Booker Little Jr.
Birth Name:
Booker Little Jr.
Birth Date:
April 2, 1938
Birth Place:
Memphis, Tennessee
Death Date:
October 5, 1961
Place of Death:
New York, New York
Age:
23
Cause of Death:
Complications from uremia caused by kidney failure
Cemetery Name:
New Park Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Booker Little, twenty-three year-old composer, arranger and trumpet player has lately come to demonstrate, in recordings and as the musical director of the Max Roach group, a talent that was taken too early. When he died suddenly at the age of 23 he was one of the most promising jazz trumpeters working with Max Roach, Eric Dolphy and John Coltrane. After years of physical pain, Little died of complications resulting from kidney failure on October 5, 1961, in New York City at the age 23. He was survived by his wife, two sons Booker T. III and Larry Cornelius, and two daughters Cornelia and Ana Dorsey.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
New Park Cemetery
4536 Horn Lake Road
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119
USA
North America
Map:
Map of New Park Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee
Grave Location:
Park SectionGrave Location Description
His upright “Little” family monument is in the exact middle of the Park Section
Grave Location GPS
35.0249167, -90.0677333Photos:
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Read More About Booker Little Jr.:
Videos Featuring Booker Little Jr.:
Booker Little 4 + Max Roach "Milestones"
Booker Little - Man Of Words
Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Quintet - Aggression
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