Booker Ervin Discography
1960 (age 30)
Booker Ervin Sextet
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #1-4,6; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax #1-4,6; Tommy Flanagan, piano; George Tucker, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.
NYC, April 6, 1960
| 1. | The Blue Book | Bethlehem BCP-6048 |
| 2. | Git It | Bethlehem BCP-6048, 45-11093 |
| 3. | Little Jane | - |
| 4. | The Book Cooks | Bethlehem BCP-6048 |
| 5. | Largo | - |
| 6. | Poor Butterfly | Bethlehem BCP-6048, BCP-6065 |
* Bethlehem BCP-6048 "The Book" Booker Ervin - The Book Cooks 1961
* Bethlehem BCP-6065 Various Artists - Golden Jazz Instrumentals 1962
* Bethlehem 45-11093 Booker Ervin - Git It / Little Jane 1961
The Booker Ervin Quintette
Richard Williams, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; George Tucker, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.
Medallion Studio, Newark, NJ, November 26, 1960
| SBE6401 | Dee Da Do | Savoy MG-12154 |
| SBE6402 | Mr. Wiggles | - |
| SBE6403 | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| SBE6404 | Down In The Dumps | - |
| SBE6405 | Well, Well | - |
| SBE6406 | Autumn Leaves | - |
* Savoy MG-12154 Booker Ervin Quintet - Cookin' 1961
= Savoy SJL 1119 Booker Ervin - Down In The Dumps 1978
1961
Booker Ervin Quartet
Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Horace Parlan as Felix Krull, piano; George Tucker, bass; Al Harewood, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 6, 1961
| Mojo | Candid CJM 8014 | |
| Uranus | - | |
| Poinciana | - | |
| Speak Low | - | |
| Brooker's Blues | - | |
| Boo | Candid CJM 8014, (E) CCD79000 |
* Candid CJM 8014, CJS 9014 Booker Ervin - That's It! 1961
= Barnaby Z 30560 - 1970
= Candid (Eu) CS 9014 - 1985
= Candid (E) CCD79014 - 1988
* Candid (E) CCD79000 Various Artists - Candid Jazz 1988
1963
Booker Ervin Quintet
Frank Strozier, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 19, 1963
| 3942 | Mooche Mooche | Prestige PRLP 7293 |
| 3943 | Tune In | - |
| 3944 | Mour | - |
| 3945 | Black & Blue | - |
| 3946 | Just In Time (short take) | Prestige 45-270, PRST 7844; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-835-2 |
| - | Just In Time (long take) | Prestige PRLP 7293 |
| 3947 | No Land's Man (short take) | Prestige 45-270, PR 7298, PRST 7844; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-835-2 |
| - | No Land's Man (long take) | Prestige PRLP 7293 |
* Prestige PRLP 7293, PRST 7293 Booker Ervin - Exultation! 1963
= Prestige PRST 7844 - 1971
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-835-2 - 1994
* Prestige PR 7298, PRST 7298 Various Artists - Prestige/Groovy Goodies
* Prestige 45-270 Booker Ervin - Just In Time / No Land's Man 1963
Booker Ervin Quartet
Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 1963
| A Lunar Tune | Prestige PR 7295 | |
| Cry Me Not | - | |
| Grant's Stand | - | |
| A Day To Mourn | - | |
| Al's In | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | Prestige PR 7417, P-24091, PRCD-30160 |
* Prestige PR 7295, PRST 7295 Booker Ervin - The Freedom Book 1964
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-845-2 - 1995
= Prestige PRCD-30160 - 2007
= Prestige P-24091 Booker Ervin - The Freedom And Space Sessions 1979
* Prestige PR 7417, PRST 7417 Booker Ervin - Groovin' High 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-919-2 - 1996
1964
Booker Ervin Quartet
Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 27, 1964
| The Lamp Is Low | Prestige PR 7318 | |
| Come Sunday | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| Just Friends | - | |
| Yesterdays | - | |
| Our Love Is Here To Stay | - |
* Prestige PR 7318, PRST 7318 Booker Ervin - The Song Book 1964
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-779-2 - 1993
Booker Ervin Quintet
Carmell Jones, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 30, 1964
| Eerie Dearie | Prestige PR 7340 | |
| One For Mort | - | |
| No Booze Blooze | - | |
| True Blue | - | |
| Groovin' High | Prestige PR 7417 |
* Prestige PR 7340, PRST 7340 Booker Ervin - The Blues Book 1964
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-780-2 - 1993
* Prestige PR 7417, PRST 7417 Booker Ervin - Groovin' High 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-919-2 - 1996
Booker Ervin Quartet
Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1964
| Number Two | Prestige PR 7386 | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Mojo | - | |
| There Is No Greater Love | - | |
| The Second #2 | Prestige PR 7417, P-24091 | |
| Bass-IX | Prestige PR 7417 |
* Prestige PR 7386, PRST 7386 Booker Ervin - The Space Book 1965
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-896-2 - 1996
= Prestige P-24091 Booker Ervin - The Freedom And Space Sessions 1979
* Prestige PR 7417, PRST 7417 Booker Ervin - Groovin' High 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-919-2 - 1996
1965
Booker Ervin Quartet With Dexter Gordon
Booker Ervin, Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Munich, West Germany, October 27, 1965
| Setting The Pace | Prestige PR 7455 | |
| Dexter's Deck | - |
* Prestige PR 7455, PRST 7455 Booker Ervin With Dexter Gordon, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson And Jaki Byard - Setting The Pace 1966
= Prestige PRCD-24123-2 Booker Ervin, Dexter Gordon, Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson - Setting The Pace 1993
Booker Ervin Quartet
Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Munich, West Germany, October 27, 1965
| The Trance | Prestige PR 7462, PRCD-24123-2 | |
| Speak Low | - | |
| Groovin' At The Jamboree | Prestige PR 7462 |
* Prestige PR 7462, PRST 7462 Booker Ervin - The Trance 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-943-2 - 1997
* Prestige PRCD-24123-2 Booker Ervin, Dexter Gordon, Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson - Setting The Pace 1993
Booker Ervin Quartet
Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin, West Germany, October 29, 1965
| Blues For You | Enja (G) 2054 | |
| Blues For You (cont.) | - |
* Enja (G) 2054 Lament For Booker Ervin 1975
= Inner City IC 3006 - 1977
= Enja (G) CD 2054-2 - 1993
1966
The Booker Ervin Sextet
Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
NYC, September 9, 1966
| Bachafillen | Prestige PRST 7499 | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | - | |
| Aluminum Baby | - | |
| Not Quite That | - | |
| Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen | - | |
| Ode To Charlie Parker | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-981-2 |
* Prestige PRST 7499 The Booker Ervin Sextet - Heavy!!! 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-981-2 - 1998
Booker Ervin Quintet
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums.
