リーダーアルバムとしては唯一のワンホーン編成の作品。
1960年にリリースされたBooker Littleが生前にレコーディングしたリーダーアルバム4作のうちの2作目。
Booker Little(Tp.)、Tommy Flanagan(Pf.／4曲のみ)、Wynton Kelly(Pf.／2曲のみ)、Scott LaFaro(Ba.)、Roy Haynes(Ds.)のカルテット編成作品。全6曲中、6曲目『Who Can I Turn To?』以外は全てBooker Little作のもの。
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6 TRACKS:
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1)
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Opening Statement
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2)
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Minor Sweet
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3)
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Bee Tee's Minor Plea
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4)
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Life's A Little Blue
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5)
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The Grand Valse
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6)
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Who Can I Turn To
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Piano - Wynton Kelly (3, 4)
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Piano - Tommy Flanagan (1, 2, 5, 6)
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A&R [Artist & Repertoire] - Bob Shad
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Drums - Roy Haynes
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Trumpet - Booker Little
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Written-By - Booker Little (1 to 5)
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Bass - Scott LaFaro
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Liner Notes - Nat Hentoff
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Engineer [Original Recording] - Bill MacMeekin
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Producer - Irving Joseph
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Engineer [Original Recording] - Al Weintraub
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Engineer [Re-recording] - John Cue
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Liner Notes [Japanese] - Tadashi Narita
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Coordinator [Album] - Arpena Spargo
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Typography - The Composing Room, Inc.
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Design [Album] - Murray Stein (2)
