Recorded at van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, on 3 december 1963. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the purchase of a cd or vinyl record dispatched from and sold by amazon, you get 90 days free access to the amazon music unlimited individual plan. Booker telleferro ervin ii was an american tenor saxophone player. Booker ervin vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Tenor saxophonist booker ervin possessed one of the warmest and emotionally expressive tones in jazz. The real highlight of the set is freedom monday, that offers taut hard bop. The freedom book 200g analogue productions reissue. The freedom book, recorded at the end of 1963, was one of ervin s masterpieces. The song book 200 gram vinyl lp booker ervin complete 4tet 5tet 6tet recordings cd booker ervin. The freedom book, quite possibly his definitive statement, would be my choice to complete that collection. Booker ervindown in the dumps1978 savoy mono lp ebay. You really hear it when they let loose on the opening track of the freedom book. The prestige lps are nearly all essential, especially the quartet sessions space book, freedom book, song book.
Booker ervinthe freedom book200 gram vinyl recordacoustic. Booker ervin the freedom book on hybrid sacd prestige stereo reissue series from analogue productions. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, alan dawson drums, don schlitten producer, design, photography, rudy van gelder recording engineer, david himmelstein. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige prst 7295 into. He is abetted by the power and drive of jaki byard, richard davis, and alan dawson. If booker ervin had recorded his four book albums for bluenote records instead of prestige, they would be. Booker ervin the song book 200 gram vinyl vinyl lp. Booker ervin the freedom book remastered music skip to main content. The book cooks lp by booker ervin 12 vinyl record bethlehem records original favourite auctions. But still, the lineup for space book and the freedom book is among the best quartets ever assembled. If this cd were on blue note, it would have been rereleased as part of the rvg series, giving it the treatment and exposure it so rightly deserves. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a. Vinyl records, sacds, dvd audio, audiophile equipment. Booker ervin s version of a lunar tune ervin from his album the freedom book.
Booker ervin booker n brass vinyl mp3 album download. I was turned on to him by a friend several years ago and own most of this albums. Charles mingusah umcolumbia records cs8171 stereo vinyl lp excellent cond. Find similar albums to the song book booker ervin on allmusic. Faithful replica of original front laminated sleeve and labels, 12page insert. It is part of a series that byard later did for eventually blue note and includes structurally sound and the in between. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The book cooks lp vinyl at the best online prices at ebay. Bass town all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige prst 7295 lp. Details about booker ervin the freedom book lp prestige 1964 rvg mono. 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. Booker ervin the freedom book lp prestige 1964 rvg mono. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
The first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervin s the freedom book is an overlooked classic. Recording with charles mingus and randy weston may have granted him his initial exposure on the jazz scene, but it was booker ervin s series of song books for prestige in the 60s that truly. Meanwhile ervin definitely had an emotional message to bring to his listeners. The opener, a lunar tune, is the most interesting piece overall. Lament for booker ervin cd booker ervin currently unavailable. His solo recordings, particulary the book series, should be considered essential jazz listening, with the freedom book being the best of the best. 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.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from booker ervin at the discogs marketplace. He first reached a wide audience in 1958, when he began playing with the great bassist charles mingus. Prlp 7295 the freedom book booker ervin 1964 a lunar tunecry me. Booker ervin lament for booker ervin cd amoeba music. Booker ervin the freedom book on 200g lp prestige stereo reissue series from analogue productions. Booker ervin is a strong, powerful, earthy, bluesy player. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus.
Booker ervin freedom book 1963 prestige londonjazzcollector. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Cut from the original analog master tapes by kevin gray. 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. I would consider any jazz collection incomplete without at least one booker ervin cd in it. In the groundhot corndown the old plank roadchevrolet 6crowley. Negotiation original vangerder stamp booker ervin the. Randy westons cry me not is strayhorn esque and beautiful. He repeats himself a lot, and seems to have a relatively small vocabulary of riffs, scales and patterns, all of which he uses brilliantly. Booker ervin the trance booker ervin ts reggie workman b alan dawson d jaki byard p rec. 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. Booker ervin with dexter gordon setting the pace prestige pr 7455 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1967 side a. A day to mourn ervin an emotionally charged ballad written shortly after the assassination of jfk. These days booker ervin is remembered for his association with charles mingus, a fruitful period that resulted in some amazing albums, but.
Only number two and mojo of this album are really all that spacey. But it was his series of song books for prestige records that broadcast the stentorian announcement that a jazz orator of gigantic stature had arrived. Booker ervin the freedom book lp prestige 1964 rvg. Find similar albums to the song book booker ervin on allmusic allmusic.
Booker ervin the freedom book different perspectives in my. Booker ervin the freedom book hybrid sacd music direct. Prestige label discography document both sides now publications. Booker ervin the freedom book 200g analogue productions reissue. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, alan dawson drums, richard alderson engineer, mark gardner liner notes, don schlitten producer. Excellent plus a carefully used record, handlingstorage marks are inaudible, retains better quality vinyl appearance. For those of you unfamiliar with this record, its one of the rarest, best and most sought after brtish jazz lps of the 1960s.
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. Booker ervin down in the dumps1978 savoy mono lp ebay skip to main content. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige prst 7295 lp1964. Auditioning the record instore i failed to pick up the hissy vinyl, it sounded normal but fortunately it is a busy album with few quiet passages.
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