Booker ervin headed to blue note in 1968 for the in between, a record that found him continuing in the vein of his later prestige sessions. This undersold 1960 gem, now reissued by verse music group, is a soulful and heated jazz set as capable of smoldering as it is of. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 july 31, 19701 was an american tenor saxophone player. May 29, 2018 the following is a very interesting article by simon spillett about booker ervin that has been essentially reproduced in jazz profiles. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
There is nothing contrived about the kind of playing that comes jolting out of booker ervins tenor saxophone and the great quality of soul reflected on the six tracks of the book cooks. The book cooks was booker ervin s first album under his own name, and it kicked off an early60s hot streak. Listen to your favorite songs from the book cooks by booker ervin now. Supported by trumpeter richard williams, pianist bobby few, bassist cevera jeffries and drummer lennie mcbrowne, ervin created an album that pushed the boundaries of hard bop. Tommy turrentine tp 15 booker ervin ts zoot sims ts 15 tommy flanagan p george tucker b dannie richmond d nyc, april 6, 1960.
Next, ervin s opening blues are propelled beautifully on git it followed by the mingus inspired little jane. Booker ervin the book cooks on lp verse music group and naxos of america are happy to announce they will be joining forces to reissue the iconic 1950s jazz catalog of bethlehem records. Hed make the classics the freedom book and the space book with another great rhythm section, and recorded other good dates involving tommy flanagan, george tucker or dannie richmond. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. It both highlights ervin s soulful, passionate playing as well as features an allstar plus backing band of zoot sims, the woefully under documented trumpeter, tommy turpentine stanleys brother, as well as an ace rhythm section. Zoot sims, tommy turrentine, tommy flanagan, danny richmond. It is a compilation of performances from ervin s debut album the book cooks, thats it and guest appearances on albums by horace parlan, mal waldron, teddy charles and bill barron.
Listen online to booker ervin the book cooks and see which albums it appears on. The space book 1964 groovin high 1966 the trance 1965 groovin high is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 for the prestige label. Find booker ervin discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The album is introduced by george tuckers bass on the blue book followed by tommy flanagan, booker ervin, tommy turrentine and zoot sims in that order. Booker ervin, zoot sims, stanley turrentine, tommy flanagan. The book cooks booker ervin the classic albums 19601964. There is nothing contrived about the kind of playing that comes jolting out of booker ervin s tenor saxophone and the great quality of soul reflected on the six tracks of the book cooks. Booker ervin the trance booker ervin ts reggie workman b alan dawson d jaki byard p rec. The blues book vinyl 1964 jazz booker ervin download. Find booker ervin discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Listen to the book cooks by booker ervin, 258 shazams. The freedom book rudy van gelder remaster 1963 cookin feat. Provided to youtube by music video distributors inc. I will post part 2 when it appears in jazz profiles.
Booker ervin, the book cooks downhome and majestic, the tenor saxophonists sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich earth. Stream songs including eerie dearie, one for mort and more. Sometimes when he was playing wed shout, cook, book, cook. Listen free to booker ervin the book cooks the blue book, git it and more. Ervin is joined on the front line by fellow tenor sax player zoot sims and tommy turrentine on trumpet, accompanied by the rhythm section of pianist tommy flanagan, bassist george.
He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the air force 19501953. 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. For interested parties experiencing sticker shock for the prices this collectable is now fetching in the marketplace, know that this very same material has been reissued with two other early ervin efforts as booker ervin sextet, quintet and quartet. 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. The freedom book, recorded at the end of 1963, is one of ervin s masterpieces. The book cooks by booker ervin on amazon music unlimited. Booker ervin, booker ervin, booker ervin the book cooks. And the melody of african cookbook was based upon booker ervin s sound, a sound like the north of africa.
Between october 1964 to summer 1966 ervin worked and lived in europe, playing gigs in france, spain, italy, germany, norway, sweden, denmark and the netherlands. He was perhaps best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. The book cooks cookin album by booker ervin spotify. Provided to youtube by youtube csv2ddex the book cooks booker ervin the book cooks remastered 20. One of the obvious choices for rerelease is booker ervin s initial recording as a leader, the book cooks. Recorded and released in 1960, the book cooks is the debut album from saxophonist booker ervin as bandleader and launched his successful but abbreviated solo career. Just like his previous soul shack, soul people features heavily bluesdrenched jazz. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Booker ervin on the cover of the book cooks, his debut album. Tenor saxophonist booker ervin came to new york in 1958.
The original album was recorded in 1964 and issued by prestige in early 1965. Watch the video for the book cooks from booker ervin s the book cooks for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. May 27, 2018 it was written to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Booker ervin book cooks new vinyl lp for sale online. Jan 17, 2020 soul people is an album by american saxophonists sonny stitt and booker ervin, and organist don patterson.
His 1960 album the book cooks features fellow saxman zoot sims in a. Booker ervin usa, 1965 the space book full youtube. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The book cooks booker ervin bethlehem records remastered. Booker ervin the book cooks vinyl lp shop music direct. The book cooks from book cooks song by booker ervin.
He was a tenor who played the blues like they emanated from deep inside him, taking inspiration from field hollers as much as bebop. The labels lengthy discography contains over 250 albums that freshly and ambitiously captured an era of music, including west coast cool jazz and east. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. 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. According to steven cerra, the essay appeared in the box set on acrobat, booker ervin.
Listen to the blues book by booker ervin on apple music. Booker ervin the classic albums 19601964 2020 download album. Song information for the book cooks booker ervin on allmusic. In 1993, it was reissued on cd by prestige, featuring three additional tracks. They make a striking contrast, and though zoot is playing with his usual good nature, and robustly bluesy feeling, to my ears he is completely outclassed by ervin and i say that as a bigger fan of zoot than booker. Booker ervin s debut as a leader teamed the intense tenor saxophonist with fellow tenor zoot sims one will have little difficulty telling the cooltoned zoot apart from booker, trumpeter tommy turrentine, pianist tommy flanagan, bassist george tucker and drummer dannie richmond.
Booker ervin the freedom book 1964 apo remaster 2017. There is nothing contrived about the kind of playing that comes jolting out of. The book cooks brings booker and zoot together for what im pretty sure is the only time on record. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Listen to the space book by booker ervin on apple music. So, actually the african cookbook was influenced by booker ervin. Ervin who has his ballad largo as a feature performs five originals and poor butterfly. The book cooks is the debut album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the bethlehem label. They make a striking contrast, and though zoot is playing with his usual good nature, and robustly bluesy feeling, to my ears he is completely outclassed by ervin and i say that as a.
He would kind of take those notes and make them weave hypnotically. Booker ervin timeline featuring albums and other highlights. May 31, 2018 simon spillett prepared this piece on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, tommy flanagan piano, george tucker bass, dannie richmond drums, ira gitler liner notes, teddy charles producer, peter ind recording engineer. Jan 07, 2019 these days 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.
His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. The early years 196062 cd booker ervin the song book 200 gram vinyl lp booker ervin. Booker ervin, tenor saxophone tommy flanagan, piano tommy turrentine, trumpet george tucker, bass dannie richmond, drums zoot sims, tenor saxophone a very distinctive tenor. Part of our capsule collection of bethlehem jazz titles, we have this booker ervin album on brown vinyl. 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. Side b kicks off with a strong performance from booker and zoot on the book cooks followed by ervin s composition largo and ending with a stellar performance of poor butterfly. Booker ervin the book bethlehem records remastered by.
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