If so or if you notice any other song thats missing be the first to submit them. The blues book by booker ervin on amazon music unlimited. Booker telleferro ervin ii denison, texas, october 31, 1930 new york city, july 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Booker ervin, who always had a very unique sound on the tenor, is heard in prime form on his quartet set with pianist horace parlan, bassist george tucker and drummer al harewood. The blues book by booker ervin 25218678025 cd barnes. Booker ervin tenor saxophone carmell jones trumpet gildo mahones piano richard davis acoustic. Listen to your favourite songs from the blues book by booker ervin now. I have liked booker ervinplaying ever since i first heard him on a charles mingus recording. He was born, booker telleferro ervin ii, in 1930 in denison, texas. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Eerie dearie, a song by booker ervin on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Tracklist 01 eerie dearie 02 one for mort 03 no booze blooze 04 true blue personnel. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
The blues book by booker ervin cd, mar1993, ojc for sale. An extremely distinctive tenor with a difficult, passionate build and an emotional design which was still linked with chordal improvisation, booker ervin was a genuine original. He started playing trombone in his youth bur ervin did not start playing saxophone until he was in the us air force. True blue used secondhand this album was visually graded. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. How about eric kloss in the land of the giants with booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis and alan dawson. In my mind, that would be the best complement i could receive.
Its available on a 2cd set on ojcprestige backed up with a kloss set featuring byard, pat martino and jack dejohnette which is excellent as well. A lot of booker ervin in the chicago bins today, someone must have unloaded a collection. The passionate and exciting music on the currently hardtofind the blues book is well worth tracking down. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus.
The blues book, an album by booker ervin on spotify. His style is an excellent amalgam of muscular playing along with a sensitivity of feeling that through his medium of tenor sax shows maturity and a great grasp of the blues. This 4cd set brings together the finest recordings booker ervin made as bandleader between 1960 and 1964, the era generally considered to be the musicians. Booker ervin booker telleferro ervin ii born october 31, 1930, denison, tx.
The blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. 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. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. Provided to youtube by universal music group eerie dearie booker ervin the blues book. Booker ervin music listen free on jango pictures, videos. 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. After learning music in boston for just two years, he produced his documenting debut with. The blues book is the fourth booker ervin album that ive had the pleasure of getting my hands on. I have liked booker ervin playing ever since i first heard him on a charles mingus recording. Buy booker ervins album titled the blues book to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. 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.
Jul 26, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group eerie dearie booker ervin the blues book. Eerie dearie sounded strangely familiar upon my first listen. Buy booker ervin s album titled the blues book to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Booker telleferro ervin ii was an american tenor saxophone player. The consistently passionate ervin makes each of the fairly basic originals sound fresh and the performances are frequently exciting insideoutside.
The blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring. The consistently passionate ervin makes each of the fairly. Song information for eerie dearie booker ervin on allmusic. He was originally a trombonist, but trained himself tenor within the surroundings drive 19501953. After his discharge he moved to boston and continue his studies at the berklee college of music. 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.
With over 50 years of experience erie dearie will bring excitement and success to your time on the water using the best materials and techniques. The consistently passionate ervin makes each of the fairly basic originals. Listen free to booker ervin the blues book eerie dearie, one for mort and more. Booker ervin the blues book full album the blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. 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. The four impressive tracks are all bluesy originals from ervin and highlights include the haunting eerie dearie, the earthy no booze blooze and the modal true blue. Sep 01, 2016 a lot of booker ervin in the chicago bins today, someone must have unloaded a collection.
The blues book by booker ervin cd, mar1993, ojc for. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Pr 7340 the blues book 1964 original jazz classics cd. Con il padre trombonista ha iniziato a tredici anni a studiare musica usando lo strumento paterno. 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. I picked up this one with carmell jones and might go back to get freedom book and space book ojc wasnt very creative with their titles. Kloss on alto and ervin on tenor really fiery stuff. Initially a trombonist, ervin taught himself tenor while in the air force, and remains best known as a member of charles mingus band, with whom he played sporadically between 1956 and 1962. Prestige, which consists of all ervin compositions like eerie dearie and no booze blues, and the album the space book 1964 prestige, which is indeed his most spacey feeling album. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. Booker ervin booker n brass pacific jazz cdp 7243 4 94509 2 9. Booker ervin was a hard bop saxophone player and composer.
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