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<h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Allmusic/Hb8cU8Fb">Allmusic</a> review by <a href="/facts/Scott_Yanow/IpkI8DK3">Scott Yanow</a> awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "This CD is a fine example of Booker Ervin's unique style".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Allmusic/Hb8cU8Fb">Allmusic</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Rolling_Stone_Jazz_Record_Guide/RRNrAt8J">The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz_Recordings/lJlH85nh">The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p>All compositions by Booker Ervin except as noted </p> <ol><li>"Number Two" - 8:18</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/I_Can%2527t_Get_Started/6uPsXIHX">I Can't Get Started</a>" (<a href="/facts/Vernon_Duke/d9U5Fpsd">Vernon Duke</a>, <a href="/facts/Ira_Gershwin/tWH88DkW">Ira Gershwin</a>) - 9:40</li> <li>"Mojo" - 10:29</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/There_Is_No_Greater_Love/ytAMeBFl">There Is No Greater Love</a>" (<a href="/facts/Isham_Jones/tgqGs7aM">Isham Jones</a>, <a href="/facts/Marty_Symes/HmyWhob5">Marty Symes</a>) - 7:09</li></ol> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Booker_Ervin/NLEpvlGg">Booker Ervin</a> - <a href="/facts/Tenor_saxophone/3wjSPvBF">tenor saxophone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jaki_Byard/zp20CPpd">Jaki Byard</a> - <a href="/facts/Piano/lRI60lQK">piano</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Richard_Davis_(double_bassist)/lpCVyYxD">Richard Davis</a> - <a href="/facts/Double_bass/zyyj4aay">bass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alan_Dawson/sjkEsce8">Alan Dawson</a> - <a href="/facts/Drum_kit/XsmopoW9">drums</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Booker Ervin discography, accessed February 3, 2011. <a href="http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/ErvinBooker-ldr.php" target="_blank">http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/ErvinBooker-ldr.php</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed February 3, 2011. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/space-book-r138371" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/album/space-book-r138371</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed February 3, 2011. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/space-book-r138371" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/album/space-book-r138371</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 72. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. <a href="0-394-72643-X" target="_blank">0-394-72643-X</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 449. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0. <a href="978-0-141-03401-0" target="_blank">978-0-141-03401-0</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>