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As difficult as it is to adequately present such a talented, driven, quirky and unique musician, this compilation tries. Drawn from his Mercury and Verve recordings, mostly from the first half of the '60s, this worthy release eschews his later, more experimental work on Atlantic. Whether playing two or three woodwinds simultaneously, wailing on flute or whistle or employing his own stritch or manzello, he sounds like no one else. He gets sympathetic backing throughout, particularly from a wide assortment of pianists who include Herbie Hancock and Horace Parlan. Nine of the 14 tracks are written by the frontman himself, including "Serenade to a Cuckoo," which Jethro Tull covered on its debut. It's easy to see why Ian Anderson was impressed by Kirk's flute work.
© Mark Allan /TiVo
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Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Liston Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronnie Boykins, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roland Kirk, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Liston Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Boykins, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Moses, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Scott, Producer - Horace Parlan, Keyboards, Piano, Participant, AssociatedPerformer - Crystal-Joy Albert, Participant - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Michael Fleming, Double Bass, Participant, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Perkins, Drums, Participant, AssociatedPerformer - Miss C.J. Albert, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1990 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Heath, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Golson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Charles Mingus, ComposerLyricist - Don Butterfield, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McIntosh, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Greenlea, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Golson Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Arlen, Composer - Ted Koehler, Author - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1990 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Horace Parlan, Piano, Participant, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Fleming, Double Bass, Participant, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ellington, Drums, Participant, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurt Weill, Composer - Bobby Moses, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Bobby Scott, Producer - Horace Parlan, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Michael Fleming, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Moss Hart, Author
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Tete Montoliu, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Boy Williamson II, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Moses, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bud Green, ComposerLyricist - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jaki Byard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roland Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jaki Byard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Liston Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronnie Boykins, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As difficult as it is to adequately present such a talented, driven, quirky and unique musician, this compilation tries. Drawn from his Mercury and Verve recordings, mostly from the first half of the '60s, this worthy release eschews his later, more experimental work on Atlantic. Whether playing two or three woodwinds simultaneously, wailing on flute or whistle or employing his own stritch or manzello, he sounds like no one else. He gets sympathetic backing throughout, particularly from a wide assortment of pianists who include Herbie Hancock and Horace Parlan. Nine of the 14 tracks are written by the frontman himself, including "Serenade to a Cuckoo," which Jethro Tull covered on its debut. It's easy to see why Ian Anderson was impressed by Kirk's flute work.
© Mark Allan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:39
- Main artists: Roland Kirk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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