In May 1961, “Savoy” label released “Cookin’”, the second Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in November 1960, in Newark, New Jersey, and was produced by Herman Lubinsky.

Personnel:

• Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
• Richard Williams – trumpet
• Horace Parlan – piano
• George Tucker – bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums
• Paul Cady – engineer
• Lee Jack Morton – design
• Tom Wilson – recording supervisor, liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Booker Ervin, except where noted.

1. Dee Da Do
2. Mr. Wiggles
3. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
4. Down In the Dumps
5. Well, Well
6. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert