Booker ervin alan dawson

Although his career was short cancer claimed him in the summer of 1970 when he was. Kloss on alto and ervin on tenor really fiery stuff. 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 freedom book is one of booker ervins finest recordings. The freedom book has ervin interacting with the unbeatable rhythm section of pianist jaki byard, bassist richard davis, and drummer alan dawson. He was born in marietta, pennsylvania and raised in roxbury, ma. 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. Although gordon is in good form, ervin who sometimes takes the music outside wins honors. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. 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.

Orthmann, published on july 21, 2004 at all about jazz. 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. He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the air force 19501953. Disc is in near mint condition and guaranteed to play perfectly. Also on this historic album is pianist horace parlans somber solo tribute to ervin lament for booker which was recorded in 1975. 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. George alan dawson was born in 1929 in marietta, pennsylvania and raised in bostons roxbury neighborhood. Tracks 3 and 4 were added to the 1992 digital remaster of setting the pace. A decade later after ervins 1970 death the performance with pianist kenny drew, bassist neils pedersen and drummer alan dawson was released for the first time and its passion was worth waiting for. 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. Pianist jaki byard and drummer alan dawsonbostonians bothmade a lot of musical mischief together. 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.

Booker ervin the trance prestige pr 7462 booker ervin, tenor sax. Simon spillett authored this article on booker ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the acrobat label booker ervin. Tommy turrentine t on ad, f some sources give incorrect date of june 1960. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.

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. Alan dawson was a respected jazz drummer and widely influential percussion teacher based in boston. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson. Serving in the army for korean war duty, dawson played with the army dance band. On bass and drums are ervins frequent recording companions richard davis and alan dawsonspecial attributes. 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. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson the. Booker ervin with dexter gordon setting the pace prestige pr 7455 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1967 side a. He is abetted by the power and drive of jaki byard, richard davis, and alan dawson.

The freedom book, recorded at the end of 1963, was one of ervins masterpieces. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book. Around this time, dawson was bostons premier jazz drummer for local acts as well as bigger name touring artists. Booker ervin the freedom book 19642014 hdtracks flac. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In his only recorded appearance with ervin, pianist tommy flanagan balances the music with his customary elegance. Listen to your favorite songs from setting the pace by booker ervin feat. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book music. The good book acrobat acqcd 7121 which compiled his three earliest albums the book cooks, cookin and thats it. Lament for booker ervin reissue of an album originally released in 1975. 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. Dexters deck not exactly difficult choice, since there are only two tracks on the whole album, side one and side two. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, and alan dawson.

Ervins band of jaki byard, richard davis and alan dawson communicates almost telepathically, and it shows especially on the songs number two and mojo. The grossly underappreciated tenor saxophonist displays all his strong points. Ive included a few albums that feature byard without dawson or davis because byard was capable of making plenty of mischief on his own. The group is a simple quartet made up of some heavy hitters. He studied drumset for four years with percussionist charles alden before serving in the army for korean war duty. Throughout the 1960s dawson recorded almost exclusively with saxophonist booker ervin on prestige records. Booker ervin the song book full album 1964 youtube. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus. Booker ervin with dexter gordon setting the pace 1965. Fragmenten uit dit concert bracht horace parlan na ervin dood uit op het album lament for booker enja records. Booker ervin, alan dawson, richard davis, tommy flanagan, maurice ravel, bert shefter, mitchell parish. In the basement studio where alan dawson teaches, a concert poster shows alan dressed in a tuxedo, looking stately on his throne, drumming with dave brubeck.

After studying music in boston for two years, he m. Tenor saxophone booker ervin piano tommy flanagan bass richard davis drums alan dawson. Different perspectives in my room booker ervin the. This is probably the strongest offering in tenor saxophonist booker ervins book series. A lunar tune, cry me not, grants stand, a day to mourn, als in. How about eric kloss in the land of the giants with booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis and alan dawson. Booker ervin the freedom book prestige 1964 flophouse. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. 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. Booker ervin with dexter gordon setting the pace full. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book amazon. 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. The booker ervin sextet heavy prestige pr 7499 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1967 00.

Byards dates with charles mingus deserve their own list, so ive omitted. During 19631965, ervin led ten albums for prestige and each has its rewarding moments. 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. 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. Ervin, fresh from a sevenyear stint with mingus, continued to grow musically more adventurous in the mid sixties. The first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervins the freedom book is an overlooked classic. Van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, december 3, 1963.