Ervin, Booker – Tex Book Tenor

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New Vinyl Record – Ervin, Booker – Tex Book Tenor (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Following sideman appearances with pianistHorace Parlanin the early 1960s,Booker Ervincut two stellar Blue Note records as a leader in 1968 includingTex Book Tenorwhich had to wait nearly 40 years until 2005 for its first standalone release. With a sleek post-bop quintet featuring trumpeterWoody Shaw, pianistKenny Barron, bassistJan Arnet, and drummerBilly Higgins, the Texas-born saxophonist slices through a set of compelling bandmember originals including Barrons sinuous tune Gichi and Shaws lilting waltz In a Capricornian Way, as well as Ervins lovely ballad Lynns Tune and the hard-swinging Den Tex, named for his hometown of Denison.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

A1: Gichi
A2: Den Tex
A3: In A Capricornian Way

B1: Lynn’s Tune
B2: 204