. "Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 \u2013 July 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus."@en . "Booker Ervin"@en . "1930-10-31Z"^^ . . "1930Z"^^ . "American saxophonist" . "Ervin, Booker"@en . . . . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . "1970Z"^^ . "1970-07-31Z"^^ .