Artist: Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Title: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of
Year Of Release: 1961/1990
Label: PolyGram/Mercury
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (*tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 451:06 min
Total Size: 3,3 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
It's hard to fathom today, but Roland Kirk was considered a gimmick for much of his early career. For sure, the man was a cagey character, which certainly didn't help his reputation. People were bemused by the way he played multiple horns simultaneously, including some horns that he invented himself. His style wasn't easy to pin down, either, so fluent was he in every jazz idiom. These factors help explain why folks were confused... but what exactly were they listening to? Even without his idiosyncrasies, Kirk would have been a memorable, innovative, inspiring tenor saxophonist, full of fire, tenderness, wit, and soul. And there was so much more: he remains one of the most compelling, hard-swinging, blues-drenched flute players in jazz history; his altolike stritch and his soprano-like manzello were capable of great beauty on his beloved ballads; his use of multiple horns included complex, luminous arrangements. In short, Kirk was master of all trades, and this 10-CD set captures him in a wide variety of settings recorded for Mercury from 1961 through 1965.
There are numerous quartet sessions with top-level pianists: Hank Jones, Richard Wyands, Wynton Kelly, Andrew Hill, Harold Mabern, and Jaki Byard, who, along with bassist Richard Davis and drummer Elvin Jones, helped craft Kirk's masterpiece, Rip Rig and Panic. There are two discs' worth of live material from a Copenhagen club date featuring Tete Montoliu and special guest Sonny Boy Williamson (!), plus a handful of oddities ranging from full orchestras to an obscure organ quartet to a tenor summit with Tubby Hayes and James Moody. With all of the oddities and obscurities here, not all of this box is up to snuff. But most of it is outstanding, filled with crafty improvisations, lasting original compositions, and the various eccentricities that made Rahsaan what he was. This set reminds us that, for all his creativity, all his knowledge, all his experimentation, all his passion, Roland Kirk had fun playing music. --Marc Greilsamer
Disc 01:
01. Blues for Alice (alternate) (5:14)
02. Blues for Alice (4:09)
03. My Delight (4:30)
04. The Haunted Melody (3:40)
05. A Sack Full of Soul (4:40)
06. We Free Kings (4:48)
07. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (4:08)
08. Moon Song (4:23)
09. Some Kind of Love (6:12)
10. Three for The Festival (3:10)
11. You Did it, You Did It (2:27)
Disc 02:
01. Get Out of Town (4:53)
02. Rolando (3:49)
03. I Believe in You (4:29)
04. Where Monk and Mingus Live, Let's Call This (alternate) (4:10)
05. Domino (alternate) (4:07)
06. E.D. (2:25)
07. I Didn't Know What Time it Was (alternate) (2:19)
08. Someone to Watch Over Me (alternate) (3:45)
09. Termini's Corner (2:21)
10. When the Sun Comes Out (2:45)
11. Ad Lib (0:27)
12. Stitt's Tune (9:59)
13. I See with My Third "I" (9:33)
14. Medley: If I Had You/Alone Together/For Heaven's Sake (7:32)
15. Afternoon in Paris (5:52)
16. Lady "E" (3:20)
Disc 03:
01. Meeting on Termini's Corner (3:41)
02. Domino (3:14)
03. Time (3:13)
04. 3-in-1 Without the Oil (2:35)
05. A Stritch in Time (5:06)
06. Lament (3:40)
07. A Breath in the Wind (5:09)
08. Land of Peace (5:54)
09. Lonesome August Child (4:36)
10. Limbo Boat (3:02)
11. Hay Ro (3:04)
12. Waltz of the Friends (4:40)
Disc 04:
01. This is Always (4:20)
02. Reeds and Deeds (5:20)
03. Song of the Countrymen (6:56)
04. Ecclusiastics (4:30)
05. By Myself (4:23)
06. Roland Speaks (3:07)
07. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (5:16)
08. Variation on a Theme of Hindemith (3:30)
09. I've Got Your Number (5:58)
10. Between the Fourth and the Fifth Step (3:43)
11. April Morning (3:45)
12. Get in the Basement (4:06)
13. Abstract Improvisation (1:59)
Disc 05:
01. Narrow Bolero (unissued master) (8:25)
02. Narrow Bolero (6:43)
03. My Heart Stood Still (5:51)
04. No Title No. 1 (5:57)
05. Mood Indigo (7:15)
06. Cabin in the Sky (7:47)
07. On the Corner of King and Scott Streets (4:41)
08. Untitled Blues (6:18)
Disc 06:
01. The Monkey Thing (5:56)
02. Will You Still Be Mine (8:40)
03. One for My Baby (3:54)
04. We'll Be Together Again (5:22)
05. Mingus-Griff Song (8:39)
06. Mood Indigo (6:53)
07. Medley: Rock-a-Bye Baby/Nearness of You/No Title No. 3 (12:35)
08. Half a Triple (4:54)
Disc 07:
01. Japan (unissued master #1) (3:05)
02. Japan (unissued master #2) (3:10)
03. Japan (unissued master #3) (3:08)
04. Berkshire Blues (alternate) (2:48)
05. Dirty Money Blues (alternate) (3:44)
06. Dirty Money Blues (unissued master) (3:45)
07. Ad Lib (unissued master) (3:09)
08. The Things I Love (3:15)
09. Petite Fleur (3:13)
10. March On, Swan Lake (4:00)
11. Tears Sent By You (6:01)
12. My Heart at The Sweet Voice (3:24)
13. Gifts and Messages (4:08)
14. Hip Chops (3:35)
15. Blues for C & T (3:08)
16. Where Does the Blame Lie (2:52)
17. Vertigo Ro (4:08)
18. Jive Elephant (unissued master) (2:56)
Disc 08:
01. I Talk with the Spirits (3:57)
02. Serenade to a Cuckoo (4:35)
03. Medley: We'll Be Together Again/People from "Funny Girl" (4:42)
04. Ruined Castles (1:19)
05. Trees (6:23)
06. Fugue'n and Alludin' (0:44)
07. Django (4:51)
08. My Ship (5:06)
09. A Quote from Clifford Brown (4:26)
10. The Business Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (5:03)
Disc 09:
01. No Tonic Press (4:35)
02. From Bechet, Fats and Byas (6:32)
03. Slippery, Hippery, Flippery (4:58)
04. Black Diamond (5:24)
05. Rip, Rig and Panic (7:01)
06. Once in a While (4:02)
07. Mystical Dream (2:40)
08. Walk on By (2:35)
09. Juarez (5:28)
10. Shakey Money (2:40)
11. Ebrauqs (8:28)
12. Raouf (3:10)
13. Nothing But the Truth (3:39)
14. Safari (4:33)
15. It's All in the Game (5:24)
16. And I Love Her (3:04)
Disc 10:
01. A Taste of Honey (2:37)
02. Dyna-Soar (2:38)
03. Soul Bossa Nova (2:49)
04. Comin' Home Baby (2:47)
05. Days of Wine and Roses (2:48)
06. Moon River (2:37)
07. Dreamsville (3:53)
08. Don't You Forget It (2:56)
09. Charade (3:18)
10. Peter Gunn (3:01)
11. I Had a Ball (5:06)
12. Addie's at it Again (5:05)
Disc 11 (Bonus Disc):
01. A Stritch in Time (7:06)
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