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| 1. | The Second 2
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| 2. | Groovin' High
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| 3. | Bass-IX
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| 4. | Stella by Starlight
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Jazz
Recorded: June 30, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Remastered: 1996, Joe Tarantino, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Booker Ervin - Sax (Tenor)
Carmell Jones - Trumpet
Jaki Byard - Piano
Gildo Mahones - Piano
Richard Davis - Bass
Alan Dawson - Drums
Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin's reputation was solidified in the mid-Sixties with the series of "book" albums he released on Prestige--The Freedom Book, The Song Book, The Blues Book, and The Space Book. The tracks on the present collection are necessary to appreciate the Blues and Space volumes unabridged, as it were. Products of the same sessions, they contain all of the breaking-point intensity of Ervin's best work and are by no means leftovers. Of particular interest is "The Second #2," one of the saxophonist's most famous themes and the ultimate expression of the incredible, studio-only quartet of Ervin, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, and Alan Dawson. There is also a blues that places Ervin in the Texas tenor pantheon, and classic bebop on the title track from a quintet with Carmell Jones and Gildo Mahones.
* Don Schlitten - Design, Photography, Producer
* Joe Tarantino - Remastering
* Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
This CD reissue has four selections from the same sessions (but not released on the original sets) that resulted in The Freedom Book, The Blues Book, and The Space Book. "Groovin' High" features the intense tenor of Booker Ervin playing comparatively lighthearted bebop in a quintet with trumpeter Carmell Jones, pianist Gildo Mahones, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Alan Dawson. The other numbers ("The Second #2," "Bass-IX," and a brief "Stella by Starlight") match Ervin with the unbeatable trio of pianist Jaki Byard, Davis, and Dawson. Although these performances are not quite classic, Booker Ervin fans will want this CD to round out their collections, for Ervin was at the peak of his powers during this era.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Booker Ervin
Active Decades: '50s and '60s
Born: Oct 31, 1930 in Denison, TX
Died: Jul 31, 1970 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop
A very distinctive tenor with a hard, passionate tone and an emotional style that was still tied to chordal improvisation, Booker Ervin was a true original. He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the Air Force (1950-1953). After studying music in Boston for two years, he made his recording debut with Ernie Fields' R&B band (1956). Ervin gained fame while playing with Charles Mingus (off and on during 1956-1962), holding his own with the volatile bassist and Eric Dolphy. He also led his own quartet, worked with Randy Weston on a few occasions in the '60s, and spent much of 1964-1966 in Europe before dying much too young from kidney disease. Ervin, who is on several notable Charles Mingus records, made dates of his own for Bethlehem, Savoy, and Candid during 1960-1961, along with later sets for Pacific Jazz and Blue Note. His nine Prestige sessions of 1963-1966 (including The Freedom Book, The Song Book, The Blues Book, and The Space Book) are among the high points of his career.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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