Savoy Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Hot Line - The Tenors Of Bill Barron, Booker Ervin
| Recorded | Mar 31, 1962 |
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| Label | Savoy Jazz |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 344509 |
The record
Two tenors, two temperaments: Booker Ervin's Texas holler squares off against Bill Barron's cooler, more searching tone, backed by Larry Ridley and Andrew Cyrille. Cut for Savoy in 1962, it's a tight lesson in how differently two horns can swing the same changes.
Session personnel
- Larry Ridley — bass
- Andrew Cyrille — drums
- Kenny Barron — piano
- Bill Barron — tenor saxophone
- Booker Ervin — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1986 | Savoy Jazz |
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