The Blues Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Prestige label.Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011 The front cover photograph was taken by Don Schlitten of Booker outside of 16 Minetta Lane, Greenwich Village, New York City.
Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "The consistently passionate Ervin makes each of the fairly basic originals sound fresh and the performances are frequently exciting inside/outside music".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Booker Ervin.
"Eerie Dearie" – 14:30 "One for Mort" – 6:24 "No Booze Blooze" – 15:26 "True Blue" – 5:07
Personnel Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone Carmell Jones – trumpet Gildo Mahones – piano Richard Davis – bass Alan Dawson – drums
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