Booker Ervin, who always had a very unique sound on the tenor, is heard in prime form on his quartet set with pianist
Horace Parlan, bassist
George Tucker and drummer
Al Harewood. In virtually all cases, the jazz and blues musicians who recorded for Candid in 1960-61 (during its original brief existence) were inspired and played more creatively than they did for other labels. That fact is true for
Ervin, even if he never made an indifferent record. In addition to "Poinciana" and "Speak Low,"
Ervin's quartet (which was a regular if short-lived group) performs four of the leader's originals; best known is "Booker's Blues." ~ Scott Yanow