Heavy!!!
Heavy!!! is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Prestige label.[1]
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | September 9, 1966 Impact Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:17 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7499 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The set matches Ervin with a remarkable rhythm section... The music is quite moody, soulful, and explorative yet not forbidding".[2]
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Track listing
- "Bächafillen" (Garnett Brown) - 8:15
- "You Don't Know What Love Is (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 8:43
- "Aluminum Baby" (Jaki Byard) - 5:00
- "Not Quite That" (Brown) - 7:54
- "Bei Mir Bist du Schoen" (Sholom Secunda, Jacob Jacobs, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) - 12:28
- "Ode to Charlie Parker" (Byard) - 3:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Owens - trumpet (3,4,5,6), flugelhorn (1)
- Garnett Brown - trombone (1,3,4,5,6)
- Jaki Byard - piano
- Richard Davis - bass
- Alan Dawson - drums
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References
- Booker Ervin discography accessed February 1, 2011
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2011
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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