| The In Between | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Booker Ervin |
| Cover: | The In Between.jpg |
| Released: | October 1968[1] |
| Recorded: | January 12, 1968 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 40:18 |
| Label: | Blue Note BST 84283 |
| Producer: | Francis Wolff |
| Chronology: | Booker Ervin |
| Prev Title: | Booker 'n' Brass |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Tex Book Tenor |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
The In Between is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The music rarely reaches avant-garde territory -- instead, it's edgy, volatile hard bop that comes from the mind as much as the soul... The result is a satisfying, cerebral set of adventurous hard bop that finds Booker Ervin at a creative peak".[3]
Richard Cook and Brian Morton of The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album a three-star rating (of a possible four), noting that "unlike some other figures on the [Blue Note] label, Ervin seemed determined to show that there was still considerable mileage in hard bop, without needing to head off into 'the avant-garde'. In consequence, these half-dozen taut originals are every bit as challenging as the free jazz of the time, and commanded exceptional musicianship from a relatively obscure group."[4]
All compositions by Booker Ervin