Exploring vintage jazz vinyl with a focus on label and pressing details, discographical information and critical musings on the music found within the grooves.
These days Booker Ervin is remembered for his association with Charles Mingus, a fruitful period that resulted in some amazing albums, but Ervin also had a great run of solo records on Prestige, the best of which are his “Book” series which began with the release of The Freedom Book in 1964.
Read MoreWhile he is better known for his later releases on the CTI Label, Hubert Laws actually started off his career with a run of straight-ahead jazz records that find him and his quartet (which included a young Chick Corea) in a nice hard bop setting.
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