''That's It!'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist
Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the
Candid label.
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accessed February 4, 2011.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by
Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Booker Ervin, who always had a very unique sound on the tenor, is heard in prime form on his quartet set".
[Yanow, S]
Allmusic review
accessed February 4, 2011.
Track listing
:''All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated''
# "Mojo" - 7:57
# "Uranus" - 4:32
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Speak Low
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Background
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Kurt Weill) - 7:12
# "Booker's Blues" - 10:59
# "Boo" - 4:32
:*Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on January 6, 1961.
Personnel
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Booker Ervin -
tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...
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Horace Parlan -
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
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George Tucker -
bass
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Al Harewood
Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher, born in Brooklyn. As a musician Harewood worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/ Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/ Gigi Grice band, Davi ...
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drums
References
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Candid Records albums
Booker Ervin albums
1961 albums