Greetings guys,

Yeah, I know Im taking this OT, BUT.....I am a huge Clifford fan, have been for years. Transcribed his solos and played along, etc. In fact, for a few years I was torn between trying to sound like Clifford or Freddy Hubbard. One night, I was at a buddies house, he asked me if I had checked out Booker little........ He played the album (WAY before CDs) Ëric Dolphy live at the 5 spot¨. It blew my mind.
IMHO..Clifford had a more centered and sweeter sound, but Booker took the changes to the next level harmonically. Also, although Clifford played double time lines nicely, Booker could play 64th note lines that sounded like they were coming from Saturn. The Aquilles heel for Booker was his intonation, but that may have come from the fact that he was playing such wide intervals. If you really want to challenge yourself, try transcribing ¨Birds Mother¨ (Eric Dolphy & Booker Little) So sad that he died so young from Uremia, from eating paint chips. Getting high was almost a requirement for jazzers in those days.

Hope that helps,
Ed