Prestige session · in the studio
December 3, 1963
Booker Ervin Quartet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: The Freedom Book, Groovin' High
In the room
- Booker Ervin – tenor sax
Jaki Byard – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Alan Dawson – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | A Lunar Tune | PR 7295 |
| – | Cry Me Not | PR 7295 |
| – | Grant's Stand | PR 7295 |
| – | A Day To Mourn | PR 7295 |
| – | Al's In | PR 7295 |
| – | Stella By Starlight | PR 7417 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7386 | The Space Book | Booker Ervin | 1965 | Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7499 | Heavy!!! | The Booker Ervin Sextet | 1967 | Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson |
3 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PR 7318 | The Song Book | Booker Ervin | 1964 | Booker Ervin, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7340 | The Blues Book | Booker Ervin | 1964 | Booker Ervin, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7455 | Setting The Pace | Booker Ervin With Dexter Gordon, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson And Jaki Byard | 1966 | Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7463 | Freedom Together! | Jaki Byard | 1966 | Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7462 | The Trance | Booker Ervin | 1967 | Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7486 | Grits & Gravy | Eric Kloss | 1967 | Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson |
2 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A-54 | Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus | Charlie Mingus Orchestra | 1964 | Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard |
 | A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard |
 | PR 7397 | Out Front! | Jaki Byard | 1965 | Booker Ervin, Jaki Byard |
 | PR 7419 | Live! Vol. 1 | The Jaki Byard Quartet | 1965 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | LM-82027 | Rip, Rig & Panic | The Roland Kirk Quartet | 1965 | Jaki Byard, Richard Davis |
 | PR 7479 | Soul Outing! | Frank Foster | 1966 | Richard Davis, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7477 | Live! Vol. 2 | The Jaki Byard Quartet | 1967 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |
 | PR 7524 | On The Spot! | Jaki Byard | 1967 | Jaki Byard, Alan Dawson |