The Space Book

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The Space Book
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1965 [1]
RecordedOctober 2, 1964
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Post-bop, free jazz
Length35:36
Label Prestige
PRLP 7386
Producer Don Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
The Blues Book
(1964)
The Space Book
(1965)
Groovin' High
(1963-64)

The Space Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Prestige label, [2] with his quartet including Jaki Byard on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Alan Dawson on drums.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "This CD is a fine example of Booker Ervin's unique style". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as noted

  1. "Number Two" - 8:18
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 9:40
  3. "Mojo" - 10:29
  4. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 7:09

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard November 6, 1965
  2. Booker Ervin discography, accessed February 3, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed February 3, 2011.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 449. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.