From time to time, we are impressed with people and/or things that seem more important than the norm. This was the case when I first encountered the musicianship of the son of one of my best friends and college Don Little (Tuba extrordinare, University of North Texas faculty). For a short time, Don and I were members of a very active Faculty Brass Quintet at the University of Northern Iowa. When I first learned of Nathan Little, it was through a casual communication with Don, sharing with me that his son, Nathan, was a Trumpet player. From that point on,…