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA, December 14, 1966
| Boo's Blues | Pacific Jazz PJ-10119 | |
| You're My Everything | - | |
| Shiny Stockings | Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6 |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-10119, ST-20119 Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound 1967
= Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6 - 2001
Booker Ervin Quintet
same personnel.
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA, December 15, 1966
| Berkshire Blues | Pacific Jazz PJ-10119 | |
| Franess | - | |
| Take The "A" Train | - | |
| Franess (alternate take) | Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6 |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-10119, ST-20119 Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound 1967
= Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6 - 2001
Booker Ervin Quintet
same personnel.
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA, December 16, 1966
| Dancing In The Dark | Pacific Jazz PJ-10119 | |
| Stolen Moments | - | |
| Deep Night | - | |
| White Christmas | Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6 | |
| Deep Night (alternate take) | - |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-10119, ST-20119 Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound 1967
= Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6 - 2001
1967
Booker Ervin With Teddy Edwards Orchestra
Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Richard Williams, trumpet; Ray Copeland, trumpet, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, Bennie Green, trombone; Benny Powell, bass trombone; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Reggie Johnson, string bass; Leonard McBrowne, drums; Teddy Edwards, arranger, conductor.
Webster Hall, NYC, September 12, 1967
| L.A. After Dark (master-take 6) | Pacific Jazz PJ-10127 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - | |
| L.A. After Dark (alternative-take 3) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 4 94509 2 9 | |
| L.A. After Dark (alternative-take 7) | - |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-10127, ST-20127 Booker Ervin - Booker 'N' Brass 1967
= Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 4 94509 2 9 - 1998
Booker Ervin With Teddy Edwards Orchestra
John Coles, Richard Williams, trumpet; Martin Banks, Ray Copeland, trumpet, flugelhorn; Bennie Green, Britt B. Woodman, trombone; Benny Powell, bass trombone; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Leonard McBrowne, drums; Teddy Edwards, arranger, conductor.
Webster Hall, NYC, September 13, 1967
| East Dallas Special | Pacific Jazz PJ-10127 | |
| I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City | - | |
| Kansas City | - |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-10127, ST-20127 Booker Ervin - Booker 'N' Brass 1967
= Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 4 94509 2 9 - 1998
Booker Ervin With Teddy Edwards Orchestra
Martin Banks, Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard, Richard Williams, trumpet; Garnett Brown, Bennie Green, trombone; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Leonard McBrowne, drums; Teddy Edwards, arranger, conductor.
Webster Hall, NYC, September 14, 1967
| Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | Pacific Jazz PJ-10127 | |
| Harlem Nocturne | - | |
| I Left My Heart In San Francisco | - |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-10127, ST-20127 Booker Ervin - Booker 'N' Brass 1967
= Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 4 94509 2 9 - 1998
1968
Booker Ervin Quintet
Richard Williams, trumpet #1-5; Booker Ervin, tenor sax, flute; Bobby Few Jr., piano; Cevera Jeffries Jr., bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 12, 1968
| 1. 2021 tk.6 | Sweet Pea | Blue Note BST 84283 |
| 2. 2022 tk.8 | The In Between | - |
| 3. 2023 tk.12 | Mour | - |
| 4. 2024 tk.19 | The Muse | - |
| 5. 2025 tk.26 | Tyra | - |
| 6. 2026 tk.28 | Largo | - |
* Blue Note BST 84283 Booker Ervin - The In Between 1968
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59379 2 7 - 1997
Booker Ervin Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Jan Arnett, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 24, 1968
| tk.2 | In A Capricornian Way | Blue Note BST 84314, BN-LA488-H2, 0946 3 11439 2 2 |
| tk.7 | Den Tex | - |
| tk.9 | Lynn's Tune | - |
| tk.11 | 204 | - |
| tk.12 | Gichi | - |
* Blue Note BST 84314 Booker Ervin not released
* Blue Note BN-LA488-H2 Booker Ervin - Back From The Gig 1976
* Blue Note 0946 3 11439 2 2 Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor 2005