Little, Booker - Booker Little 4 & Max Roach

Booker Little 4 & Max Roach, recorded in 1958 for United Artists when he was just 20 years old. The full breadth of Little's artistry leaps out of the grooves with his brilliant tone, astonishing technique, and inventive lines matched by Roach's fiery drums throughout this engaging set that also featured George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Art Davis on 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 album's centerpiece is the trio of Little originals: "Rounders Mood," "Dungeon Waltz," and "Jewel's Tempo."

Side A:

1. Milestones
2. Sweet and Lovely
3. Rounders Mood

Side B:

1. Dungeon Waltz
2. Jewel's Tempo
3. Moonlight Becomes You