The Book Cooks
# The Book Cooks

The Book Cooks is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Bethlehem label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Booker Ervin's debut as a leader teamed the intense tenor saxophonist with fellow tenor Zoot Sims".

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Down Beat | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

## Track listing

    All compositions by Booker Ervin except as indicated
* "The Blue Book" - 8:35
* "Git It" - 6:56
* "Little Jane" - 6:24
* "The Book Cooks" (Teddy Charles) - 10:42
* "Largo" - 6:15
* "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 3:46

   * Recorded on April 6, 1960.

## Personnel

* Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
* Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
* Tommy Turrentine - trumpet
* Tommy Flanagan - piano
* George Tucker - bass
* Dannie Richmond - drums
