Booker Little

American jazz trumpeter Born April 2, 1938 in Memphis Tennessee, died October 5, 1961 in New York City, New York Recorded with Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Abbey Lincoln, John Coltrane and Booker Ervin.Died of uremia at the age of 23. Younger brother of operatic contralto Vera Little and cousin of trumpeter . He grew up in a musically inclined family and naturally gravitated towards music. He started with the trombone, s…