Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the December 2007 Issue of Stereophile! Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
Booker Ervin, who always had a very unique sound on the tenor, is heard in prime form on this quartet set. In virtually all cases, the jazz and blues musicians who recorded for Candid in 1960-61 (during its original brief existence) were inspired and played more creatively than they did for other labels. That fact is true for Ervin, even if he never made an indifferent record. In addition to "Poinciana" and "Speak Low," Ervin's quartet (which was a regular if short-lived group) performs four of the leader's originals; best known is "Booker's Blues."
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
Limited Edition
Musicians:
Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone
George Tucker, bass
Felix Krull, piano
Al Harewood, drums
Selections:
1. Mojo
2. Uranus
3. Poinciana
4. Speak Low
5. Bookers Blues
6. Boo
Booker Ervin, who always had a very unique sound on the tenor, is heard in prime form on this quartet set. In virtually all cases, the jazz and blues musicians who recorded for Candid in 1960-61 (during its original brief existence) were inspired and played more creatively than they did for other labels. That fact is true for Ervin, even if he never made an indifferent record. In addition to "Poinciana" and "Speak Low," Ervin's quartet (which was a regular if short-lived group) performs four of the leader's originals; best known is "Booker's Blues."
Features:
180g Vinyl
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
Limited Edition
Musicians:
Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone
George Tucker, bass
Felix Krull, piano
Al Harewood, drums
Selections:
1. Mojo
2. Uranus
3. Poinciana
4. Speak Low
5. Bookers Blues
6. Boo
