Tex Book Tenor
Tex Book Tenor is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring the last performances Ervin recorded as a leader in 1968 for the Blue Note label. The session was first released in 1976 as a double LP Back from the Gig combined with a 1964 session recorded under Horace Parlan's leadership and finally released in 2005 on CD.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This is a wonderful addition not only to the Blue Note catalog on CD, but to Ervin's own shelf as well, and should be picked up by anyone interested in him as a bandleader and composer".Track listing
All compositions by Booker Ervin except as noted- "Gichi" - 7:27
- "Den Tex" - 7:38
- "In a Capricornian Way" - 5:52
- "Lynn's Tune" - 6:16
- "204" - 10:21
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 24, 1968.
Personnel
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Kenny Barron - piano
- Woody Shaw - trumpet
- Jan Arnet - bass
- Billy Higgins - drums