Back from the Gig explained

Back from the Gig
Type:Album
Artist:Booker Ervin
Cover:Back from the Gig.jpg
Released:1976
Recorded:February 15, 1963 and May 24, 1968
Genre:Jazz
Length:85:04
Label:Blue Note
Chronology:Booker Ervin
Prev Title:The In Between
Prev Year:1968

Back from the Gig is a double LP by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1968 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1976.[1] The earlier session was later released in 1988 as originally intended under Horace Parlan's name as Happy Frame of Mind and the later session was finally released in 2005 as Tex Book Tenor.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The stimulating group originals and advanced solos (which fall somewhere between hard bop and the avant-garde) still sound fresh and frequently exciting".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicatedSide One

  1. "Home Is Africa" (Ronnie Boykins) – 8:46
  2. "A Tune for Richard" – 6:06
  3. "Back from the Gig" (Horace Parlan) – 5:52

Side Two

  1. "Dexi" (Johnny Coles) – 5:54
  2. "Kuchenza Blues" (Randy Weston) – 5:39
  3. "Happy Frame of Mind" (Horace Parlan) – 6:13

Side Three

  1. "Gichi" (Kenny Barron) – 7:27
  2. "Den Tex" – 7:38
  3. "In A Capricornian Way" (Woody Shaw) – 5:52

Side Four

  1. "Lynn's Tune" – 6:16
  2. "204" – 10:21

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4100-series/#bst-84134 Blue Note discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 31, 2011

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