MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 200gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER Yes, the first 250 copies for subscribers
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Mono
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Booker Ervin - tenor sax
Frank Strozier - alto sax
Horace Parlan - piano
Butch Warren - bass
Walter Perkins - drums
mooche mooche - 7:18
black and blue - 6:19
tune in - 8:32
just in time (short take) - 2:29
just in time (long take) - 4:55
no land's man (short take) - 2:38
no land's man (long take) - 5:39
mour - 4:08
Intensity marked everything that Booker Ervin played
In his harmonic concept, slashing attack, and broad Texas sound, Ervin demanded attention and constantly built improvisations of searing drama and epic sweep
His primary legacy is a series of albums recorded for Prestige in the 1960s, of which this was his first, a riveting quintet recital where the alto saxophone of Frank Strozier supplies an urgent complement and the rhythm section is piloted by Horace Parlan, Ervin’s longtime compatriot from their days together in the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop and in a cooperative quartet that worked at "Minton’s Playhouse"
In addition to four inspiring originals by Ervin and drummer Walter Perkins, the session features an eloquent reading of Fats Waller’s immortal "Black And Blue" and an exploration of the show tune "Just in Time"
Both the latter and "No Land’s Man" are included in two versions, the shorter of which were cut for release as a 45rpm single
RECORDING June 19 1963 at Rudy van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ
ENGINEERING Rudy van Gelder
LABEL Prestige
RE MASTERING Kevin Gray
RE RELEASED 2017
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Quality Record Pressings
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Hard Bop
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
