The Blues Book
| The Blues Book | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7340 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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The Blues Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Prestige label.[1] The front cover photograph was taken by Don Schlitten of Booker outside of 16 Minetta Lane, Greenwich Village, New York City.[2]
Reception[edit]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "The consistently passionate Ervin makes each of the fairly basic originals sound fresh and the performances are frequently exciting inside/outside music".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Booker Ervin.
- "Eerie Dearie" – 14:30
- "One for Mort" – 6:24
- "No Booze Blooze" – 15:26
- "True Blue" – 5:07
Personnel[edit]
- Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
- Carmell Jones – trumpet
- Gildo Mahones – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Alan Dawson – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011
- ^ "Musical Maps".
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
