Cracklin'

Cracklin'
Studio album by Roy Haynes with Booker Ervin
Released 1963
Recorded April 6, 1963
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz, hard bop
Length 40:53
Label New Jazz
NJLP 8286
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Roy Haynes chronology
Out of the Afternoon
(1962)		 Cracklin'
(1963)		 Cymbalism
(1963)

Cracklin' is an album recorded by American jazz drummer Roy Haynes with tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin in 1963 for the New Jazz label.[1] The two tracks written by pianist Ronnie Mathews–"Honeydew" and "Dorian"– were also released on single by the parent Prestige label.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating: "Most of drummer Roy Haynes' dates as a leader put the focus on a star soloist... Ervin's unique sound, soulful yet very advanced, is well showcased".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Scoochie" (Booker Ervin) – 5:53
  2. "Dorian" (Ronnie Mathews) – 6:48
  3. "Sketch of Melba" (Randy Weston) – 7:37
  4. "Honeydew" (Mathews) – 3:46
  5. "Under Paris Skies" (Hubert Giraud) – 7:40
  6. "Bad News Blues" (Roy Haynes) – 6:49

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Roy Haynes discography on Jazzdisco.org. Accessed March 28, 2014
  2. ↑ "Roy Haynes – "Honey Dew" (45-264)" at Discogs
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 28, 2014
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