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Rahsaan Roland Kirk's nearly one-dozen long-players on the Mercury Records family of labels -- including the Smash and Limelight subsidiaries -- are gathered on this massive ten-disc compilation. Actually, it is 11 discs if you count the surprise bonus CD. Additionally, Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk lives up to its name by augmenting those albums with more than two-dozen previously unissued sides. Kirk's thoroughly innovative multi-instrumental reed work caught the attention of legendary producer Quincy Jones, then the vice-president of Mercury Records, who signed Kirk and would later arrange and conduct orchestrations for several of his memorable sessions. Perhaps the most recognizable among them is "Soul Bossa Nova" which is heavily featured in the Austin Powers franchise. Kirk's ability to perform several reed instruments -- including the tenor, flute, clarinet, manzello, and stritch -- simultaneously allowed him a musical autonomy few instrumentalists are afforded. His youthful embrace of the R&B, soul, pop, and eventually rock genres produced swinging interpretations of "And I Love Her" and "Walk on By," among others. Regardless of the genre, however, Kirk's ability to Swing -- with a capitol "S" -- is imprinted upon every piece he performed. Although Kirk continued his prolific output on Atlantic records in the late '60s and '70s, arguably his most profound sides are included here. We Free Kings, Domino, Reeds and Deeds, Gifts and Messages, I Talk with the Spirits and Rip, Rig & Panic are offered in their entirety. Undoubtedly the centerpiece of Kirk's work for the label is the live Kirk in Copenhagen, which features some wicked harp blowing from blues legend "Sonny Boy" Williamson, aka Big Skol. It is only fitting that this album benefits so greatly from inclusion on this set. The original six sides have been supplemented with an additional ten to present the entire October '63 performance, now complete at an hour and 45 minutes. Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings if Roland Kirk is complimented visually with a 56-page information packed booklet that includes: complete discographical and recording session logs, as well individual essays for each disc. Although not for the light of funds, this is truly the best way to become immersed in these early works of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
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Charlie Parker, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Art Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 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.
Wendell Marshall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist - Sam Coslow, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Nola, Producer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tracy, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Cole Porter, 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.
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.
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.
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jacques Plante, ComposerLyricist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer - Lous Ferrari, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of 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.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1990 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.
Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sonny Stitt, ComposerLyricist - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - James Moody, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes, Saxophone, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam J. Jones, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes & The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Moody, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes, Saxophone, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam J. Jones, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes & The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reg Connelly, ComposerLyricist - James Campbell, ComposerLyricist - TED SHAPIRO, ComposerLyricist - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - James Moody, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sherman Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Elise Bretton, ComposerLyricist - Don Meyer, ComposerLyricist - Tubby Hayes, Saxophone, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam J. Jones, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes & The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist - James Moody, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes, Saxophone, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam J. Jones, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes & The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Moody, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes, Saxophone, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam J. Jones, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tubby Hayes & The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 3
Andrew Hill, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer - Henry Duncan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jacques Plante, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Hill, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer - Henry Duncan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lous Ferrari, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Powell, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Hill, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dean Powell, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tracy, Producer - Henry Duncan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andrew Hill, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer - Henry Duncan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andrew Hill, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer - Henry Duncan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Hill, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - J.J. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Martin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Tracy, Producer - Henry Duncan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Baccus, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Baccus Quartet, MainArtist - Mose Fowler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Leonard Feather, ComposerLyricist - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Greenlea, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Greenlea, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Greenlea, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Greenlea, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Greenlea, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 4
Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Author - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Tom McIntosh, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom McIntosh, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom McIntosh, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Virgil Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 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.
Albert Heath, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Golson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - 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 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Heath, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Golson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, 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 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Heath, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Golson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Eric Maschwitz, ComposerLyricist - Manning Sherwin, 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 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Heath, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Golson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk, MainArtist, 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 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CY COLEMAN, ComposerLyricist - CAROLYN LEIGH, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roland Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Abdullah Rafik, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Rahsaan Roland Kirk's nearly one-dozen long-players on the Mercury Records family of labels -- including the Smash and Limelight subsidiaries -- are gathered on this massive ten-disc compilation. Actually, it is 11 discs if you count the surprise bonus CD. Additionally, Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk lives up to its name by augmenting those albums with more than two-dozen previously unissued sides. Kirk's thoroughly innovative multi-instrumental reed work caught the attention of legendary producer Quincy Jones, then the vice-president of Mercury Records, who signed Kirk and would later arrange and conduct orchestrations for several of his memorable sessions. Perhaps the most recognizable among them is "Soul Bossa Nova" which is heavily featured in the Austin Powers franchise. Kirk's ability to perform several reed instruments -- including the tenor, flute, clarinet, manzello, and stritch -- simultaneously allowed him a musical autonomy few instrumentalists are afforded. His youthful embrace of the R&B, soul, pop, and eventually rock genres produced swinging interpretations of "And I Love Her" and "Walk on By," among others. Regardless of the genre, however, Kirk's ability to Swing -- with a capitol "S" -- is imprinted upon every piece he performed. Although Kirk continued his prolific output on Atlantic records in the late '60s and '70s, arguably his most profound sides are included here. We Free Kings, Domino, Reeds and Deeds, Gifts and Messages, I Talk with the Spirits and Rip, Rig & Panic are offered in their entirety. Undoubtedly the centerpiece of Kirk's work for the label is the live Kirk in Copenhagen, which features some wicked harp blowing from blues legend "Sonny Boy" Williamson, aka Big Skol. It is only fitting that this album benefits so greatly from inclusion on this set. The original six sides have been supplemented with an additional ten to present the entire October '63 performance, now complete at an hour and 45 minutes. Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings if Roland Kirk is complimented visually with a 56-page information packed booklet that includes: complete discographical and recording session logs, as well individual essays for each disc. Although not for the light of funds, this is truly the best way to become immersed in these early works of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 11 disc(s) - 125 track(s)
- Total length: 09:16:39
- Main artists: Roland Kirk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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