Tracklist

1	The Blue Book	8:33
2	Git It	6:54
3	Little Jane	6:22
4	The Book Cooks	10:40
5	Largo	6:13
6	Poor Butterfly	3:47

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd

Credits

• Bass – George Tucker
• Drums – Dannie Richmond
• Liner Notes [Original Release] – Ira Gitler
• Piano – Tommy Flanagan
• Producer – Teddy Charles
• Recorded By – Peter Ind
• Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin, Zoot Sims (tracks: 2 to 6)
• Trumpet – Tommy Turrentine (tracks: 2 to 6)
• Written-By – B. Ervin* (tracks: 1 to 5), J.L. Golden* (tracks: 6), R. Hubbell* (tracks: 6)

Notes

Originally released in 1961 as BCP 6048, Bethlehem Records.

Issued in standard jewel case with OBI strip.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BCP 6048	Booker Ervin	The Book Cooks ‎(LP, Mono)	Bethlehem Records	BCP 6048	US	1961
VICJ-61478	Booker Ervin	The Book Cooks ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Bethlehem Records	VICJ-61478	Japan	2007
BCP-6025	Booker Ervin	The Book Cooks ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Bethlehem Records	BCP-6025	US	1977
BCP 6048	Booker Ervin	The Book Cooks ‎(LP, Mono, RE, RM)	Bethlehem Records	BCP 6048	US	2013
22AP 122	Booker Ervin	The Book Cooks ‎(LP, RE)	Bethlehem Records	22AP 122	Japan	1976

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