The Freedom Book

The Freedom Book
Studio album by Booker Ervin
Released 1964
Recorded December 3, 1963
Genre Jazz
Length 39:43
Label Prestige
Producer Don Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
Exultation!
(1963)		 The Freedom Book
(1963)		 The Song Book
(1964)

The Freedom Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Prestige label.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The Freedom Book is a near perfect set of modern hard bop, ranging just far enough out there to feel fresh but retaining a strong lifeline to bop tradition".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated
  1. "A Lunar Tune" - 7:50
  2. "Cry Me Not" (Randy Weston) - 4:53
  3. "Grant's Stand" - 8:01
  4. "A Day to Mourn" - 9:33
  5. "Al's In" - 9:48
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 3, 1963.

Personnel

References

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