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The Space Book
Studio album by
Booker Ervin
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.

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
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [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

References

  1. ^ Billboard November 6, 1965
  2. ^ Booker Ervin discography, accessed February 3, 2011.
  3. ^ a b 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.
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