Booker Ervin: Tex Book Tenor LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) XMAS22 With the forthcoming release of

With the forthcoming release of his Blue Note Records debut Timba a la Americana

Byrd had begun recording for Blue Note in 1958

The Inch Worm

In his first few years with the label McLean recorded frequently

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Booker Ervin: Tex Book Tenor LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) XMAS22 With the forthcoming release ofBlue Note, 2024 Following sideman appearances with pianist Horace Parlan in the early 1960s, Booker Ervin cut two stellar Blue Note records as a leader in 1968 including Tex Book Tenor which had to wait nearly 40 years until 2005 for its first standalone release. With a sleek post bop quintet featuring trumpeter Woody Shaw, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Jan Arnet, and drummer Billy Higgins, the Texas born saxophonist slices through a set of compelling