Booker ervin the blues book

He first reached a wide audience in 1958, when he began playing with the great bassist charles mingus. The song book, the blues book and the space book were all subsequently recorded in 1964 for prestige, but this seminal 1963 recording is a masterpiece of unconventional, advanced hard bop. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Booker ervin the song book full album 1964 mp3 download. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. If i was an upandcoming saxophonist, id want to be compared to booker ervin. One for mort everyone booked for speeding before the finish of this track artists carmell jones tp booker ervin ts gildo.

After studying music in boston for two years, he m. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige 1964 flophouse. Booker ervin the blues book full album the blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. The blues book by booker ervin cd, mar1993, ojc for. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige prst 7295 lp. Booker ervin the blues book the blues book hide ads. Tracklist01 eerie dearie02 one for mort03 no booze blooze04 true bluepersonnel. Ervin was a prime member of charles mingus group during its prime, having to hold his own with the mercurial mingus, and the iconic eric dolphy. He was originally a trombonist, but trained himself tenor within the surroundings drive 19501953. The blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. Details about booker ervin the blues book carmell jones usa. Booker ervin s definitely grooving high here hitting some of the same soulful notes as on his classic blues book album, but also bringing in some more modernist moments too.

Original jazz classics ojccd9192 booker ervin groovin high. Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. The blues book by booker ervin on amazon music unlimited. An extremely distinctive tenor with a difficult, passionate build and an emotional design which was still linked with chordal improvisation, booker ervin was a genuine original. Listen to the blues book in full in the spotify app. Ervin, who is on several notable charles mingus records, made dates of his own for bethlehem, savoy, and candid during 19601961, along with later sets for pacific jazz and blue note. The set features one track thats clearly a blues book number a take on groovin high with carmell jones on trumpet and gildo mahones on piano but the rest of the album features a quartet. Ervin is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. Check out the blues book by booker ervin on amazon music. Listen to your favorite songs from the blues book by booker ervin now. Well i bought this cd from amazon, and with the purchase of the blues book i now have six booker ervin albums. Ervin originally played trombone but taught himself the tenor when he was in the air force in the early 1950s. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The book series released by prestige ervin was nicknamed book constitute some of ervins best recorded output.

I have liked booker ervinplaying ever since i first heard him on a charles mingus recording. Original jazz classics ojccd8962 booker ervin the space book prestige p24091 booker ervin the freedom and space sessions prestige pr 7417. Booker ervin, the book cooks downhome and majestic, the tenor saxophonists sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich earth. Booker ervin all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. One for mort everyone booked for speeding before the finish of this track artists carmell jones tp booker ervin ts gildo mahones p richard davis b alan dawson d rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, june 30, 1964 music the blues book easily holds its own among the book series, with a blues flavour to complement the other book. The blues book is the fourth booker ervin album that ive had the pleasure of getting my hands on. Ervin recorded two blue note albums under his own name, in between and tex book tenor, the latter going unissued during his lifetime, initially being released in the 1970s as part of a double album shared with recordings on which ervin features made under the leadership of horace parlan back from the gig. He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the air force 19501953. Booker ervin the blues book carmell jones usa ebay. Ervin played on some of mingus greatest recordings, including the seminal lp mingus ah um. The first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervins the freedom book is an overlooked classic. Booker ervin tenor saxophonecarmell jones trumpetgildo mahones pianorichard davis acoustic bassalan dawson drumsfor this cd reissue in his series of books, ervin and his quintet with trumpeter carmell. The blues book by booker ervin 25218678025 cd barnes.

The space book by booker ervin released in 1965 via prestige. Booker telleferro ervin ii denison, texas, october 31, 1930 new york city, july 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. This is the blues reduced to its most abstract formal essence, with only no booze blues even remotely evoking the downhome roots of this music. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, alan dawson drums, don schlitten producer, design, photography, rudy van gelder recording engineer, david himmelstein. He was originally a trombonist, but taught read full biography. Theres all kinds of blues, said booker, and i just wanted to play some of the different kinds. Booker ervin biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Buy booker ervins album titled the book cooks to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. He was affectionately know as the book and most of the titles released under his name featured his moniker in their title the song book, the freedom book, the space book, the blues book. Listen free to booker ervin the blues book eerie dearie, one for mort and more.

This album is not the the book of the blues but it is the blues book prestige ojccd7802p7430, or how booker ervin feels about the blues. A very distinctive tenor with a hard, passionate tone and an emotional style that was still tied to chordal improvisation, booker ervin was a true original. Buy booker ervins album titled the blues book to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. The freedom book is the first album in a row that includes.

His style is an excellent amalgam of muscular playing along with a sensitivity of feeling that through his medium of tenor sax shows maturity and a great grasp of the blues. In my mind, that would be the best complement i could receive. Booker ervin the freedom book 19642014 rudy van gelder remaster official digital download 24bit44,1khz. Ervin, however, also had a great run of solo records on prestige from 1963 through 1966, the best of which are his book series which began with the release of the freedom book in 1964 and continued with the song book, the blues book and the space book. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 carmell jones, trumpet. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Tenor saxophonist booker ervin possessed one of the warmest and emotionally expressive tones in jazz.