Booker Little Musical artist

Booker Little, Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He appeared on a number of recordings, both as side-man and as leader. Little was closely associated with Max Roach, but also performed with John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy. He was strongly influenced by Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown, but died aged 23.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 02, 1938
Birth place
Tennessee , Memphis Tennessee , United States
Date of deathOctober 05, 1961
Place of death
New York City , United States , New York

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Musical artist

Career started1956
Career ended1961
associated musical artist
Bob Cranshaw
Ray Draper
Max Roach
Eric Dolphy
George Coleman
Tommy Flanagan
Johnny Griffin
Julian Priester
Frank Strozier
Art Davis
Abbey Lincoln
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Hard bop
instrument
Trumpet

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