The Song Book
1964 studio album by Booker Ervin
The Song Book Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Prestige label.[ 2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated " Ervin and his quartet come up with fresh interpretations of the warhorses. Booker Ervin never sounded like anyone else".[ 3]
Track listing
"The Lamp Is Low " (Peter de Rose , Mitchell Parish , Maurice Ravel , Bert Shefter ) - 7:16
"Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington ) - 5:39
"All the Things You Are " (Oscar Hammerstein II , Jerome Kern ) - 5:21
"Just Friends " (John Klenner , Sam M. Lewis ) - 5:56
"Yesterdays " (Otto Harbach , Jerome Kern ) - 7:44
"Love Is Here to Stay " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 6:27
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except when this was delayed
As leader With Charles Mingus With others
Hot Line Bill Barron , 1962)Out Front! Jaki Byard , 1964)Urge Ted Curson , 1965)Cracklin' Roy Haynes , 1963)In the Land of the Giants Eric Kloss , 1969)Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan , 1963)Up & Down Horace Parlan , 1961)Happy Frame of Mind The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson Don Patterson )Hip Cake Walk Patterson's People Tune Up! Soul People Sonny Stitt , 1964)The Quest Mal Waldron , 1961)Highlife Randy Weston , 1963)Randy African Cookbook (Randy Weston, 1964)Monterey '66
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums WithPepper WithKenny WithJohn WithArt WithElla WithCurtis WithColeman WithMilt WithJ.J. WithSonny With
Tentets Franco Ambrosetti , 1985)Boss Tenor Gene Ammons , 1960)Big Brass Benny Bailey , 1960)Bash! (Dave Bailey , 1961)Who Is Gary Burton? Gary Burton , 1962)Jazz Lab Donald Byrd , 1957)Carter, Gillespie Inc. Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie , 1976)Paul Chambers Quintet More Party Time Arnett Cobb , 1960)Movin' Right Along Rhythm in Mind Steve Coleman , 1991)Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) Sonny Criss , 1968)Straight Ahead Collectors' Items Miles Davis , 1956)Quiet Kenny Kenny Dorham , 1959)The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album Opening Remarks Ted Dunbar , 1978)Patented by Edison Harry "Sweets" Edison , 1960)The Book Cooks Booker Ervin , 1960)The Song Book Chromatic Palette Tal Farlow , 1981)The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 Gettin' with It Benny Golson , 1959)Free The Panther! Dexter Gordon , 1970)The Swingin'est Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958)Grey's Mood Al Grey , 1973–75)It's About Time Jimmy Hamilton , 1961)Can't Help Swinging Drum Suite Slide Hampton , 1962)Out of the Afternoon Roy Haynes and Roland Kirk , 1962)Really Big! Jimmy Heath , 1960)New Picture Porgy & Bess Joe Henderson , released 1997)The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard Mirage Bobby Hutcherson , 1991)Bossa Nova Plus Willis Jackson , 1962)Desert Winds Illinois Jacquet , 1962)Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants Let's Swing! Budd Johnson , 1960)Heart to Heart Elvin Jones , 1980)Blues for Dracula Philly Joe Jones , 1958)Detroit – New York Junction Thad Jones , 1956)Mad Thad A Story Tale Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red , 1961)The Adventurer Booker Little 4 and Max Roach Booker Little Vocalese The Manhattan Transfer , 1985)Flute Flight Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar , 1957)Flute Soufflé Dusty Blue Howard McGhee , 1960)Reincarnation of a Lovebird Charles Mingus , 1960)De Lawd's Blues Billy Mitchell , 1980)Smooth as the Wind Blue Mitchell , 1960–61)The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Jeru Gerry Mulligan , 1962)Jive at Five Joe Newman , 1960)Good 'n' Groovy Frank Foster , 1960)Joe's Hap'nin's Straight Life Art Pepper , 1979)The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Limbo Carnival Dave Pike , 1962)Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! Pony's Express Pony Poindexter , 1962)Keep Swingin' Julian Priester , 1960)Wisteria Jimmy Raney , 1985)Swingin' with Pee Wee Pee Wee Russell , 1960)Stable Mates A. K. Salim , 1957)Here Comes Louis Smith Louis Smith , 1958)Roots Idrees Sulieman , 1957)Tate-a-Tate Buddy Tate , 1960)Color Changes Clark Terry , 1960)Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again Stan "The Man" Turrentine ZT's Blues Stanley Turrentine , 1961)The Frank Wess Quartet Southern Comfort Frank Wess , 1962)California Soul Gerald Wilson , 1968)Pairing Off Phil Woods , 1956)Rights of Swing
