The Freedom Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Prestige label.[2]
| The Freedom Book | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 3, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Post-bop, hard bop | |||
| Length | 40:05 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7295 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
| Booker Ervin chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
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".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing edit
All compositions by Booker Ervin except where noted
- "A Lunar Tune" - 7:50
- "Cry Me Not" (Randy Weston) - 4:53
- "Grant's Stand" - 8:01
- "A Day to Mourn" - 9:33
- "Al's In" - 9:48
Personnel edit
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Jaki Byard - piano
- Richard Davis - bass
- Alan Dawson - drums
References edit
- ^ Billboard March 21, 1964
- ^ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011
- ^ a b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.