breadth of Littles artistry leaps out of the grooves with his brilliant tone, astonishing technique, and inventive lines matched by Roachs fiery drums throughout this engaging set that also featuredGeorge Colemanon tenor saxophone,Tommy Flanaganon piano, andArt Davison bass. The album opens with Miles Davis Milestones and includes the standards Sweet and Lovely and a stunning version of Moonlight Becomes You, but the albums centerpiece is the trio of Little originals: Rounders Mood, Dungeon Waltz, and Jewels Tempo.

Blue Note Tone Poet Series
The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.
Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.
Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).

Tracklist:
Milestones
Sweet and Lovely
Rounder’s Mood
Dungeon Waltz
Jewel’s Tempo
Moonlight Becomes You

NEW SEALED 180g LP – audiophile quality