The booker ervin sextet heavy prestige pr 7499 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1967 00. Original jazz classics ojccd9192 booker ervin groovin high. Popular scifi space books showing 150 of 595 the martian hardcover by. Tenor saxophonist booker ervin s quartet with pianist jaki byard, bassist richard davis and drummer alan dawson was so strong and dynamic that it is surprising that it only existed in the recording studio, and only for two sessions. New book releases page has various space books on astronomy and space from spacecraft, space flight, history, missions and more. The readers decisions control a series of adventures in outer space, beginning on a spaceship traveling between galaxies. He was originally a trombonist, but taught himself tenor while in the air force 19501953. Number two artists booker ervin ts jaki byard p richard davis b alan dawson d recorded rudy van gelder studio. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and bluesgospel phrasing. The opener, a lunar tune, is the most interesting piece overall. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book. Setting the pace is an album by saxophonists dexter gordon and booker ervin recorded in munich in 1965 and released on the prestige label. Mar 04, 2015 this book is like the secret love child of the handmaids tale and across the universe, meaning its the feminist scifi book of your dreams.
Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book amazon. Prestige p24091 booker ervin the freedom and space sessions prestige. It looks like the waiting for its release is nearing an end, however, with the 17inch. Listen to your favorite songs from the space book by booker ervin now. Welcome to spacebook your textbook for everything in astronomy. Although his career was short cancer claimed him in the summer of 1970 when he was just shy of his 40th birthday, ervin still managed to record some 20 albums as a frontman, most notably his book series, the song book, the blues book, the space book, and this fine session, the freedom book, which finds him working with a rhythm section of. Booker ervin usa, 1965 the space book full youtube. Its been nearly two years since the first photos of the dualscreen gscreen spacebook laptop were unveiled. Bethlehem bcp6048 the book booker ervin the book cooks bethlehem. Hundreds of you replied with awesome, succinct, and sometimes very funny explanations of your favorites. Tenor saxophonist booker ervins quartet with pianist jaki byard, bassist richard davis and drummer alan dawson was so strong and dynamic that it is surprising that it only existed in the recording studio, and only for two sessions.
Find album release information for space book booker ervin on allmusic. Hed make the classics the freedom book and the space book with. Now she serves under the control of time, who wishes to manipulate all mortals into serving him, thereby granting him the power to conquer worlds without end. The two ervin originals number two and mojo are freefalling bottle rockets, fizzing and dangerous. The first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervin s the freedom book is an overlooked classic. Ervin, who is on several notable charles mingus records, made dates of his own for bethlehem, savoy, and candid during 19601961, along with later sets for pacific jazz and blue note. Jan 08, 2016 the space between us stars asa butterfield, britt robertson and gary oldman. Andy weir goodreads author shelved 9 times as scifispace. The space book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label, with his quartet. Space books section all types of space, astronomy and sci fi books. The song book 1964 the blues book 1964 the space book 1964 the blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. After studying music in boston for two years, he m. He repeats himself a lot, and seems to have a relatively small vocabulary of riffs, scales and patterns, all of which he uses brilliantly. He is best known for his association with bassist charles mingus.
That best work is the halfdozen or so albums he made for prestige in the mid60s, and particularly the freedom book and the space book. Provided to youtube by universal music group i cant get started booker ervin the space book. Our space is available to organizations in many fields from education, to nonprofit, to industry, to government and can be booked for a reasonable fee. May 09, 2007 the first of four thematically linked albums, tenor saxophonist booker ervin s the freedom book is an overlooked classic. Stylistically and chronologically, it falls somewhere between the freedom book and the space book, but is definitely more rooted in the blues as the title. Booker ervin of course did end up with a blue note contract in the late 1960s, but his best work was behind him at that point. You can read an interview with grinspoon and watch video clips of him discussing the book with space.
Last month, we asked you to name your favorite book about space travel and explain why. Find similar albums to space book booker ervin on allmusic. With an approach somewhere between john coltrane and sonny rollins, though far more sinewy than both those players, booker ervin solos throughout this lp with amazing dexterity and panache. Ervin recorded two blue note albums under his own name, in between and tex book tenor, the latter going unissued during his lifetime, initially being released in the 1970s as part of a double album shared with recordings on which ervin features made under the leadership of horace parlan back from the gig. Ebooks space is a lowtraffic website according to analytics provided by mywot, ebooks space. Use the right navigation under categories to find a specific book section. Join facebook to connect with serhiy kossenko and others you may know.
Leave a comment post navigation booker ervin the space book. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space. Booker ervin the space book aotw album of the week. Booker ervin born october 31, 1930, denison, texas, usa died july 31, 1970, new york city, new york, usa was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. The website has a low global rank with a value of 3 446 409.
