Booker ervin blues book rare

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. One of the rarest jazz lps, a very small number of copies of roland kirks. 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. Blue note rare groove and connoisseur series mastering page. Booker ervin all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums.

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. Listen free to booker ervin the blues book eerie dearie, one for mort and more. Listen to your favorite songs from the blues book by booker ervin now. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. If booker ervin had somehow managed to appear on only one specific lp in. The consistently passionate ervin makes each of the fairly basic originals. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, writer, carmell jones trumpet, gildo mahones piano, richard davis bass, alan dawson drums, don schlitten producer, design, photography, rudy van gelder recording engineer, ira gitler liner notes. Ervin is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. The stabilisers have managed a rare feat of musical alchemy in cracking the molecular code of the infectious punkpop classic. Booker ervin biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Jan 24, 2018 booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a. 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.

Booker telleferro ervin ii denison, texas, october 31, 1930 new york city, july 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Oliver nelson recorded a couple of albums under the title blues and the abstract truth, but leave it to booker ervin to really make a record worthy of such a moniker. Jun 11, 2019 two fantastic jazzmen who have yet to get their full due. Stream the blues book by booker ervin on amazon music. He was originally a trombonist, but taught read full biography. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Booker ervin lament for booker ervin cd amoeba music. No lands man perkins artists frank strozier alto sax booker ervin tenor sax horace parlan piano butch warren bass walter perkins drums recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, june 19, 1963 following the familiar path of military service, then college music education, the young texan booker ervin cut his music. After teaching himself tenor saxophone while in the united states air force booker ervin moved to the boston area and studied at berklee college of music. Aug, 20 booker ervin ts jaki byard or gildo mahones p richard davis b alan dawson d carmell jones t recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, december 3, 1963, june 30, 1964, october 2, 1964. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues gospel phrasing. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, frank strozier alto saxophone, horace parlan piano, butch warren bass, walter perkins drums, don schlitten producer, design, photography, rudy van gelder recording engineer, david himmelstein liner. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Booker ervinthe song book200 gram vinyl recordacoustic sounds. At the time, the denison, texasborn ervin had just made his mark in the group. Booker ervin cookin, rare jazz cd, japan, horace parlan. Recorded during the same session that yielded the blues book. Thinking of noisy prestige, i recently had to return a fairly unusual 1961 pressing of art blakeys cubop on jubilee, an american label hitherto. Booker ervin all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. Booker ervin, the book cooks downhome and majestic, the tenor saxophonists sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich earth. Simon spillett prepared this piece on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Booker ervin the blues book 1964 uk londonjazzcollector. Booker ervin the book cooks bethlehem 6048 rare jazz favourite auctions to save auctions to your favourites, please login. This is the blues reduced to its most abstract formal essence, with only no booze blues even. See more ideas about roland kirk, jazz and jazz musicians.

At the time of the set, ervin had come off a great stint with the charles mingus group one that inflected his rootsy texas tenor tones with a sharper modern edge heard to perfection on this great little session, which is equal parts hard swinging soul jazz and. Drake, chris booker,joy deja king, acceptable paperback book. Original jazz classics ojccd9192 booker ervin groovin high. One of the greatest albums on the bethlehem label and one of the first albums as a leader by the legendary booker ervin. Vinyl records by ervin, booker rare vinyl records and lps. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. Booker ervin freedom book 1963 prestige londonjazzcollector. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. For this cd reissue in his series of books, ervin and his quintet with trumpeter carmell jones, pianist gildo mahones, bassist richard davis, and drummer alan dawson perform four very different blues. The song book was booker ervin s answer to the ballads album trend of the early 60s. In virtually all cases, the jazz and blues musicians who recorded for candid in 196061 during its original brief existence were inspired and played more. Dec 06, 2017 the booker ervin sextet heavy prestige pr 7499 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1967 00.

It is a compilation of performances from ervins debut album the book cooks, thats it and guest appearances on albums by horace parlan, mal waldron, teddy charles and bill barron. 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. There a couple too many ballads for me if theres one its one too many imo. The book booker ervin the book cooks bethlehem records.

Well i bought this cd from amazon, and with the purchase of the blues book i now have six booker ervin albums. 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. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Part of the ultimate audiophile prestige stereo reissues from analogue productions 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophilesounding rudy van. Still, lament for booker ervin displays the depth of his sound and offers an eloquent farewell to a key, if.

His breaks on one of the albums blues tunes, ronnie matthewss. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues gospel phrasing, perhaps influenced by john coltrane. I will have to remember to play this version of white christmas around. Browse a comprehensive variety of book booker in stock and ready for shipping here. First, bookers melancholy sound is the strange marriage of primordial blueswail with avant garde harmonics. Original jazz classics ojccd8962 booker ervin the space book prestige p24091 booker ervin the freedom and space sessions prestige pr 7417. Tollivers franess is my fav and that gets an alt tk too. Booker ervin the blues book original us first prestige pr 7340 mono lp favourite auctions. The blues book by booker ervin 25218678025 cd barnes. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a. 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. 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. Freedom book bonus track by booker ervin 888072301603. The blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label.

An amazing record from the legendary booker ervin and a set that really does a great job of bridging his modernist tendencies and soul jazz roots. Available now from vinylnet the online music market. This is one of sonny stitts better recordings from the 60s. View all records by booker ervin for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Because both stitt and ervin had very individual sounds, their tradeoffs are quite exciting and end up a draw. 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. Albums include the freedom book, the quest, and the space book.

Showcasing book booker on sale now on the internet. Let me tell you, this one can hold its own with the best of them. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. Featuring all three of his initial albums as a leader the book cooks, cookin and thats it. The title track the trance is an amazing 20 minute number that takes up all of side one of the record and features ervin soloing in an incredibly imaginative way not as boppish as on his set with dexter gordon, but more in the. Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. A day to mourn ervin an emotionally charged ballad written shortly after the assassination of jfk. Bethlehem bcp6048 the book booker ervin the book cooks bethlehem bcp6065 various artists golden jazz instrumentals bethlehem 4511093 booker ervin git it little jane. Artists booker ervin ts jaki byard p richard davis b alan dawson d recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, december 3, 1963 music considered the pinnacle of ervins book series blues, space and freedom. Music profile for booker ervin, born 31 october 1930. The second in tenor saxophonist booker ervins 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. Record mania store rare vinyl lps jazz soul skivbutik. The book cooks is the debut album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the bethlehem label. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.