Booker 'n' Brass is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Pacific Jazz label.[2]

Booker 'n' Brass
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1968[1]
RecordedSeptember 12, 1967
GenreJazz
Length49:07
LabelPacific Jazz
ProducerRichard Bock
Booker Ervin chronology
Structurally Sound
(1966)
Booker 'n' Brass
(1968)
The In Between
(1968)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "To hear Booker Ervin as the leading solo voice on a recording with a larger ensemble is a treat, not only for his fans, but for those interested in modern big-band sounds grown from the bop era that are flavored with urban blues".[3]

Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Track listing

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  1. "East Dallas Special" (Booker Ervin) - 4:37
  2. "Salt Lake City" (Johnny Lange, Leon René) - 4:22
  3. "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Alter, Edgar DeLange) - 4:28
  4. "L.A. After Dark" [Master - Take 6] (Teddy Edwards) - 5:03
  5. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:00
  6. "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:42
  7. "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) - 4:18
  8. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) - 4:13
  9. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 4:11
  10. "L.A. After Dark" [Alternate Take 3] (Edwards) - 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "L.A. After Dark" [Alternate Take 7] (Edwards) - 5:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
    • Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on September 12 (tracks 4, 6 & 9-11), September 13 (tracks 1, 2 & 5), and September 14 (tracks 3, 7 & 8), 1967.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard January 27, 1968
  2. ^ Booker Ervin discography; accessed February 1, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review; accessed February 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.