{"product_id":"booker-ervin-the-freedom-book-200g-analogue-productions-reissue","title":"Booker Ervin – The Freedom Book | 200g Analogue Productions reissue","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition 200 gram LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All cut at 33 1\/3.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 200-gram LPs pressed at Acoustic Sounds' state-of-the-art pressing plant, Quality Record Pressings, plated by Gary Salstrom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep groove label pressings, tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooker Telleferro Ervin II (1930 - 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues\/gospel phrasing. He is best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Booker Ervin's recordings with Charles Mingus and Randy Weston brought him good reviews and a bit of notoriety. But it was his series of Song Books for Prestige Records that broadcast the stentorian announcement that a jazz orator of gigantic stature had arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErvin's tenor saxophone sound was haunted by the loneliness and spaciousness of the Texas plains where he was raised. The Southwest moan was an integral part of his playing. But his style went beyond the classic Texas tenor tradition to incorporate the intricacies of bebop and suggestions of the free jazz that was initiating one of the periods of self-renewal that keeps jazz fresh and interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Freedom Book, recorded at the end of 1963, was one of Ervin's masterpieces. He is abetted by the power and drive of Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, and Alan Dawson.” – \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.acousticsounds.com\/d\/82001\/Booker_Ervin-The_Freedom_Book-200_Gram_Vinyl_Record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAcoustic Sounds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooker Ervin, tenor sax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaki Byard, piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Davis, bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Dawson, drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.spotify.com\/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A10H2KhDntEBPSSN5ov6Sij\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eItem description:\u003c\/strong\u003e        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"498\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/search?q=%22Booker+Ervin%22\"\u003eBooker Ervin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Freedom Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/search?q=%22label+-+Analogue+Productions%22\"\u003eAnalogue Productions\u003c\/a\u003e \/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/search?q=%22label+-+prestige%22\"\u003ePrestige\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue: 2016 | Original: 1963\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHard Bop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog No:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPRJ 7295\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analogue Productions \/ Prestige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456484483230,"sku":"753088725915","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/db3efdf5fbe39172e25637aac9c16da0f1a7681e.jpg?v=1646290943","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/booker-ervin-the-freedom-book-200g-analogue-productions-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}