Let me tell you, this one can hold its own with the best of them. His breaks on one of the albums blues tunes, ronnie matthewss. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. Ervin s aggressiveness, his ferocity, his incomparable texas spaciousness of sound and style, are undiminished. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Still, lament for booker ervin displays the depth of his sound and offers an eloquent farewell to a key, if. Booker ervin biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Bookers training included classical instruction until age 12, by which time he had already begun to gain recognition as. In my mind, that would be the best complement i could receive.
Music profile for booker ervin, born 31 october 1930. Listen to your favorite songs from the blues book by booker ervin now. The freedom book 1963 the song book 1964 the blues book 1964 the song book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. The second in tenor saxophonist booker ervin s book series, this cd reissue may seem a bit more conservative than the others due to the inclusion of six standards including come sunday, all the things you are and just friends, but ervin and his quartet with pianist tommy flanagan, bassist richard davis and drummer alan dawson come up with fresh interpretations of the warhorses. May 09, 2007 the first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervin s the freedom book is an overlooked classic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
For the fourth and final of ervin s series of books, the music is indeed somewhat spacey. Roland kirk triple threat king records 539 this is a rare lp. The blues book by booker ervin on amazon music unlimited. Simon spillett prepared this piece on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin.
The blues book by booker ervin 1965 vinyl prestige records 1st. Benet i mateu, 26 08034 barcelona spain call us now. I was turned on to him by a friend several years ago and own most of this albums. Benjamin booker by benjamin booker, released 19 august 2014 1. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues gospel phrasing. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a. Booker ervin s solo from his recording the song book 250 bpm all the things you are tenor saxophone.
Booker ervin the song book full album 1964 youtube. The early 1900s was a dangerous time for african american men, whether fa. The blues book by booker ervin 25218678025 cd barnes. Ervin is the emphasis on the second session and the opportunity to hear him in a stripped down setting backed by only organ and drums is a rarity that should be relished. 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. Those unfamiliar with booker ervin may find some of his prestige albums, such as blues book and space book, more fitting places to acquaint themselves with his sound. One for mort everyone booked for speeding before the finish of this track artists carmell jones tp booker ervin ts gildo. Tex book tenor is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring the last performances ervin recorded as a leader in 1968 for the blue note label. Booker ervin may be judged as underrated or underappreciated by some, but not here and ljc towers, and not i suspect by many out there. Vinyl records by ervin, booker rare vinyl records and lps. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, tommy flanagan piano, george tucker bass, dannie richmond drums, ira gitler liner notes, teddy charles producer, peter ind recording engineer.
It is part of a series that byard later did for eventually blue note and includes structurally sound and the in between. 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. The song book 1964 the blues book 1964 the space book 1964 the blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. Tenor saxophonist booker ervin s quartet with pianist jaki byard, bassist richard davis and drummer alan dawson was so strong and dynamic that it is surprising that it only existed in the recording studio, and only for two sessions. Ervin, fresh from a sevenyear stint with mingus, continued to grow musically more adventurous in. If youre wondering why dorian is in c minor and not ronnie mathews original key of f minor, our c minor recording was first a minus vocal version for abbey lincolns lyric in our singjazz. The session was first released in 1976 as a double lp back from the gig combined with a 1964 session recorded under horace parlans leadership released in 1988 as happy frame of mind and finally released in 2005 on cd. Mostly sticking to tenor, stitt battles fellow tenor booker ervin with assistance. Original jazz classics ojccd9192 booker ervin groovin high.
Mojo artists booker ervin ts jaki byard p richard davis b alan dawson d recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, october 2, 1964 music. There are many fine books on the blues, so i thought i would share with you my recommendations. It would mean that i was absolutely dedicated and passionate about jazz. Ervin was famous for his ability to balance a soulful, hardbiting tone with a facility for the freer forms of improvisation. 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. The list starts with general books of the blues essential reading, followed by blues artists in alphabetical order, interjected with blues books on particular themes. Leave a comment post navigation booker ervin is remembered for his association with charles mingus, a fruitful period that resulted in some amazing albums, but ervin also had a great run of solo records on prestige, the best of which are his book series which began with the release of the freedom book in 1964. Aug, 20 emerging from the mingus cauldron in 1963 to take up a fouryear relationship with prestige, booker ervin was not minded to ease back in the direction of emerging modal sensibilities, preferring instead to push forward to harvest the territory between hard bop and free jazz, but without straying to far from his swinging, bluesy roots.
