Booker Ervin
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Booker Ervin was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his powerful, blues-inflected style and notable work with Charles Mingus in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Booker Ervin canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Charles Mingus
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Horace Parlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaki Byard NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Weston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Ervin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Booker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| movement |
hard bop movement
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modern jazz ⓘ |
| name | Booker Ervin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful blues-inflected tenor saxophone style
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work with Charles Mingus in the 1960s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Booker 'n' Brass
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Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cookin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Exultation! NERFINISHED ⓘ Mingus Ah Um NERFINISHED ⓘ Mingus Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Structurally Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Tex Book Tenor NERFINISHED ⓘ That's It! NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blues Book NERFINISHED ⓘ The Freedom Book NERFINISHED ⓘ The In Between NERFINISHED ⓘ The Song Book NERFINISHED ⓘ The Space Book NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz saxophonist
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musician ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Candid Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Jazz Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBand | sideman for Charles Mingus ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
intense emotional delivery
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robust, raw tenor saxophone tone ⓘ strong blues influence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.