1956 (age 20)
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch) James Madison (piano) Carl Pruitt (bass) Henry Duncan (drums)
NYC, November 9, 1956
| K9938 | Roland's Theme
|
| K9939 | Easy Living
|
| K9940 | Slow Groove
|
| K9941 | A La Carte
|
| K9942 | Stormy Weather
|
| K9943 | Triple Threat
|
| K9944 | The Nearness Of You
|
** also issued on Bethlehem BCP 6064 entitled "
Third Dimension". Affinity (E) AFF 121 entitled "
Early Roots".
1960
Ira Sullivan (trumpet, tenor saxophone) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, whistle) William Burton (organ, piano) Donald Garrett (bass) Sonny Brown (drums)
Chicago, IL, June 7, 1960
| 10249 | Jack The Ripper
|
| 10250 | Spirit Girl
|
| 10251 | Our Waltz
|
| 10252 | The Call
|
| 10253 | Soul Station
|
| 10254 | Our Love Is Here To Stay
|
1961 (age 25)
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren) Jack McDuff (organ) Joe Benjamin (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1961
| 3128 | Kirk's Work
|
| 3129 | Makin' Whoopee
|
| 3130 | Funk Underneath
|
| 3131 | Doin' The Sixty-Eight
|
| 3132 | Too Late Now
|
| 3133 | Skater's Waltz
|
| 3134 | Three For Dizzy
|
** also issued on Prestige PR 7450 entitled "
Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff - Funk Underneath". Original Jazz Classics OJC 459, OJCCD 459-2.
** part of Prestige P 24080.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren) Richard Wyands (piano) Art Davis (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 16, 1961
| 21889-1 | Blues For Alice (alt. take)
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Herbie Hancock (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 17, 1962
| 24646 | PB7338 | Domino (alt. take)
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren) Richard Wyands (piano) Art Davis (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 16, 1961
| 21889-3 | Blues For Alice
|
| 21890 | My Delight
|
| 21891 | The Haunted Melody
|
| 21892 | A Sack Full Of Soul
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren) Hank Jones (piano) Wendell Marshall (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 17, 1961
| 21893 | We Free Kings
|
| 21895 | Moon Song
|
| 21896 | Some Kind Of Love
|
| 21899 | Three For The Festival
|
| 21900 | You Did It, You Did It
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60679.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren) Hank Jones (piano) Wendell Marshall (bass) Charlie Persip (drums): same session
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 17, 1961
| 21894 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Herbie Hancock (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 17, 1962
| 23767-4 | PB7509-4 | When The Sun Comes Out
|
| 23768-1 | PB7510-1 | Time Races With Emit (Ad Lib)
|
| 24645-1 | PB7340-1 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| 24645-3 | PB7340-3 | -
|
Al DeRisi, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (trumpet) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell, Santo Russo, Kai Winding (trombone) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Paul Ingraham, Fred Klein, Bob Northern, Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins (French horn) Jay McAllister, Bill Stanley (tuba) Charles McCoy (harmonica) Al Cohn, Budd Johnson, Roland Kirk, Walt Levinsky, James Moody, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, Frank Wess, Phil Woods (woodwinds) Patti Bown, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Scott (piano, organ) Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Sam Herman, Wayne Wright (guitar) Art Davis, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, Major Holley, Ben Tucker, Chris White (bass) Rudy Collins, Osie Johnson, Ed Shaughnessy (drums) James Johnson (timpani) Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
NYC, June 15, 1962
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, flute, manzello, stritch, nose flute, siren) Sonny Boy Williamson (harmonica -4) Tete Montoliu (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen or Don Moore (bass) J.C. Moses (drums)
"Club Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, October, 1963
| 1. | Narrow Bolero (alt. take)
|
| 2. | My Heart Stood Still
|
| 3. | Mood Indigo
|
| 4. | Untitled Blues
|
| 5. | Will You Still Be Mine
|
| 6. | One For My Baby
|
| 7. | We'll Be Together Again
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren, oboe) Horace Parlan (piano) Michael Fleming (bass) Steve Ellington (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1964
Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch) Charles Mingus (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer)
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, October 21, 1961
| Blue Cee (Improvisation) (Nouroog)
|
| Ecclusiastics
|
Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch) Charles Mingus (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer): same session
broadcast, "Birdland", NYC, October 21, 1961
| Hog Callin' Blues (incomplete)
|
Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, siren, flute) Charles Mingus (piano, vocals, narrator) Doug Watkins (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums)
NYC, November 6, 1961
| 5756 | Devil Woman
|
| 5757 | Ecclusiastics
|
| 5760 | Hog Callin' Blues
|
| 5761 | Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
|
| 5762 | Passions Of A Man
|
| 5763 | Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
|
| 5766 | Eat That Chicken
|
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1377.
