tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601754535479665787.post8225643353252885170..comments2023-10-06T05:54:50.632-04:00Comments on Hot House: a blog dedicated to jazz criticism: On Booker Little and Jazz MythologyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10670608297638919750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601754535479665787.post-67148139900687428942009-02-05T08:08:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:08:00.000-05:00Booker Little's improvisations are very complex, a...Booker Little's improvisations are very complex, as are his compositions. For me he is one of the most complete of all jazz artists: a creative composer, a very skilled instrumentalist and a cliché-avoiding improvisor.<BR/><BR/>He should have participated on "Free Jazz", "Ascension" and "Out To Lunch" instead of Freddie Hubbard. I'm not alone with that opinion. Most other jazz trumpeters of the late 50's, early 60's sound like clowns compared to Booker. <BR/><BR/>He was a very kind and humble person, a straight and sober artist who had some humor too. Just look at the cover of "Out Front". When he died, the world lost a true musical genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601754535479665787.post-90452899661487829682009-01-21T20:42:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:42:00.000-05:00Corrected, thanks for the heads up.Corrected, thanks for the heads up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670608297638919750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601754535479665787.post-5133874983729471392009-01-21T20:03:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:03:00.000-05:00August 1954, you write, was "just a few months aft...August 1954, you write, was "just a few months after the death of Charlie Parker." Bird died on March 12, 1955, meaning that August 1954 was seven months BEFORE his death. In my opinion, a writer's argument carries more weight if he takes a moment to get simple biographical details correct. Alan Kurtz, jazz.comAlan Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03862876708072836866noreply@blogger.com