The song book, the blues book and the space book were all subsequently recorded in 1964 for prestige, but this seminal 1963 recording is a masterpiece of unconventional, advanced hard bop. My favorite is countdown, a history of spaceflight by t. The space book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label, with his quartet including jaki byard on piano, richard davis on bass, and alan dawson on drums. Discover book depositorys huge selection of space books online.
Booker ervin tenor saxophone tenor saxophonist booker ervin s quartet with pianist jaki byard, bassist richard davis and drummer alan dawson was so strong and dynamic that it is surprising that it only existed in the recording studio, and only for two sessions. Design your front cover to say my space book add your name to make it extra special. Abebooks uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and outofprint books on the internet. For the fourth and final of ervins series of books. Best astronomy and astrophysics books to read in 2019 space. It never really touched myself emotionally, but cognitive i recognize it as a heavyweight session. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson. The group explores two standards i cant get started and there is no. Tenor saxophonist booker ervins quartet with pianist jaki byard. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Booker ervin tenor saxophone, jaki byard piano, richard davis bass, alan dawson drums, don schlitten producer, design, rudy van gelder recording engineer, ewing galloway photography, ira gitler liner notes. His nine prestige sessions of 19631966 including the freedom book, the song book, the blues book, and the space book are among the high points of his career.
The space book by booker ervin on amazon music unlimited. The song book, the blues book and the space book were all subsequently recorded in 1964 for prestige, but this seminal 1963 recording is. The martian by andy weir, enders game by orson scott card, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams, packing for ma. Booker telleferro ervin ii october 31, 1930 august 31, 1970 was an american tenor saxophone player. I prefer to take the company of those searching for the truth, rather than those who think they have found it. Ill write more later and try to post the album cover. I pretty much discover the later recordings, ervin has made, for blue note, pacific jazz, atlantic. Ervin, however, also had a great run of solo records on prestige from 1963 through 1966, the best of which are his book series which began with the release of the freedom book in 1964 and continued with the song book, the blues book and the space book.
Provided to youtube by universal music group there is no greater love booker ervin the space book. Although entries span the time from the big bang to the end of the universe, the majority cover the midtwentieth century to the present. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. While a good portion of it takes place on earth, the story is shaped by avas experiences on parastrata the patriarchal deep space merchant ship of your nightmares. Listen to the space book in full in the spotify app. The second in tenor saxophonist booker ervin s book series, this cd reissue may seem a bit more conservative than the others due to the inclusion of six standards including come sunday, all the things you are and just friends, but ervin and his quartet with pianist tommy flanagan, bassist richard davis and drummer alan dawson come up with fresh interpretations of the warhorses. The space book is a hell of a session, but you have to grow on it, i might say. The prestige lps are nearly all essential, especially the quartet sessions space book, freedom book, song book. Booker ervin the blues book prestige pr 7340 vinyl, lp, album, stereo us 1965 side a.
See more ideas about space books, books and universe today. Booker ervin the space book 1964 londonjazzcollector. Randy westons cry me not is strayhorn esque and beautiful. For the fourth and final of ervin s series of books, the music is indeed somewhat spacey. A very distinctive tenor with a hard, passionate tone and an emotional style that was still tied to chordal improvisation, booker ervin was a true original. Nasas goddard space flight center larger image new employees here at nasas goddard space flight center face a steep learning curve, but beginning this summer, they have a tool to help them learn their way around. Click on one of the chapters below to start your journey into the cosmos. If the space book was on blue note, it would be a bestseller. Booker ervin space book 1964 prestige londonjazzcollector. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This screen shot shows a portion of the spacebook homepage. The book cooks is the debut album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the bethlehem label. Some of the missions and proposals discussed in the book will likely be wellknown to space history buffs, but others are more obscure.
The book provides really good information on the russian program and a lot of their personalities and politics. Original jazz classics ojccd8962 booker ervin the space book prestige p24091 booker ervin the freedom and space sessions prestige pr 7417. Booker ervin is a strong, powerful, earthy, bluesy player. Kandi failed to protect earth, juan, and her true name.
Improving space situational awareness is a global concern that is critical for space to remain a viable resource. With the commercial space operations center, agi is committed to providing a commercial solution to enhance space situational awareness through detection, tracking and characterization of resident space objects with data obtained from affordable commercial sensors and advanced. Nasa nasas goddard space flight center launches spacebook. I was turned on to him by a friend several years ago and own most of this albums. If you are looking for a specific book or any other book, please use the online book stores on right. Space book lp, vinyl record album mindblowing work from booker ervin one of our favorite albums ever from his years at prestig dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Booker ervin the space book 1964 jazz of the spheres. The space book takes a different approach to our knowledge of the cosmos, presenting it as a chronology rather than an encyclopedia. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Here are 5 things you need to know about this new young adult scifi movie. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Booker ervin, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson space book music. Juan is a hero in some circles and a traitor in others.
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