Booker ervin the freedom book rare

We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books you need. This selection ranges from 1917 to 1969, and really is. Booker ervin the classic albums 19601964 cd amoeba music. Booker ervin and jaki byard both veterans of mingus, have paid their dues, and play edgy modern bop superb. Roy haynes drums, booker ervin tenor saxophone, ronnie matthews piano, larry ridley bass. Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a 2017. 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.

Greatest hits, an album by booker ervin, mal waldron, horace parlan 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. Booker ervinthe freedom book200 gram vinyl recordacoustic. Booker ervin the freedom book lp prestige pr 7295 us 1964 rvg mono. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, alan dawson drums, richard davis bass guitar. The second in tenor saxophonist booker ervin s book series, this cd reissue may seem a bit more conservative than the others due to the inclusion of six standards including come sunday, all the things you are and just friends, but ervin and his quartet with pianist tommy flanagan, bassist richard davis and drummer alan dawson come up with fresh interpretations of the warhorses. Booker ervins version of a lunar tune ervin from his album the freedom book.

The freedom book inaugurates this group of four, followed in quick succession. The freedom book, recorded at the end of 1963, was one of ervin s masterpieces. Unusual, rare even, black label silver trident stereo prestige, first i have seen personally. When booker ervin was at his best, he managed to straddle the line, as he did on this album. Freedom book bonus track by booker ervin 888072301603. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige 1964 flophouse. See more ideas about roland kirk, jazz and jazz musicians. Randy westons cry me not is strayhorn esque and beautiful. Jan 24, 2018 booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a.

Part of the ultimate audiophile prestige stereo reissues from analogue productions 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophilesounding rudy van. Limited edition 200 gram lp part of the ultimate audiophile prestige stereo reissues from analogue productions 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most. Vinyl records by ervin, booker rare vinyl records and lps. The second was a copy of roy haynes cracklin with purple new jazz labels coincidentally from the same seller as the booker ervin that is the main subject of this posting. Books, cooks and more, an album 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. If booker ervin had somehow managed to appear on only one specific lp. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. Freedom unity something vinyl lp liberty 1971 free jazz jazzrock rare japanese. 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.

Jun 11, 2019 two fantastic jazzmen who have yet to get their full due. People can argue about which book is the best book space, song, freedom, or cook, but they are all good and belong on your shelf. Alibris is one of the premier rare and outofprint book sites on the internet. Booker ervin born october 31, 1930, denison, texas, usa died july 31, 1970, new york city, new york, usa was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a. Booker ervin jazz performances and classic recordings on. The freedom book ervins 1963 album for prestige, released in mid1964 had. 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.

I would consider any jazz collection incomplete without at least one booker ervin cd in it. May 21, 2012 booker ervin ts jaki byard p richard davis b alan dawson d recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, december 3, 1963. The freedom book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the prestige label. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. 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. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, alan dawson drums, don schlitten producer, design, rudy van gelder recording engineer, ewing galloway photography, ira gitler liner notes. Considered the pinnacle of ervins book series blues, space and freedom. A lunar tune immediately kicks the lp into a racetrack groove, with ervin blowing hard as his.

Booker ervin freedom book remastered cd original recording vg. Oct 22, 2014 the freedom book is one of booker ervins finest recordings. Simon spillett prepared this piece on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Booker ervin lp the freedom book prestige 7295 stereo excellent. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book music. The third of ten titles recorded for prestige between 1963 and 1966, booker ervins the freedom book finds the texasborn tenor player supported by the insync rhythm section of jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, and alan dawson drums. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Rare hard to find, with the wrong label roy haynes cracklin the right catalogue.

Booker ervin cookin, rare jazz cd, japan, horace parlan. Roy haynes with booker ervin cracklin new jazz nj 8286 december 6, 2015. First, bookers melancholy sound is the strange marriage of primordial. Recorded at van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, on 3. Posts about booker ervin written by londonjazzcollector. One of the rarest jazz lps, a very small number of copies of roland kirks. Booker ervin, the book cooks downhome and majestic, the tenor saxophonists sound was like a cane stalk shooting up out of rich earth. Booker ervin the freedom book 200g analogue productions. Although his career was short cancer claimed him in the summer of 1970 when he was just shy of his 40th.

Rare books for sale, buy antique books from alibris. Booker ervin freedom book 1963 prestige londonjazzcollector. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book. Jan 27, 2019 the freedom book is one of booker ervins finest recordings. The freedom book, quite possibly his definitive statement, would be my choice to complete that collection. 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. The grossly underappreciated tenor saxophonist displays all his strong points. Thelonious monk, rare birds indeed, preached beauty, communion. View all records by booker ervin for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Booker ervin is a strong, powerful, earthy, bluesy player. Booker ervin the freedom book lp prestige pr 7295 us 1964 rvg mono richard davis. It is part of a series that byard later did for eventually blue note and includes structurally sound and the in between. Booker ervin the book cooks bethlehem 6048 rare jazz favourite auctions to save auctions to your favourites, please login. He repeats himself a lot, and seems to have a relatively small vocabulary of riffs, scales and patterns, all of which he uses brilliantly.

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. He is aided in no small part on this album by pianist jaki byard. But his style went beyond the classic texas tenor tradition to incorporate the intricacies of bebop and suggestions of the free jazz that was initiating one of the periods of selfrenewal that keeps jazz fresh and interesting. The book booker ervin the book cooks bethlehem records.