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Saturday, October 1, 2022

Booker Little • Victory And Sorrow

Review
by Scott Yanow
Although he only lived to be 23 and recorded for just a little over three years, Booker Little proved to be one of the top young trumpeters of his era. Victory and Sorrow was his fourth and final recording as a leader. Little's melancholy tone is heartbreaking on the date's lone standard, "If I Should Lose You," and he contributed all of the other six selections. With fine playing from tenor saxophonist George Coleman, trombonist Julian Priester, pianist Don Friedman, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Pete LaRoca, this advanced session has many touching and hard-swinging moments.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/victory-and-sorrow-mw0000651152

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Aunque sólo vivió 23 años y grabó durante poco más de tres, Booker Little demostró ser uno de los mejores trompetistas jóvenes de su época. Victory and Sorrow fue su cuarta y última grabación como líder. El tono melancólico de Little es desgarrador en el único estándar de la fecha, "If I Should Lose You", y contribuyó a las otras seis selecciones. Con la excelente interpretación del saxofonista tenor George Coleman, el trombonista Julian Priester, el pianista Don Friedman, el bajista Reggie Workman y el baterista Pete LaRoca, esta avanzada sesión tiene muchos momentos conmovedores y de gran intensidad.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/victory-and-sorrow-mw0000651152

Tracks:
A1 - Victory And Sorrow - 5:52
A2 - Forward Flight - 6:15
A3 - Looking Ahead - 7:21
B1 - If I Should Lose You - 5:08
B2 - Calling Softly - 5:35
B3 - Booker's Blues - 5:12
B4 - Matilde - 5:50

Credits:
    Bass – Reggie Workman
    Cover – Dan Quest
    Drums – Pete La Roca
    Piano – Don Friedman
    Producer – Teddy Charles
    Tenor Saxophone – George Coleman
    Trombone – Julian Priester
    Trumpet – Booker Little

Recorded in NYC, August or September 1961.

Label:    Bethlehem Records – BCP-6034, Bethlehem Records – BCP 6034
Released:    1977
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop, Post Bop, Modal
https://www.discogs.com/release/2872943-Booker-Little-Victory-And-Sorrow