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
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1964[1]
RecordedDecember 3, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenrePost-bop, hard bop
Length40:05
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7295
ProducerDon Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
Gumbo!
(1963)
The Freedom Book
(1964)
The Song Book
(1964)

Reception

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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]

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 except where noted

  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

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard March 21, 1964
  2. ^ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011
  3. ^ a b Leggett, 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.