Cracklin'

Cracklin'
Cracklin'
Studio album by Roy Haynes with Booker Ervin
Released	July 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

Cracklin' is an album recorded by American jazz drummer Roy Haynes with tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin and released in July 1963 by Prestige Records.^[1]^[2] The two tracks written by pianist Ronnie Mathews–"Honeydew" and "Dorian"– were also released on single by the parent Prestige label.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

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".^[4]

Track listing

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

Personnel

References

^ ^a ^b "Prestige & Subsids Bow New Product" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. July 6, 1963. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ Roy Haynes discography on Jazzdisco.org. Accessed March 28, 2014
^ "Roy Haynes – "Honey Dew" (45-264)" at Discogs
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 28, 2014
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 675. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[CBJul63-1] "Prestige & Subsids Bow New Product" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. July 6, 1963. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[2] Roy Haynes discography on Jazzdisco.org. Accessed March 28, 2014

[3] "Roy Haynes – "Honey Dew" (45-264)" at Discogs

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 28, 2014

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 675. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Roy Haynes
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Jazz Abroad (split album with Quincy Jones, 1953–1954) We Three (1958) Just Us (1960) Out of the Afternoon (1962) Cracklin' (with Booker Ervin, 1963) Cymbalism (1963) Hip Ensemble (1971) Senyah (1972) Vistalite (1977) Thank You Thank You (1977) Birds of a Feather (2001)
As sideman	Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (1965) Birds and Ballads (Johnny Griffin, 1978) Like Minds (Gary Burton, 1997)

v t e Booker Ervin
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except when this was delayed
As leader	The Book Cooks (1960) Cookin' (1960) That's It! (1961) Exultation! (1963) Gumbo! (with Pony Poindexter, 1963) The Freedom Book (1963) The Song Book (1964) The Blues Book (1964) The Space Book (1964) Groovin' High (1963–64) The Trance (1965) Setting the Pace (with Dexter Gordon, 1965) Heavy!!! (1966) Structurally Sound (1966) Booker 'n' Brass (1967) The In Between (1968) Tex Book Tenor (1968) Back from the Gig (with Horace Parlan, 2LP, 1963/68)
With Charles Mingus	Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) Mingus Ah Um (1959) Mingus Dynasty (1959) Blues & Roots (1959) Mingus (1960) Mingus at Antibes (1960 [1976]) Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960) Oh Yeah (1961) Tonight at Noon (1961 [1964]) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)
With others	Hot Line (Bill Barron, 1962) Out Front! (Jaki Byard, 1964) Urge (Ted Curson, 1965) Cracklin' (Roy Haynes, 1963) In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969) Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963) Up & Down (Horace Parlan, 1961) Happy Frame of Mind (Horace Parlan, 1963) The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson (Don Patterson) Hip Cake Walk (Don Patterson, 1964) Patterson's People (Don Patterson, 1964) Tune Up! (Don Patterson, 1964 [1971]) Soul People (Sonny Stitt, 1964) The Quest (Mal Waldron, 1961) Highlife (Randy Weston, 1963) Randy/African Cookbook (Randy Weston, 1964) Monterey '66 (Randy Weston, 1966 [1994])

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