“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk

~ Release by Roland Kirk (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1This Is Always
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1963-02-26)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-02-26)
trombone:
Tom McIntosh (on 1963-02-26)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-02-26)
woodwind:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (on 1963-02-26)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
This Is Always (on 1963-02-26)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:20
2Reeds and Deeds
alto saxophone [stritch], flute and tenor saxophone:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (on 1963-02-26)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1963-02-26)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-02-26)
trombone:
Tom McIntosh (on 1963-02-26)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-02-26)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:20
3Song of the Countrymen
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1963-02-26)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-02-26)
trombone:
Tom McIntosh (on 1963-02-26)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-02-26)
woodwind:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (on 1963-02-26)
6:56
4Ecclusiastics
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1963-06-11)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-11)
trombone:
Charles Greenlee (on 1963-06-11) and Tom McIntosh (on 1963-06-11)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-06-11) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-06-11)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-06-11)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-11)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
recording of:
Ecclusiastics (on 1963-06-11)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:30
5By Myself
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1963-06-11)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-11)
trombone:
Charles Greenlee (on 1963-06-11) and Tom McIntosh (on 1963-06-11)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-06-11) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-06-11)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-06-11)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-11)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
By Myself (on 1963-06-11)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Round Hill Songs III
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
4:23
6Roland Speaks
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1963-06-11)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-11)
trombone:
Charles Greenlee (on 1963-06-11) and Tom McIntosh (on 1963-06-11)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-06-11) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-06-11)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-06-11)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-11)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
3:07
7A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1963-06-11)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-11)
trombone:
Charles Greenlee (on 1963-06-11) and Tom McIntosh (on 1963-06-11)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-06-11) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-06-11)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-06-11)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-11)
orchestra:
The Benny Golson Orchestra (on 1963-06-11)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (on 1963-06-11)
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:16
8Variations on a Theme of Hindemith
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1963-06-11)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-11)
trombone:
Charles Greenlee (on 1963-06-11) and Tom McIntosh (on 1963-06-11)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones (on 1963-06-11) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-06-11)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-06-11)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-11)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
3:30
9I’ve Got Your Number
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-12)
double bass:
Abdullah Rafik (US jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Brown (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-06-12)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-12)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-12)
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Got Your Number (on 1963-06-12)
writer:
Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
part of:
Little Me
5:58
10Between the Fourth and the Fifth Step
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-12)
double bass:
Abdullah Rafik (US jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Brown (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-06-12)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-12)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-12)
3:43
11April Morning
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-12)
double bass:
Abdullah Rafik (US jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Brown (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-06-12)
piano:
Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist) (on 1963-06-12)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-12)
3:45
12Get in the Basement
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-12)
double bass:
Abdullah Rafik (US jazz bassist) (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Brown (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-06-12)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-12)
4:06
13Abstract Improvisation
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-12)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1963-06-12)
1:59
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Credits

Release

art direction and design:Heyqlow Kobayashi (graphic designer)
editor, mastering and transferrer:Kiyoshi Tokiwa (recording engineer/editor)
compiler:Kiyoshi "Boxman" Koyama
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4783352 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0000047B7 [info]