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Released
  
1976

Artist
  
Booker Ervin

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
85:04

Release date
  
1976

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
February 15, 1963 and May 24, 1968

Similar
  
Booker Ervin albums, Jazz albums

Back from the Gig is a double LP by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1968 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1976. The earlier session was later released in 1988 as originally intended under Horace Parlan's name as Happy Frame of Mind and the later session was finally released in 2005 as Tex Book Tenor.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The stimulating group originals and advanced solos (which fall somewhere between hard bop and the avant-garde) still sound fresh and frequently exciting".

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated

Side One

  1. "Home Is Africa" (Ronnie Boykins) - 8:46
  2. "A Tune for Richard" - 6:06
  3. "Back from the Gig" (Horace Parlan) - 5:52

Side Two

  1. "Dexi" (Johnny Coles) - 5:54
  2. "Kuchenza Blues" (Randy Weston) - 5:39
  3. "Happy Frame of Mind" (Horace Parlan) - 6:13

Side Three

  1. "Gichi" (Kenny Barron) - 7:27
  2. "Den Tex" - 7:38
  3. "In A Capricornian Way" (Woody Shaw) - 5:52

Side Three

  1. "Lynn's Tune" - 6:16
  2. "204" - 10:21
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on February 15, 1963 (Side One and Side Two) and June 24, 1968 (Side Three and Side Four).

    • Personnel

  • Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Barron (Side Three and Side Four), Horace Parlan (Side One and Side Two) - piano
  • Johnny Coles (Side One and Side Two), Woody Shaw (Side Three and Side Four) - trumpet
  • Grant Green - guitar (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 3)
  • Jan Arnet (Side Three and Side Four), Butch Warren (Side One and Side Two) - bass
  • Billy Higgins - drums

    • References

    Back from the Gig Wikipedia
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