The Blues Book
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| Studio album by Booker Ervin | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7340 |
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| 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]
Reception
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".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Booker Ervin.
- "Eerie Dearie" - 14:30
- "One for Mort" - 6:24
- "No Booze Blooze" - 15:26
- "True Blue" - 5:07
Personnel
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Carmell Jones - trumpet
- Gildo Mahones - piano
- Richard Davis - bass
- Alan Dawson - drums
References
- ↑ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2011
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