** part of Rhino R2 72871.
Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, siren, flute) Charles Mingus (piano, vocals, narrator) Doug Watkins (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums): same session
NYC, November 6, 1961
| 5758 | "Old" Blues For Walt's Torin
|
| 5759 | Peggy's Blue Skylight
|
| 5765 | Invisible Lady
|
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1416.
** part of Rhino R2 72871.
1962
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Herbie Hancock (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 17, 1962
| 24645 | PB7337 | Medley: Where Monk And Mingus Live / Let's Call This
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Herbie Hancock (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums): same session
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 17, 1962
| 24645-5 | PB7340-5 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| 24649-3 | PB7341-3 | Someone To Watch Over Me
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Wynton Kelly (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 18, 1962
| 24642 | PB7334 | Get Out Of Town
|
| 24643 | PB7335 | Rolando
|
| 24644 | PB7336 | I Believe In You
|
| 24647 | PB7339 | E.D.
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Andrew Hill (piano, celeste) Vernon Martin (bass) Henry Duncan (drums)
Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, September 6, 1962
| 26420-2/3 | PB8999-2/3 | Meeting On Termini's Corner
|
| 26421-5 | PB9000-5 | Domino
|
| 26422-5 | PB9001-5 | Time
|
| 26423-11/7 | PB9002-11/7 | 3-In-1 Without The Oil
|
| 26424-1 | PB9003-1 | A Stritch In Time
|
| 26425-10 | PB9004-10 | Lament
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60748, (J) EJD 3042; Verve 314 543 833-2.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Herbie Hancock (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 17, 1962
| 23766-1 | PB7508-1 | Termini's Corner
|
| 23766-3 | PB7508-3 | -
|
| 23766-4 | PB7508-4 | -
|
| 23766-6 | PB7508-6 | -
|
| 23767-1 | PB7509-1 | When The Sun Comes Out
|
| 23767-2 | PB7509-2 | -
|
| 24649-1 | PB7341-1 | Someone To Watch Over Me
|
** reissue of Mercury MG 20748 + 9 bonus tracks.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Henry Grimes (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 16, 1962
| 10926-2 | If I Should Lose You
|
| 10927-7 | Raoul
|
| 10928-9 | Snap Crackle
|
| 10929-6 | Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
|
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1962
| 10932-8 | Long Wharf
|
| 10933-2 | Moon Ray
|
| 10934-7 | Some Other Spring
|
** also issued on Impulse! IMPD 180.
Al DeRisi, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (trumpet) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell, Santo Russo, Kai Winding (trombone) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Paul Ingraham, Fred Klein, Bob Northern, Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins (French horn) Jay McAllister, Bill Stanley (tuba) Charles McCoy (harmonica) Al Cohn, Budd Johnson, Roland Kirk, Walt Levinsky, James Moody, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, Frank Wess, Phil Woods (woodwinds) Patti Bown, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Scott (piano, organ) Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Sam Herman, Wayne Wright (guitar) Art Davis, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, Major Holley, Ben Tucker, Chris White (bass) Rudy Collins, Osie Johnson, Ed Shaughnessy (drums) James Johnson (timpani) Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
