Booker Little 4 and Max Roach

Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (also released as The Defiant Ones) is an album by American jazz trumpeter Booker Little featuring performances recorded in 1958 (and 1959 on the CD reissue) for the United Artists label.

Booker Little 4 and Max Roach
Studio album by Booker Little
Released	1959
Recorded	October 1958
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:40
Label	United Artists
Booker Little chronology
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1959) Booker Little (1960)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Overall, this forward-looking hard bop set is easily recommended".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
DownBeat
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
Tom Hull	B+ ()

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Little except as indicated

1. "Milestones" (John Lewis) – 5:33
2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 4:13
3. "Rounder's Mood" – 5:19
4. "Dungeon Waltz" – 4:27
5. "Jewel's Tempo" – 6:35
6. "Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:40
7. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 10:44
8. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 8:09

Recorded in New York City in October 1958 (at Nola Penthouse Studios, #1–6) and January 30, 1959 (#7–8, some sources suggest Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, April 15, 1959).

Personnel

On #1–6

• Booker Little – trumpet
• George Coleman – tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Art Davis – bass
• Max Roach – drums

Originally released as United Artists UAL4034 (mono)/UAS5034 (stereo).

On #7–8 (1991 Blue Note CD reissue only)

• Booker Little, Louis Smith – trumpets
• Frank Strozier – alto saxophone
• George Coleman – tenor saxophone
• Phineas Newborn – piano
• Calvin Newborn – guitar
• George Joyner – bass
• Charles Crosby – drums

Originally released as by Young Men From Memphis on Down Home Reunion, United Artists UAL4029 (mono)/UAS5029 (stereo).