The Freedom Book

by Booker Ervin

The Freedom Book cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:04
  • Community rating: 5/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A powerful statement from tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, featuring a legendary rhythm section. The album showcases Ervin's gutsy, blues-drenched approach to the new freedoms of post-bop. His fiercely exploratory solos soar over the churning, interactive foundation laid by Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, and Alan Dawson, creating a pivotal synthesis of 'inside' and 'outside' playing.

Genres

Descriptors: bluesy, saxophone, protest, classic, powerful

Tracklist

  1. A Lunar Tune (7:31)
  2. Cry Me Not (8:57)
  3. Grant's Stand (8:26)
  4. A Day to Mourn (8:25)
  5. Al's In (7:45)

Credits

  • Booker Ervin - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Alan Dawson - drums
  • David Himmelstein - liner notes [jan. 1964]
  • Jaki Byard - piano
  • Don Schlitten - producer, design, photography by
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
  • Randy Weston - written-by

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