NYC, June 15, 1962
same personnel
NYC, April 9, 1963
** also issued on Mercury SR 60799; Universal (J) UCCM 9152.
Al DeRisi, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (trumpet) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell, Santo Russo, Kai Winding (trombone) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Paul Ingraham, Fred Klein, Bob Northern, Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins (French horn) Jay McAllister, Bill Stanley (tuba) Charles McCoy (harmonica) Al Cohn, Budd Johnson, Roland Kirk, Walt Levinsky, James Moody, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, Frank Wess, Phil Woods (woodwinds) Patti Bown, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Scott (piano, organ) Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Sam Herman, Wayne Wright (guitar) Art Davis, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, Major Holley, Ben Tucker, Chris White (bass) Rudy Collins, Osie Johnson, Ed Shaughnessy (drums) James Johnson (timpani) Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor): same personnel
NYC, June 15, 1962
Al DeRisi, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (trumpet) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell, Santo Russo, Kai Winding (trombone) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Paul Ingraham, Fred Klein, Bob Northern, Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins (French horn) Jay McAllister, Bill Stanley (tuba) Charles McCoy (harmonica) Al Cohn, Budd Johnson, Roland Kirk, Walt Levinsky, James Moody, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, Frank Wess, Phil Woods (woodwinds) Patti Bown, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Scott (piano, organ) Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Sam Herman, Wayne Wright (guitar) Art Davis, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton, Major Holley, Ben Tucker, Chris White (bass) Rudy Collins, Osie Johnson, Ed Shaughnessy (drums) James Johnson (timpani) Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor): same session
NYC, June 15, 1962
** also issued on Mercury SR 61050; Universal (J) UCCM 9154.
James Moody as Jimmy Gloomy (tenor saxophone, flute) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, flute, nose flute) Tubby Hayes (vibraphone, tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
NYC, June 23, 1962
| 25190 | Stitt's Tune (The Blues Walk)
|
| 25191 | I See With My Third "I"
|
| 25192 | If I Had You / Alone Together / For Heaven's Sake
|
| 25193 | Afternoon In Paris
|
| 25194 | Lady "E"
|
** also issued on Smash SRS 67026. Fontana (E) TL 5195, (E) STL 5195 entitled "
Tubby Hayes And The All Stars - Return Visit!".
Jerome Richardson (alto flute, flute, woodwinds) Roland Kirk (flute) Lalo Schifrin (piano) Chris White (bass) Rudy Collins (drums) Carlos Gomez, Jose Paula, Jack Del Rio (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor) unidentified horn and brass
A&R Studios, NYC, September 12, 1962
| 22190 | Se E Tarde Me Pardoa (Forgive Me If I'm Late)
|
same personnel
A&R Studios, NYC, September 13, 1962
** also issued on Mercury SR 60751; Verve 314 557 913-2.
Jerome Richardson (alto flute, flute, woodwinds) Roland Kirk (flute) Lalo Schifrin (piano) Chris White (bass) Rudy Collins (drums) Carlos Gomez, Jose Paula, Jack Del Rio (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor) unidentified horn and brass: same session
A&R Studios, NYC, September 13, 1962
** reissue of Mercury MG 20751 + 1 bonus track.
Roland Kirk (flute) Eddie Baccus (organ) Mose Fowler (guitar) George Cook or Charles Crosby (drums)
Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, October, 1962
| 26680 | A Breath In The Wind
|
** also issued on Smash SRS 67029, (J) PHCE 6002.
1963
Virgil Jones (trumpet) Charles Greenlea (trombone) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Harold Mabern (piano) Abdullah Rafik (bass) Walter Perkins (drums)
NYC, February 25, 1963
| 25706 | Land Of Peace
|
| 25707 | Lonesome August Child
|
| 25708 | Limbo Boat
|
| 25709 | Hay Ro
|
| 25710 | Waltz Of The Friends
|
Virgil Jones (trumpet) Tom McIntosh (trombone) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Harold Mabern (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Walter Perkins (drums) Benny Golson (arranger)
NYC, February 26, 1963
| 25711 | This Is Always
|
| 25712 | Reeds And Deeds
|
| 25713 | Song Of The Countrymen
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60800.
