”Heavy!!!” by The Booker Ervin Sextet on Prestige PRST 7499

A favorite Booker Ervin. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In the words of Marty McFly; this is heavy. Have some great albums by Booker Ervin, but still some left to try and find. This was one of the ones I was looking for, until just yesterday when I bought it from a local shop. Top condition 1st pressing with the Prestige trident at 3 o’clock, which was only released in stereo and recorded by Richard Alderson.The personnel on this is amazing, with Booker on tenor, Jimmy Owens on trumpet and fluegelhorn, Garnett Brown on trombone, Jaki Byard on piano, Richard Davis on double bass and Alan Dawson on drums. Ervin’s bands always seem to be so tight and on point. It kicks off with the up-tempo ”Bächafillen”, penned by Garnett, which is one of my favorites from this album. Great solo by the composer. Another favorite is the classic melancholy ballad ”You Don’t Know What Love Is”, on…