Booker 'n' Brass
Booker 'n' Brass is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Pacific Jazz label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "To hear Booker Ervin as the leading solo voice on a recording with a larger ensemble is a treat, not only for his fans, but for those interested in modern big-band sounds grown from the bop era that are flavored with urban blues".[2]
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Track listing
- "East Dallas Special" (Booker Ervin) - 4:37
- "Salt Lake City" (Johnny Lange, Leon René) - 4:22
- "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Alter, Edgar DeLange) - 4:28
- "L.A. After Dark" [Master - Take 6] (Teddy Edwards) - 5:03
- "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:00
- "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:42
- "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) - 4:18
- "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) - 4:13
- "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 4:11
- "L.A. After Dark" [Alternate Take 3] (Edwards) - 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "L.A. After Dark" [Alternate Take 7] (Edwards) - 5:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on September 12 (tracks 4, 6 & 9-11), September 13 (tracks 1, 2 & 5), and September 14 (tracks 3, 7 & 8), 1967.
Personnel
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Martin Banks (tracks 1-3, 5, 7 & 8), Johnny Coles (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard (tracks 3, 4 & 6-11), Charles Tolliver (tracks 4, 6 & 9-11), Richard Williams - trumpet
- Garnett Brown (tracks 3, 4 & 6-11), Bennie Green, Britt Woodman (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - trombone
- Benny Powell (tracks 1-3, 5, 7 & 8) - bass trombone
- Kenny Barron - piano
- Reggie Johnson - bass
- Lenny McBrowne - drums
- Teddy Edwards - arranger, conductor
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