Virgil Jones, Richard Williams (trumpet) Charles Greenlea, Tom McIntosh (trombone) Don Butterfield (tuba) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Harold Mabern (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Albert Heath (drums) Benny Golson (arranger, conductor)
A&R Studios, NYC, June 11, 1963
| 25797 | Ecclusiastics
|
| 25798 | By Myself
|
| 25799 | Roland Speaks
|
| 25800 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
|
| 25801 | Variations On A Theme By Hindemith
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Harold Mabern (piano -1/4) Abdullah Rafik (bass -1/4) Sonny Brown (drums -1/4)
A&R Studios, NYC, June 12, 1963
| 1. 25802 | I've Got Your Number
|
| 2. 25803 | Between The Fourth And The Fifth Step
|
| 3. 25804 | April Morning
|
| 4. 25805 | Get In The Basement
|
| 5. 25806 | Abstract Improvisation
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60844.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, flute, manzello, stritch, nose flute, siren) Sonny Boy Williamson (harmonica -5) Tete Montoliu (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen or Don Moore (bass) J.C. Moses (drums)
"Club Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, October, 1963
| 1. | Narrow Bolero
|
| 2. | No Title, No. 1
|
| 3. | Cabin In The Sky
|
| 4. | On The Corner Of King And Scott Streets
|
| 5. | The Monkey Thing
|
| 6. | Mingus-Griff Song
|
| 7. | Mood Indigo
|
| 8. | Rock-A-Bye Baby / The Nearness Of You / No Title, No. 3
|
| 9. | Half A Triple
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60894.
1964
Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (trumpet) Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Quentin Jackson, Tony Studd (trombone) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Tony Miranda, Bob Northern (French horn) Harvey Phillips (tuba) Roland Kirk, Jerome Richardson, Stan Webb (woodwinds) Margaretha Ross (harp) Gary Burton (vibraphone) Bobby Scott (piano) Mundell Lowe (guitar) Milt Hinton (bass) Osie Johnson (drums) Martin Groupp (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
NYC, February 5, 1964
| Days Of Wine And Roses
|
| Moon River
|
| Dreamsville
|
| (I Love You) And Don't You Forget It
|
John Bello, Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young (trumpet) Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Quentin Jackson, Tony Studd (trombone) George Berg, Roland Kirk, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods (woodwinds) Gary Burton (vibraphone) Bobby Scott (piano) Vincent Bell (guitar) Milt Hinton, Major Holley (bass) Osie Johnson (drums) Phil Kraus (percussion) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
NYC, February 6, 1964
** also issued on Mercury SR 60863.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren, oboe) Horace Parlan (piano) Michael Fleming (bass) Steve Ellington (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1964
| 31638 | The Things I Love
|
| 31639 | Petite Fleur
|
| 31640 | March On, Swan Lake
|
| 31641 | Tears Sent By You
|
| 31642 | My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice
|
| 31643 | Gifts And Messages
|
| 31644 | Hip Chops
|
| 31645 | Blues For C&T
|
| 31646 | Where Does The Blame Lie
|
| 31647 | Vertigo Ro
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60939.
Roland Kirk (flute, alto flute, amplified flute, African wood flute, vocal interjections, cuckoo clock, music box) Bobby Moses (vibraphone) Horace Parlan (piano, celeste) Michael Fleming (bass) Walter Perkins (drums, percussion) Cyristal-Joy Albert (vocals)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 16-17, 1964
| 31701 | I Talk With The Spirits
|
| 31702 | Serenade To A Cuckoo
|
| 35191 | Serenade To A Cuckoo (45 rpm edit)
|
| 33990 | Medley: We'll Be Together Again / People
|
| 33991 | Ruined Castles (Kojo No Tsuki)
|
| 33992 | Trees
|
| 33993 | Fugue'n And Alludin'
|
| 33994 | Django
|
| 33995 | My Ship
|
| 33996 | A Quote From Clifford Brown
|
| 35190 | A Quote From Clifford Brown (45 rpm edit)