No, it was the blues that remained ervins default mode, even when. This entry was posted in blue note, booker ervin, united artists and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. If i was an upandcoming saxophonist, id want to be compared to booker ervin. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Booker ervin booker telleferro ervin ii born october 31, 1930, denison, tx. The book cooks booker ervin bethlehem records remastered. Original jazz classics ojccd7802 booker ervin the blues book. Jan 24, 2018 booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a. He was originally a trombonist, but taught read full biography.
Stream the book cooks booker ervin bethlehem records remastered by bethlehem records from desktop or your mobile device. You would swear that it was recorded just a few years ago instead of 1961. The blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Ervin, fresh from a sevenyear stint with mingus, continued to grow musically more adventurous in the mid sixties.
Although his career was short cancer claimed him in the summer of 1970 when he was just shy of his 40th birthday, ervin still managed to record some 20 albums as a frontman, most notably his book series, the song book, the blues book, the space book, and this fine session, the freedom book, which finds him working with a rhythm section of. 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. 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. Fiction and nonfiction books about blues music and blues musicians score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Booker ervin the blues book 1964 uk londonjazzcollector. After returning to the us in summer 1966, ervin again led his own outfits in various jazz clubs across the country, and appeared at both the newport jazz festival 1967 and the monterey jazz festival 1966. The prestige lps are nearly all essential, especially the quartet sessions space book, freedom book, song book. Still, lament for booker ervin displays the depth of his sound and offers an eloquent farewell to a key, if often overlooked, contributor to modern jazz. Booker ervin born october 31, 1930, denison, texas, usa died july 31, 1970, new york city, new york, usa was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. The blues book is the fourth booker ervin album that ive had the pleasure of getting my hands on.
I think stef would agree with me in that i dont think there is a single mediocre lp in the entirety of those mentioned above. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. If you could only have one booker ervin disc which i would not recommend because he is so great, this might be the single disc. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The underrated and distinctive texas tenorist booker ervin 19301970 is in inspired form on the third of his book sessions recorded in new jersey on june 30, 1964 with trumpeter carmell jones and a superb rhythm section of gildo mahonespiano. Buy booker ervins album titled the blues book to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.
This is the real deal nice, heavy, rare hard bop record from 1963 with van gelder stamped in the deadwax. A decade later after ervin s 1970 death the performance was released for the first time and its passion was worth waiting for. Listen free to booker ervin the blues book eerie dearie, one for mort and more. The book cooks is the debut album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the bethlehem label. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 carmell jones, trumpet. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The blues book by booker ervin cd, mar1993, ojc for. Well i bought this cd from amazon, and with the purchase of the blues book i now have six booker ervin albums. Albums include the freedom book, the quest, and the space book. Stylistically and chronologically, it falls somewhere between the freedom book and the space book, but is definitely more rooted in the blues as the title. Original jazz classics ojccd8962 booker ervin the space book prestige p24091 booker ervin the freedom and space sessions prestige pr 7417. As for his first title, cookin on savoyor the bethlehem, i dont think ive seen a copy of that before. Tenor saxophonist booker ervin protested against the restrictive situation by performing the intense and stirring blues for you for 27andahalf minutes, tearing down the house.
A1 the lamp is low shefter, ravel, parish, derose a2 come sunday duke ellington 7. His nine prestige sessions of 19631966 including the freedom book, the song book, the blues book, and the space book are among the high points of his career. Born in texas in 1930, the saxophonist settled in new york aged 28. Stylistically and chronologically, it falls somewhere between the freedom book and the space book, but is definitely more rooted in the blues as the title indicates. I have liked booker ervin playing ever since i first heard him on a charles mingus recording. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. Cracklin roy haynes with booker ervin on the new jazz label, nj 8286. The blue label twofer offers you fresh vinyl quality for this exciting music.
Our version never found a vocalist, so i made it a flugelhorn feature for my further explorations project. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Booker ervin with charles mingus cool jazz, jazz artists, jazz musicians, jazz instruments. Of booker ervin s nine prestige albums, this one is special because it presents him exclusively in the contexts of standard songs. In 1977, this performance was issued as blues for you on the album lament for booker ervin enja records. Booker ervins solo from his recording the song book. Booker ervin the song book full album 1964 mp3 download. Deep groove label pressings, tipon jackets on thick cardboard stock.
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