Booker Telleferro Ervin II (1930 – 1970) was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player. He was perhaps best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus.
Ervin was born in Denison, Texas and after teaching himself tenor saxophone while in the United States Air Force moved to the Boston area and studied at Berklee College of Music. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing, perhaps inspired by growing up in the south. Read More...
Track List of Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound :
01. Berkshire Blues
02. Dancing In The Dark
03. Stolen Moments
04. Franess
05. Boo's Blues
06. You're My Everything
07. Deep Night
08. Take The A Train
09. Shiny Stockings
10. White Christmas
11. Franess
12. Deep Night
Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound [1966]
Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound [1966]
Ervin was born in Denison, Texas and after teaching himself tenor saxophone while in the United States Air Force moved to the Boston area and studied at Berklee College of Music. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing, perhaps inspired by growing up in the south. Read More...
Track List of Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound :
01. Berkshire Blues
02. Dancing In The Dark
03. Stolen Moments
04. Franess
05. Boo's Blues
06. You're My Everything
07. Deep Night
08. Take The A Train
09. Shiny Stockings
10. White Christmas
11. Franess
12. Deep Night
Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound [1966]
Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound [1966]
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