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The Blues Book

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The Blues Book
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedJune 30, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length41:27
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7340
ProducerDon Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
The Song Book
(1964)
The Blues Book
(1964)
The Space Book
(1964)

The Blues Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Prestige label.[1] The front cover photograph was taken by Don Schlitten of Booker outside of 16 Minetta Lane, Greenwich Village, New York City.[2]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "The consistently passionate Ervin makes each of the fairly basic originals sound fresh and the performances are frequently exciting inside/outside music".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Booker Ervin.

  1. "Eerie Dearie" – 14:30
  2. "One for Mort" – 6:24
  3. "No Booze Blooze" – 15:26
  4. "True Blue" – 5:07

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011
  2. ^ "Musical Maps".
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2011
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.