Booker ervin alan dawson

Kloss on alto and ervin on tenor really fiery stuff. George alan dawson was born in 1929 in marietta, pennsylvania and raised in bostons roxbury neighborhood. Pianist jaki byard and drummer alan dawsonbostonians bothmade a lot of musical mischief together. The trance is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the prestige label, with jaki byard on piano, reggie workman on bass, and alan dawson on drums. In some ways tenor saxophonist booker ervin was the archetypal jazz player for the postbop 1960s, combining the tradition of texas sax with just the hint of edgy modernism, a sort of the deltameetsmorocco sound so accessible that it is easy to miss the. Byards dates with charles mingus deserve their own list, so ive omitted. Tenor saxophone booker ervin piano tommy flanagan bass richard davis drums alan dawson. On bass and drums are ervins frequent recording companions richard davis and alan dawsonspecial attributes. Booker ervin the freedom book 19642014 hdtracks flac. Booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the prestige label, with jaki byard on piano, reggie workman on bass, and alan dawson on drums. Setting the pace is an album by saxophonists dexter gordon and booker ervin recorded in munich in 1965 and released on the prestige label. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book. Booker ervin the song book full album 1964 youtube.

Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Lionel hampton, sabby lewis, jaki byard, booker ervin. Booker ervin, alan dawson, richard davis, tommy flanagan, maurice ravel, bert shefter, mitchell parish. Artists booker ervin, dexter gordon ts jaki byard p reggie workman b alan dawson d recorded munich, west germany, october 27, 1965, recording by will schmidt music. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Orthmann, published on july 21, 2004 at all about jazz. This record is high on my wants list and moreover the seller was based in the uk, so i stood to avoid significant shipping costs if i won the auction. Although gordon is in good form, ervin who sometimes takes the music outside wins honors. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson. He was born in marietta, pennsylvania and raised in roxbury, ma.

Alan dawson was a respected jazz drummer and widely influential percussion teacher based in boston. He is abetted by the power and drive of jaki byard, richard davis, and alan dawson. Booker ervin ts tommy flanagan p richard davis b alan dawson dr category music. Also on this historic album is pianist horace parlans somber solo tribute to ervin lament for booker which was recorded in 1975. The booker ervin sextet heavy prestige pr 7499 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1967 00. A very distinctive tenor with a hard, passionate tone and an emotional style that was still tied to chordal improvisation, booker ervin was a true original. Ervins band of jaki byard, richard davis and alan dawson communicates almost telepathically, and it shows especially on the songs number two and mojo. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson the. The group is a simple quartet made up of some heavy hitters. Although his career was short cancer claimed him in the summer of 1970 when he was. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing.

Booker ervin the trance prestige pr 7462 booker ervin, tenor sax. In 1968 dawson replaced joe morello in the dave brubeck quartet and continued until 1972. That best work is the halfdozen or so albums he made for prestige in the mid60s, and particularly the freedom book and the space book. Booker ervin with dexter gordon setting the pace 1965. These days booker ervin is remembered for his association with charles mingus, a fruitful period that resulted in some amazing albums, but ervin also had a great run of solo records on prestige, the best of which are his book series which began. Throughout the 1960s dawson recorded almost exclusively with saxophonist booker ervin on prestige records. In his only recorded appearance with ervin, pianist tommy flanagan balances the music with his customary elegance. The first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervins the freedom book is an overlooked classic. With very stimulating playing by pianist jaki byard, bassist reggie workman and drummer alan dawson, tenors booker ervin and dexter gordon battle it out on marathon 19 and 22 12 minute versions of setting the pace and dexters deck.

The grossly underappreciated tenor saxophonist displays all his strong points. Van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, december 3, 1963. Ervin, fresh from a sevenyear stint with mingus, continued to grow musically more adventurous in the mid sixties. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book amazon. Tracks 3 and 4 were added to the 1992 digital remaster of setting the pace. How about eric kloss in the land of the giants with booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis and alan dawson. The song book, the blues book and the space book were all subsequently recorded in 1964 for prestige, but this seminal 1963 recording is a masterpiece of unconventional, advanced hard bop. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The freedom book, recorded at the end of 1963, was one of ervins masterpieces. Fragmenten uit dit concert bracht horace parlan na ervin dood uit op het album lament for booker enja records. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book music.

After studying music in boston for two years, he m. In some ways tenor saxophonist booker ervin was the archetypal jazz player for the postbop 1960s, combining the tradition of texas sax with just the hint of edgy modernism, a sort of the deltameetsmorocco sound so accessible that it is easy to miss the chances ervin took with his music. The underrated and distinctive texan tenorist booker ervin193070 is in inspired form on this concert performance recorded at the berlin jazz festival on october 29, 1965 with kenny drewpiano. The second was a copy of roy haynes cracklin with purple new jazz labels coincidentally from the same seller as the booker ervin that is the main subject of this posting. Different perspectives in my room booker ervin the. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. Mojo artists booker ervin ts jaki byard p richard davis b alan dawson d recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, october 2, 1964 music. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige 1964 flophouse. Disc is in near mint condition and guaranteed to play perfectly. Its available on a 2cd set on ojcprestige backed up with a kloss set featuring byard, pat martino and jack dejohnette which is excellent as well. Ervin s band of jaki byard, richard davis and alan dawson communicates almost telepathically, and it shows especially on the songs number two and mojo. Listen to your favorite songs from setting the pace by booker ervin feat.

Lament for booker ervin reissue of an album originally released in 1975. He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the air force 19501953. He studied drumset for four years with percussionist charles alden before serving in the army for korean war duty. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Around this time, dawson was bostons premier jazz drummer for local acts as well as bigger name touring artists. Booker ervin with dexter gordon setting the pace full. Booker ervin lament for booker ervin vinyl discogs. Ive included a few albums that feature byard without dawson or davis because byard was capable of making plenty of mischief on his own. Dexters deck not exactly difficult choice, since there are only two tracks on the whole album, side one and side two. During 19631965, ervin led ten albums for prestige and each has its rewarding moments.

In some ways tenor saxophonist booker ervin was the archetypal jazz player for the postbop 1960s, combining the tradition of texas sax with just the hint of edgy modernism, a sort of the deltameetsmorocco sound so accessible that it is easy to. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Prestige pr 7455 booker ervin with dexter gordon, reggie workman, alan dawson and jaki byard setting the pace prestige prcd241232 booker ervin, dexter gordon, jaki byard, reggie workman, alan dawson setting the pace. This is probably the strongest offering in tenor saxophonist booker ervins book series. Booker ervin the freedom book numbered limited edition. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Tommy turrentine t on ad, f some sources give incorrect date of june 1960.