Booker Ervin Tex Book Tenor: Blue Note Tone Poet Series

All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Booker Ervin's Tex Book Tenor. Mastered From the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by Music Matters' Joe Harley.

Booker Ervin cut two stellar Blue Note records in the late-60s, including Tex Book Tenor, which had to wait until 2005 for its first release. With a quintet featuring Woody Shaw, Kenny Barron, Jan Arnet and Billy Higgins, the Texas-born saxophonist slices through a set of captivating bandmember originals. This stereo Blue Note Tone Poet Series was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

Musicians:
Booker Ervin, saxophone
Woody Shaw, trumpet
Kenny Barron, piano
Jan Arnet, bass
Billy Higgins, drums

Features:
• Blue Note Tone Poet Series
• Curated by Music Matters co-founder Joe Harley
• Audiophile-quality 180g vinyl LP
• All-analog mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray
• Manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated
• Deluxe gatefold jacket packaging