Booker Ervin

Booker Ervin
Born: Oct 31, 1930 in Denison, TX
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Died: Jul 31, 1970 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz
Biography: A very distinctive tenor with a hard, passionate tone and an emotional style that was still tied to chordal improvisation, Booker Ervin was a true original. He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the Air Force (1950-1953). After studying music in Boston for two years, he made ...Read full biography
The Blues Book
Released: 1964
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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For this CD reissue in his series of Books, Ervin and his quintet (with trumpeter Carmell Jones, pianist Gildo Mahones, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Alan Dawson) perform four very different blues: ...Read full review
Soulful Saxes
Released: 1960
Label: Affinity
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More Booker Ervin albums: Main Albums (21), Compilations (2)
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