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The Freedom Book is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Prestige label.[1]

The Freedom Book
Studio album by Booker Ervin
Released	Early 1964
Recorded	December 3, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Post-bop, hard bop
Length	40:05
Label	Prestige PRLP 7295
Producer	Don Schlitten
Booker Ervin chronology
Gumbo! (1963) The Freedom Book (1964) The Song Book (1964)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The Freedom Book is a near perfect set of modern hard bop, ranging just far enough out there to feel fresh but retaining a strong lifeline to bop tradition".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Booker Ervin except where noted

1. "A Lunar Tune" - 7:50
2. "Cry Me Not" (Randy Weston) - 4:53
3. "Grant's Stand" - 8:01
4. "A Day to Mourn" - 9:33
5. "Al's In" - 9:48

Personnel

• Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
• Jaki Byard - piano
• Richard Davis - bass
• Alan Dawson - drums

References

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