The Space Book
{{Infobox album
| name = The Space Book
| type = Album
| artist = Booker Ervin
| cover = The Space Book.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 1965[https://books.google.com/books?id=YykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=booker+ervin+the+blues+book&pg=PA37 Billboard November 6, 1965]
| recorded = October 2, 1964
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| length = 35:36
| label = Prestige
PRLP 7386
| producer = Don Schlitten
| chronology = Booker Ervin
| prev_title = The Blues Book
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Groovin' High
| next_year = 1963-64
}}
The Space Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Prestige label,[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/ErvinBooker-ldr.php Booker Ervin discography], accessed February 3, 2011. with his quartet including Jaki Byard on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Alan Dawson on drums.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "This CD is a fine example of Booker Ervin's unique style".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/space-book-r138371 Allmusic Review], accessed February 3, 2011.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 72
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=449}}
}}
Track listing
All compositions by Booker Ervin except as noted
- "Number Two" - 8:18
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 9:40
- "Mojo" - 10:29
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 7:09
Personnel
References
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Category:Prestige Records albums