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This single-disc compilation is the Rahsaan Roland Kirk entry in the Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz series. Kirk's inclusion into any discussion of acid jazz is nothing short of mandatory, as his recordings have been used for sampling, scratching, and countless other digital dissections since the art form began. Kirk's renegade polyphonic approach and unique techniques -- which often included performing on several reed instruments including the tenor, flute, clarinet, manzello, and stritch simultaneously -- typify the D.I.Y. attitude central to the acid jazz movement. The liberation which flows throughout tracks such as "Black Diamond" and "Untitled Blues" reinvents bop and free jazz for an audience seeking something ultimately musical, rather than relying on the obvious novelty many associate with Kirk. However, there is room for plenty of the sonic brilliance that is uniquely Rahsaan. The spoken-word introduction and swinging narration during "Hip Chops" is one. Another is the chooglin' rhythms and virtually indescribable vocal harmonics that define "Dyna-Soar." The double-time shuffle of "Jive Elephant" -- an exceptional reworking of Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk" -- is practically comical given its frenetic pace. Straight-ahead bop fans should also be pleased with the inclusion of "Black Diamond," "Get in the Basement," and "Narrow Bolero" -- the latter originating from Kirk's eternally relevant Kirk in Copenhagen disc. Conspicuously absent are some of Kirk's most memorable sides from this era: "Soul Bossa Nova," "We Free Kings," and "I Talk With the Spirits." However, the sheer magnitude of Kirk's works allows for some discrepancy. Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz is a great introduction to the uncanny and ironically picturesque music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
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Roland Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Horace Parlan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Michael Fleming, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ellington, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 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.
Roland Kirk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jaki Byard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Jack Tracy, Producer - Milton Sealey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of 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.
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
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of 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.
Bobby Bryant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Ricky Weston, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 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
℗ 1963 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.
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 - Horace Parlan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Michael Fleming, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ellington, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Roland Kirk, MainArtist - Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 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.
Tete Montoliu, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Barber, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Boy Williamson II, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Kirk Quartet, MainArtist - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Moses, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
This single-disc compilation is the Rahsaan Roland Kirk entry in the Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz series. Kirk's inclusion into any discussion of acid jazz is nothing short of mandatory, as his recordings have been used for sampling, scratching, and countless other digital dissections since the art form began. Kirk's renegade polyphonic approach and unique techniques -- which often included performing on several reed instruments including the tenor, flute, clarinet, manzello, and stritch simultaneously -- typify the D.I.Y. attitude central to the acid jazz movement. The liberation which flows throughout tracks such as "Black Diamond" and "Untitled Blues" reinvents bop and free jazz for an audience seeking something ultimately musical, rather than relying on the obvious novelty many associate with Kirk. However, there is room for plenty of the sonic brilliance that is uniquely Rahsaan. The spoken-word introduction and swinging narration during "Hip Chops" is one. Another is the chooglin' rhythms and virtually indescribable vocal harmonics that define "Dyna-Soar." The double-time shuffle of "Jive Elephant" -- an exceptional reworking of Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk" -- is practically comical given its frenetic pace. Straight-ahead bop fans should also be pleased with the inclusion of "Black Diamond," "Get in the Basement," and "Narrow Bolero" -- the latter originating from Kirk's eternally relevant Kirk in Copenhagen disc. Conspicuously absent are some of Kirk's most memorable sides from this era: "Soul Bossa Nova," "We Free Kings," and "I Talk With the Spirits." However, the sheer magnitude of Kirk's works allows for some discrepancy. Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz is a great introduction to the uncanny and ironically picturesque music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:37
- Main artists: Roland Kirk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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