Bethlehem session · in the studio
April 6, 1960
Booker Ervin Sextet
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Book Cooks, Golden Jazz Instrumentals
In the room
- Booker Ervin – tenor sax
- Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
Zoot Sims – tenor sax
Tommy Flanagan – piano- George Tucker – bass
- Danny Richmond – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Bethlehem numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | The Blue Book | BCP-6048 |
| – | Git It | BCP-6048 |
| – | Little Jane | BCP-6048 |
| – | The Book Cooks | BCP-6048 |
| – | Largo | BCP-6048 |
| – | Poor Butterfly | BCP-6048, BCP-6065 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
BCP-6048 · 1961The Book Cooks"The Book" Booker Ervin
BCP-6065 · 1962Golden Jazz InstrumentalsVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-6051 | Down Home | The Great Zoot Sims | 1961 | Zoot Sims, George Tucker, Danny Richmond |
 | BCP-6052 | The Soft Land Of Make Believe | Frank Minion | 1961 | Tommy Flanagan, George Tucker, Danny Richmond |
 | MG 12154 | Cookin' | Booker Ervin Quintet | 1961 | Booker Ervin, George Tucker, Danny Richmond |
2 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 4043 | Speakin' My Piece | Horace Parlan Quintet | 1960 | Tommy Turrentine, George Tucker |
 | BLP 4074 | On The Spur Of The Moment | Horace Parlan | 1961 | Tommy Turrentine, George Tucker |
 | CJM 8014 | That's It! | Booker Ervin | 1961 | Booker Ervin, George Tucker |
 | MG 12161 | Soul | The Voice Of Barbara Long | 1961 | Booker Ervin, George Tucker |
 | BLP 4082 | Up And Down | Horace Parlan | 1963 | Booker Ervin, George Tucker |
 | PR 7318 | The Song Book | Booker Ervin | 1964 | Booker Ervin, Tommy Flanagan |
 | PR 7394 | Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again | Lucky Thompson Quintet | 1965 | Tommy Flanagan, George Tucker |