Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound (Tone Poet)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 6512480 
Barcode: 0602465124804
Release Date: 02 Oct 2026
Genre: Jazz

Best known for his work with Charles Mingus, saxophonist Booker Ervin was a distinctive soloist with an assertive sound. One of his pinnacle statements as a leader was Structurally Sound, cut for Pacific Jazz in 1966 with a quintet featuring Charles Tolliver, John Hicks, Red Mitchell, and Lenny McBrowne.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition 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 gatefold jacket.

Tracklist:
Side A
1.    Berkshire Blues
2.   Dancing In The Dark
3.   Stolen Moments
4.   Franess

Side B
1.    Boo's Blues
2.   You're My Everything
3.   Deep Night
4.   Take The "A" Train