Tex book tenor blue note back from the gig 196468 1976 compiling then unreleased sessions that would later be issued as horace parlans. Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a. Number two artists booker ervin ts jaki byard p richard davis b alan dawson d recorded rudy van gelder studio. Original jazz classics ojccd9192 booker ervin groovin high.
If the space book was on blue note, it would be a bestseller. Ervin, fresh from a sevenyear stint with mingus, continued to grow musically more adventurous in the mid sixties. Throughout ervin s solo on the standard just friends booker ervin, the song book, prestige, dawson finds ingenious ways to buttress the tenor saxophonists mercurial changes in direction. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige 1964 flophouse. The freedom book is the first album in a row that includes the song book, the blues book and the space 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. Booker ervin the space book 1964 jazz of the spheres. Listen to the freedom bookby booker ervin on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Ervin originally played trombone but taught himself the tenor when he was in the air force in the early 1950s. At the onset of a remarkable eight bar segment, he matches ervin s rapidfire lines by integrating single hits to the bass drum into pieces of eighthnote. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player.
Although his career was short cancer claimed him in the summer of 1970 when he was just shy of his 40th. Tenor saxophonist booker ervins quartet with pianist jaki byard. Freedom book bonus track by booker ervin 888072301603. The space book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label, with his quartet. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige prst 7295 lp. Booker ervin the freedom book different perspectives in my. The space book by booker ervin on amazon music unlimited. 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. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book amazon. Booker ervin the freedom book 1964 prestige records recorded december 3, 1963 at van gelder studios. Booker ervin, don patterson, hammond, hard bop, jazz, organ, organo, soul jazz. Booker ervin the space book 1964 posted on february 14, 2017 march 6, 2018 by adam maiorano any musician expecting to play for an extended period in charles mingus band had to find his own voice quickly and learn to play at the peak of his abilities. Leave a comment post navigation book of the blues, for without the blues, jazz would be a saltwater fish in fresh water.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The song book, the blues book and the space book were all subsequently recorded in 1964 for prestige, but this seminal 1963 recording is. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The two ervin originals number two and mojo are freefalling bottle rockets, fizzing and dangerous. The book series released by prestige ervin was nicknamed book constitute some of ervin s best recorded output. With an approach somewhere between john coltrane and sonny rollins, though far more sinewy than both those players, booker ervin solos throughout this lp with amazing dexterity and panache. Booker ervin tenor sax jaki byard piano richard davis bass al dawson. The song book was booker ervin s answer to the ballads album trend of the early 60s. 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.
For the fourth and final of ervin s series of books, the music is indeed somewhat spacey. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. Booker ervin the space book aotw album of the week. Ill write more later and try to post the album cover. Booker ervin booker n brass pacific jazz cdp 7243 4 94509 2 9. This album exclusively features jazz standards, and while ervin plays beautifully on the ballads come sunday and yesterdays, he also tackles the lamp is low, all the things you are, just friends, and our love is here to stay with his trademark. Listen to your favorite songs from the space book by booker ervin now. 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.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A very distinctive tenor with a hard, passionate tone and an emotional style that was still tied to chordal improvisation. Booker ervin space book 1964 prestige londonjazzcollector. Booker ervin usa, 1965 the space book full youtube. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Booker ervin of course did end up with a blue note contract in the late 1960s, but his best work was behind him at that point. All on bethlehem bcp 6048 entitled the book booker ervin the. That best work is the halfdozen or so albums he made for prestige in the mid60s, and particularly the freedom book and the space book. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. Provided to youtube by universal music group i cant get started booker ervin the space book. In some ways tenor saxophonist booker ervin was the archetypal jazz player for the postbop 1960s, combining the tradition of texas sax with just the hint of edgy modernism, a sort of the deltameetsmorocco sound so accessible that it is easy to miss the chances ervin took with his music. Booker ervin, the book cooks downhome and majestic, the tenor saxophonists sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich earth. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. 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.
Freddie hubbard, charles tolliver, richard williams, trumpet. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, alan dawson drums, don schlitten producer, design, rudy van gelder recording engineer, ewing galloway photography, ira gitler liner notes. Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Theres all kinds of blues, said booker, and i just wanted to play some of the different kinds.
He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the air force 19501953. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. The freedom book rvg remaster, tex book tenor, structurally sound, the in between, groovin high, top tracks. Simon spillett prepared this piece on booker ervin to accompany a 2017.
A hard biting tenor voice reminiscent of coltrane, though not quite as ferocious in his linear attack. The first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervin s the freedom book is an overlooked classic. 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. 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. The freedom, space and song books proved hands down that ervin.
Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book. Another is the backlabel copy on one reissue of the space book. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Mojo, white christmas remastered, tyra 1997 remaster, gichi remastered, berkshire blues remastered, biography. This album is a fine example of booker ervin s unique style. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more.
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 less free than the title suggests, the album remains challenging. Original jazz classics ojccd8962 booker ervin the space book prestige p24091 booker ervin the freedom and space sessions prestige pr 7417. Ervin, booker space book vinyl, lp, album at audiophileusa. Booker ervin the space book 1964 londonjazzcollector. The group explores two standards i cant get started and there is no. After studying music in boston for two years, he m. The space book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label, with his quartet including jaki byard on piano, richard davis on bass, and alan dawson on drums.
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