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May 18, 2017

Booker Little, Jr.

By: Rabbi Neil Blumofe

Booker Little, Jr., was an American Jazz trumpeter and composer, performing with John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy until his early death at the age of 23.

In this edition of Liner Notes, Rabbi and jazz historian, Neil Blumofe, uses the music and legacy of Booker Little to remind us of the fragility of life and the importance of having courage to face each day as a new and open door, an opportunity of immeasurable value.