Exultation!
| Exultation! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | June 19, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:51 1963 LP 41:58 1970 LP/CD reissue | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7293 (1963) PRLP 7844 (1970) | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
| Booker Ervin chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1970 LP reissue (PRLP 7844) | ||||
Exultation! is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Prestige label.[1] It was first released in 1963, then reissued by Prestige itself in 1970 with two alternate takes as bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Ervin and Strozier made a mutually inspiring team; pity that this was their only recording together".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated
- "Mooche Mooche" - 7:18
- "Black and Blue" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 6:19
- "Tune In" - 8:32
- "Just in Time" [Short Take] (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 2:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Just in Time" [Long Take] (Styne, Comden, Green) - 4:55
- "No Land's Man" [Short Take] (Booker Ervin, Walter Perkins) - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "No Land's Man" [Long Take] (Ervin, Perkins) - 5:39
- "Mour" (Perkins) - 4:08
Personnel
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Frank Strozier - alto saxophone
- Horace Parlan - piano
- Butch Warren - bass
- Walter Perkins - drums
References
- ^ Booker Ervin discography accessed February 4, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 4, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.