The Trance (album)

The Trance is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Prestige label,[1] with Jaki Byard on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, and Alan Dawson on drums.

The Trance
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedOctober 27, 1965
GenreJazz
Length41:24
LabelPrestige
ProducerDon Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
Groovin' High
(1964)
The Trance
(1967)
Setting the Pace
(1966)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Ervin's inspired exploratory tenor flights are consistently stirring, punctuated with piercing blues. The Trance delivers further documentation of Ervin's endless tenor inventiveness".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated
  1. "The Trance" – 19:39
  2. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 15:09
  3. "Groovin' at the Jamboree" – 6:38
  • Recorded in Munich, Germany on October 27, 1965.

Personnel

References

  1. Booker Ervin discography accessed February 2, 2011
  2. Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed February 2, 2011.
  3. 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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