Groovin' High (Booker Ervin album)

Groovin' High
Studio album by Booker Ervin
Released 1966
Recorded December 3, 1963, June 30 and October 2, 1964
Genre Jazz
Length 30:54
Label Prestige
Producer Don Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
The Space Book
(1964)		 Groovin' High
(1963-64)		 The Trance
(1965)

Groovin' High is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 for the Prestige label.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "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".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated
  1. "The Second #2" - 6:33
  2. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:50
  3. "Bass-IX" - 11:41
  4. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 2:50
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 3, 1963 (track 4), June 30, 1964 (track 2) and October 2, 1964 (tracks 1 & 3).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2011