Out Front (Booker Little album)

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

Out Front
Studio album by Booker Little
Released	October 1961[1]
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)

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".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

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 & 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 & 4-6) - bass
• Max Roach - drums, timpani, vibraphone

References

1. "New LP Releases". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. 23 October 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
2. Booker Little discography accessed February 7, 2011
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2011
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.