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Also known as Booker Little, Jr.

American jazz musician (1938–1961)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1932-12-05
Active to
2020-05-09

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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 and was strongly influenced by Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. He died at age 23. Little was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the fourth child of Booker, a Pullman porter (who was also a trombonist) and his wife, Ophelia (who

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Little
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Memphis
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
jazz musician
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
Record label
Candid Records
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relative
cousin
date of birth
1938-04-02
date of death
1961-10-05
name in native language
Booker Little
start of work period
1956-00-00
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