Aug 19, 2019 1930 in denison 1950s 1970s 1970 in new york amiablegoodnatured booker ervin booker ervin cookin booker ervin groovin high booker ervin setting the pace booker ervin tex book tenor booker ervin thats it booker ervin the blues book brash carefree clifford jordan confident dexter gordon effervescent energetic exuberant freedom. 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 and finally released in 2005 on cd. Lauras dress is made from 100% oeko tex silk satin ensuring it meets the. But to trifectaulate the pairing, add in horace parlans happy state of mind. His own sessions are of the highest interest, wether for bethlehem, savoy, candid or prestige, and he ranks amongst the highly underrated musicians of. The freedom book rudy van gelder remasters booker ervin. 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.
His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. Posts about booker ervin written by londonjazzcollector. 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. Booker ervin biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Tenor saxophonist booker ervin possessed one of the warmest and emotionally expressive tones in jazz. Booker ervin the freedom book 1964 2017 sacd sonny stitt, booker ervin, don patterson soul people 1993 cd rip. Different perspectives in my room booker ervin back.
Bcp 6048 booker ervin the book cooks tommy turrentine tp 15 booker ervin ts zoot sims ts 15 tommy flanagan p george tucker b dannie richmond d. Tex book tenor di booker ervin musica universal music italia. These books are written by independent authors and have been widely. Pr 7295 the freedom book original jazz classics cd. Recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, february 15, 1963 and may 24, 1968. Jan 01, 2005 tex book tenor was recorded in june of 1968. Oct 04, 2005 tex book tenor was recorded in 1968 as a followup to booker ervin s debut date for blue note, the in between, which was released in january of the same year. May 31, 2018 simon spillett prepared this piece on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin.
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. Tex book tenor blue note back from the gig 196468 1976 compiling then unreleased sessions that would later be issued as horace parlans. Tex book tenor was recorded in 1968 as a followup to booker ervin s debut date for blue note, the in between, which was released in january of the same year. Booker ervin the blues book, prestige ojc cd like new, free. He first reached a wide audience in 1958, when he began playing with the great bassist charles mingus. Booker ervin blue note blue note label jazz cd, lp.
Probably my favorite booker records as leader are the inbetween and what has been come to be known as texbook tenor. Bcp 6048 booker ervin the book cooks tommy turrentine tp 15 booker ervin ts zoot sims ts 15 tommy flanagan p george tucker b dannie richmond d nyc, april 6, 1960 barcode and other identifiers matrix runout. Zoot sims, tommy turrentine, tommy flanagan, danny. May 27, 2018 one dragon during this time was booker ervin, and a sift through the terrell archive website eventually reveals two photographs from his time at the school, one taken circa 1946, in which he peers earnestly out from the second row of the dragons, in a jersey marked with the number 12, the other from the 1947 school year book, a portrait of a. Tex book tenor blue note back from the gig 196468 compiling then unreleased sessions that would later be issued as horace parlans happy frame of mind in 1988 and ervin s tex book tenor in 2005. November 11, 20 downhome and majestic, the tenor saxophonists sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich. Tex book tenor by booker ervin cd, oct2005, blue note. Ervin originally played trombone but taught himself the tenor when he was in the air force in the early 1950s. He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the air force 19501953. Booker ervin, the book cooks downhome and majestic, the tenor saxophonists sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich earth. 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. Ervin gained fame while playing with charles mingus off and on during 19561962, holding his own with the volatile bassist. Ervin played on some of mingus greatest recordings, including the seminal lp mingus ah um. A book of first class stamps depo medrol injection location carney also criticized.
Leave a comment post navigation oct 04, 2005 tex book tenor booker ervin hard bop. Booker telleferro ervin ii denison, texas, october 31, 1930 new york city, july 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Tex book tenor by booker ervin cdu4pk think cd music. Milestones davis v studio, brussels, belgium, 1966 the ted curson group. 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. Booker ervin the blues book, prestige ojc cd like new. 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. Ervin had made two records for pacific jazz, which is now owned, like blue note, by emi. Tex book tenor by booker ervin, released in 2005 on blue note records. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it.
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. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. Album the freedom book rudy van gelder remasters, booker. Ervin, booker ervin, booker tex book tenor other modern jazz music. 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. Boldtoned tenor saxophonist ervin 19301970 played for charles mingus and also made several albums under his own name.
As sideman with bill barron hot line denon, 1962 with jaki byard. More than a simple mingus alumni although thats already quite something, mr booker telleferro ervin ii was a hard tenor blower, with a rooted, strong yet sensitive play, also competent on trombone no wonder why mingus hired him so often. Ervin, booker tex book tenor other modern jazz music. Hes also got some harlem in his horn, able to dive into a complex run in an instant. The freedom book remastered by booker ervin on apple music. Tex book tenor was recorded in 1968 as a followup to booker ervins debut date for blue note, the in between, which was released in january of the same year. Ill text you later benadryl ultratabs antihistamine allergy relief tablets diphenhydramine. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Tex book tenor june 1968 blue note connoisseur thats tex as in texas tenor, which i assume refers to ervin s big tone and the bluesy curvature of his notes. Bcp 6048 booker ervin the book cooks tommy turrentine tp 15 booker ervin ts zoot sims ts 15 tommy flanagan p george tucker b dannie richmond d nyc, april 6, 1960.
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