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Booker Ervin

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Booker Telleferro Ervin II (Denison, Texas, October 31, 1930 – New York City, July 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. Ervin is best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus. He worked with Mingus from 1956 to 1963, appearing on "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on the album Mingus Ah Um and "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" on Blues and Roots, as well as Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus. After teaching himself tenor saxophone

Releases · 6

heatmap 3.73–3.92★
Rating Year Title Plays
3.73/5275 ratings 1961 That's It
3.76/5427 ratings 1964 The Blues Book
3.80/51k ratings 1964 The Freedom Book
3.79/5530 ratings 1965 The Space Book
3.84/5215 ratings 1968 The In Between
3.92/5248 ratings 1976 Back From the Gig