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Released
  
1960

Length
  
41:32

Artist
  
Booker Ervin

Producer
  
Teddy Charles

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
April 6, 1960

The Book Cooks(1960)
  
Cookin'(1960)

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Bethlehem Records

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Similar
  
Booker Ervin albums, Jazz albums

The Book Cooks is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Bethlehem label.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Booker Ervin's debut as a leader teamed the intense tenor saxophonist with fellow tenor Zoot Sims".

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated
  1. "The Blue Book" - 8:35
  2. "Git It" - 6:56
  3. "Little Jane" - 6:24
  4. "The Book Cooks" - 10:42
  5. "Largo" - 6:15
  6. "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 3:46
  • Recorded on April 6, 1960.

    • Personnel

  • Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
  • Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Turrentine - trumpet
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • George Tucker - bass
  • Dannie Richmond - drums

    • Songs

    1The Blue Book8:35
    2Git It6:56
    3Little Jane6:24

    References

    The Book Cooks Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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