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Booker T. Laury - Nothin' But The Blues (1994) Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 29, 2021

A veteran of the old Beale Street scene and once a partner of the legendary Memphis Slim, Laury never got his shot at fame and fortune, or even the opportunity to cut a record. Now, approaching his 80th birthday, Laury finally made his debut and shows on this rollicking, highly delightful CD that his boisterous voice and piano skills remain in good shape. Every number is an original, as Laury opens the session with some uncensored remembrances about old Southern sanitary habits. From there, you get terse, spirited singing, powerful left and right hand piano lines, and a percussive, pounding attack that features octave-jumping forays and furious phrasing. One record can't correct a lifetime of being unfairly overlooked, but it can go a long way.

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Booker Little And His Quintet feat. Max Roach - Out Front (Remastered) (1961/2022) Music

Posted by Fizzpop at Aug. 25, 2022

At the dawn of the ’60s, jazz was in the midst of a growth spurt that doubled as a culture war. Ever since Ornette Coleman’s 1959 debut at New York’s Five Spot—a gig that’s often viewed as the official unveiling of free jazz—critics and artists had been fretting over the future of the genre like parents of a wayward teen. Much like when bebop swept the scene in the mid-’40s, the prevailing sentiment was that you had to pick a side. Were you a defender of the jazz faith, or a champion of its latest modernist turn?

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Booker Little - The Complete Albums Collection (2022) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at July 23, 2022

Booker Little - The Complete Albums Collection (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 5:13:44 | 715 Mb / 1,8 Gb
Genre: Jazz / Label: Enlightenment

The first trumpeter emerging after Clifford Brown's death to gain his own sound, Booker Little had a tremendous amount of potential before his premature death. He began on trumpet when he was 12 and played with Johnny Griffin and the MJT + 3 while attending the Chicago Conservatory. Little was with Max Roach (1958-1959) and then freelanced in New York. He recorded with Roach and Abbey Lincoln, was on John Coltrane's Africa/Brass album, and was well-documented during a July 1961 gig at the Five Spot with Eric Dolphy. Little had a memorable melancholy sound and his interval jumps looked toward the avant-garde, but he also swung like a hard bopper. Booker Little led four sessions (one album apiece for United Artists, Time, Candid, and Bethlehem), but died of uremia at the age of 23, a particularly tragic loss. ~ Scott Yanow

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Booker Little - Booker Little And Friend (1961/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Dec. 10, 2024

Booker Little - Booker Little And Friend (1961/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:00 minutes | 778 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Booker Little, Jr. 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. This was Booker Little's last album, recorded shortly before his premature death at the age of 23.

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Booker T. & the M.G.'s - Rinky-Dink (Greatest Instrumental Hits) (2022) Music

Posted by El Misha at Oct. 1, 2022

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Booker T. & the MG's originally served as the house band for Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee. They became one of the most important, enduring factors in the label's sound and helped define the sound of Southern soul genre in the 1960s. Their tight, impeccable, funky grooves could be heard on classic hits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas, Albert King, and Sam & Dave among many others.

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Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality eBooks & eLearning

Posted by tarantoga at Nov. 7, 2023

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Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality [Audiobook] Audiobooks

Posted by joygourda at Nov. 7, 2023

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Prizing Debate: The Fourth Decade of the Booker Prize and the Contemporary Novel in the UK eBooks & eLearning

Posted by roxul at May 5, 2024

Anna Auguscik, "Prizing Debate: The Fourth Decade of the Booker Prize and the Contemporary Novel in the UK "
English | ISBN: 3837638537 | 2017 | 400 pages | PDF | 2 MB

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The Man in the Red Coat eBooks & eLearning

Posted by First1 at Feb. 19, 2020

The Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty, revelatory tour of Belle Époque Paris, via the life story of the pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi.

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The Man in the Red Coat eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ksveta6 at Feb. 10, 2020

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