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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
activePeriod 1950s
1960s
associatedAct Charles Mingus NERFINISHED
Horace Parlan NERFINISHED
Jaki Byard NERFINISHED
Randy Weston NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Ervin NERFINISHED
genre blues
hard bop
jazz
post-bop
givenName Booker NERFINISHED
instrument tenor saxophone
movement hard bop movement
modern jazz
name Booker Ervin NERFINISHED
notableFor powerful blues-inflected tenor saxophone style
work with Charles Mingus in the 1960s
notableWork Booker 'n' Brass NERFINISHED
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
musician
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Candid Records NERFINISHED
Pacific Jazz Records NERFINISHED
Prestige Records NERFINISHED
roleInBand sideman for Charles Mingus
sexOrGender male
styleCharacteristic intense emotional delivery
robust, raw tenor saxophone tone
strong blues influence

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Jaki Byard associatedWith Booker Ervin
Prestige Records notableArtist Booker Ervin
Alan Dawson associatedWith Booker Ervin