Tex Book Tenor is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring the last performances Ervin recorded as a leader in 1968 for the Blue Note label.[1] The session was first released in 1976 as a double LP Back from the Gig combined with a 1964 session recorded under Horace Parlan's leadership (released in 1988 as Happy Frame of Mind) and finally released in 2005 on CD.
Tex Book Tenor | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2005 | |||
Recorded | June 24, 1968 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:34 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
Booker Ervin chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This is a wonderful addition not only to the Blue Note catalog on CD, but to Ervin's own shelf as well, and should be picked up by anyone interested in him as a bandleader and composer".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing edit
All compositions by Booker Ervin except as noted
- "Gichi" (Kenny Barron) - 7:27
- "Den Tex" - 7:38
- "In a Capricornian Way" (Woody Shaw) - 5:52
- "Lynn's Tune" - 6:16
- "204" - 10:21
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 24, 1968.
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Booker Ervin discography accessed January 31, 2011
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 31, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.