Booker Ervin - The Song Book
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Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone [click here to see more vinyl featuring Booker Ervin]
Tommy Flanagan, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Tommy Flanagan]
Richard Davis, bass
Alan Dawson, drums
1 LP, tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Prestige
Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; February 27, 1964 by Rudy van Gelder
Produced by Don Schlitten
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1964
Reissued in 2022
Tracks:
Side A:
- The Lamp Is Low
- Come Sunday
- All The Things You Are
Side B:
- Just Friends
- Yesterdays
- Our Love Is Here To Stay
Reviews :
“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 Ervin never sounded like anyone else.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Of Booker Ervin's nine Prestige albums, this one is special because it presents him exclusively in the contexts of standard songs. Ervin's aggressiveness, his ferocity, his incomparable Texas spaciousness of sound and style, are undiminished. But the compositions provide familiar guideposts by which to track his explorations, which were unfailingly full of adventure and daring. In his only recorded appearance with Ervin, pianist Tommy Flanagan balances the music with his customary elegance. On bass and drums are Ervin's frequent recording companions Richard Davis and Alan Dawson.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.56 / 5