The Blues Book

The Blues Book
Studio album by Booker Ervin
Released 1964
Recorded June 30, 1964
Genre Jazz
Length 41:18
Label Prestige
Producer Don Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
The Song Book
(1964)		 The Blues Book
(1964)		 The Space Book
(1964)

The Blues Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Prestige label.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The consistently passionate Ervin makes each of the fairly basic originals sound fresh and the performances are frequently exciting inside/outside music".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin
  1. "Eerie Dearie" - 14:30
  2. "One for Mort" - 6:24
  3. "No Booze Blooze" - 15:26
  4. "True Blue" - 5:07
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 30, 1964.

Personnel

References

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