The Trance (album)

The Trance is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Prestige label, with Jaki Byard on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, and Alan Dawson on drums.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Ervin's inspired exploratory tenor flights are consistently stirring, punctuated with piercing blues. The Trance delivers further documentation of Ervin's endless tenor inventiveness".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated


 * 1) "The Trance" – 19:39
 * 2) "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 15:09
 * 3) "Groovin' at the Jamboree" – 6:38
 * Recorded in Munich, Germany on October 27, 1965.

Personnel

 * Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
 * Jaki Byard – piano
 * Reggie Workman – bass
 * Alan Dawson – drums