''Exultation!'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist

Booker Ervin Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassi ...

featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Prestige label.Booker Ervin discography
accessed February 4, 2011 It was first released in 1963, then reissued in 1971 with two alternate takes labeled "short version" (the a- and b-sides of a 1963 single, "No Land's Man" backed with "Just in Time").

Reception

The Allmusic review by

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...

awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Ervin and Strozier made a mutually inspiring team; pity that this was their only recording together".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
accessed February 4, 2011

Track listing

:''All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated'' # "Mooche Mooche" - 7:18 # " Black and Blue" ( Harry Brooks,

Andy Razaf Andy Razaf (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) was an American poet, composer and lyricist of such well-known songs as " Ain't Misbehavin'" and " Honeysuckle Rose". Biography Razaf was born in Washi ...

Fats Waller Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz pi ...

) - 6:19 # "Mour" (Perkins) - 4:08 # " Just in Time" (

Jule Styne Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...

, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 2:29 # "Just in Time" ong Take(Styne, Comden, Green) - 4:55 # "No Land's Man" (Booker Ervin, Walter Perkins) - 2:38 # "Tune In" - 8:32

Personnel

- tenor saxophone * Frank Strozier -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

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- piano *

Butch Warren Edward Rudolph "Butch" Warren Jr. (August 9, 1939 – October 5, 2013) was an American jazz bassist who was active during the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Warren's mother was a typist at the CIA. His father, Edward Sr., was an electronics tech ...

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References

{{Authority control Prestige Records albums Booker Ervin albums 1963 albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Don Schlitten