The Freedom Book

The Freedom Book
The Freedom Book
Studio album by Booker Ervin
Released	March 1964
Recorded	December 3, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Post-bop, hard bop
Length	40:05
Label	Prestige; PRLP 7295
Producer	Don Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology

The Freedom Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Prestige label.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The Freedom Book is a near perfect set of modern hard bop, ranging just far enough out there to feel fresh but retaining a strong lifeline to bop tradition".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except where noted

"A Lunar Tune" - 7:50
"Cry Me Not" (Randy Weston) - 4:53
"Grant's Stand" - 8:01
"A Day to Mourn" - 9:33
"Al's In" - 9:48

Personnel

References

^ Billboard March 21, 1964
^ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011
^ ^a ^b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Billboard March 21, 1964

[Booker_Ervin_discography-2] Booker Ervin discography accessed February 3, 2011

[Allmusic-3] Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2011

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-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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