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The Freedom Book

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Released
  
Early 1964

The Freedom Book (1963)
  
The Song Book (1964)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
40:05

Artist
  
Booker Ervin

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 3, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Booker Ervin albums, Jazz albums

Booker ervin usa 1963 the freedom book full


The Freedom Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The Freedom Book is a near perfect set of modern hard bop, ranging just far enough out there to feel fresh but retaining a strong lifeline to bop tradition".

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated
  1. "A Lunar Tune" - 7:50
  2. "Cry Me Not" (Randy Weston) - 4:53
  3. "Grant's Stand" - 8:01
  4. "A Day to Mourn" - 9:33
  5. "Al's In" - 9:48

Personnel

  • Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
  • Jaki Byard - piano
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Alan Dawson - drums

    • Songs

    1A Lunar Tune7:48
    2Cry Me Not4:52
    3Grant's Stand8:00

    References

    The Freedom Book Wikipedia
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