|
| 33997 | The Business Ain't Nothin' But The Blues
|
** also issued on Limelight LS 86008.
Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Roland Kirk (stritch) Tete Montoliu (piano) Tommy Potter, Jimmy Woode (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Berlin, West Germany, September 24, 1964
Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham (trumpet) Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson, Melba Liston, Kai Winding (trombone) Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods (alto saxophone) Roland Kirk, Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone) James Moody (tenor, alto saxophone, flute) Benny Golson (tenor saxophone, arranger -2,3) Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Bobby Scott (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Billy Byers (arranger -1) Quincy Jones (conductor)
NYC, December 20, 1964
| 1. 34247 | I Had A Ball
|
| 2. 34248 | Almost
|
| 3. 34249 | Addie's At It Again
|
** also issued on Limelight LS 86002.
1965
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren, oboe, castanets) Jaki Byard (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1965
| No Tonic Pres
|
| From Bechet, Fats And Byas
|
| Slippery, Hippery, Flippery
|
| Black Diamond
|
| Rip, Rig And Panic
|
| Once In A While
|
| Mystical Dream
|
** also issued on Limelight LS 86027.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Lonnie Liston Smith (piano) Major Holley (bass) Charles Crosby (drums)
live in NYC, March 14, 1965
| 10818 | Step Right Up
|
| 10819 | Aluminum Baby
|
| 10820 | Here Comes The Whistleman
|
| 10821 | I Wished On The Moon
|
| 10822 | Roots
|
| 10823 | Making Love After Hours
|
| 10824 | Yesterdays
|
** also issued on Atlantic SD 3007.
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Lonnie Liston Smith (piano) Major Holley (bass) Charles Crosby (drums): same session
live in NYC, March 14, 1965
| 11588 | Making Love After Hours
|
| 11816 | Here Comes The Whistleman
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Lonnie Liston Smith (piano) Major Holley (bass) Charles Crosby (drums) Leon Thomas (vocals)
live in NYC, March 14, 1965
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Grady Tate (drums) Al Hibbler (vocals -1/3)
NYC, March 30, 1972
| 1. 24238 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore
|
| 2. 24239 | Daybreak
|
| 3. 24240 | Lover Come Back To Me
|
| 4. 24241 | Something 'Bout Believing
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Grady Tate (drums) Al Hibbler (vocals)
NYC, March 31, 1972
| 24242 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
|
| 24244 | This Love Of Mine
|
| 24245 | Carney And Bigard Place
|
| 24246 | I Didn't Know About You
|
Virgil Jones (trumpet) Martin Banks (flugelhorn) Garnett Brown (trombone, arranger) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, bagpipes, piccolo flute, baritone saxophone, siren) Horace Parlan (piano, celeste -1/5,7/9, vibraphone -6) Eddie Mathias (bass) Sonny Brown (drums -1/3,5/9, drums, nagoya harp -4) Montego Joe (congas) Manuel Ramos (percussion) Coleridge Perkinson (conductor -4/6) unidentified choir (-4/6)
NYC, November 16 & 17, 1965
| 1. 37168 | Walk On By
|
| 2. 37169 | Juarez
|
| 3. 37170 | Shakey Money
|
| 4. 37171 | Ebrauqs
|
| 5. 37172 | Raouf
|
| 6. 37173 | Nothing But The Truth
|
| 7. 37174 | Safari
|
| 8. 37175 | It's All In The Game
|
| 9. 37176 | And I Love Her
|
** also issued on Limelight LS 86033.
1966 (age 30)
Tommy Peltier (cornet, flugelhorn) Fred Rodriguez (tenor, alto saxophone, flute) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, stritch, flute, baritone saxophone) Lynn Blessing (vibraphone) Bill Plummer (bass) Maurice Miller (drums)
Pacific Jazz Studios, West Hollywood, CA, October 11 & 12, 1966
| Harplyness
|
| Serenity
|
| Peru-T
|
| Chalan Pago
|
| Le Blessing
|
| Meanwhile
|
| Another Plum
|
** also issued on Pacific Jazz ST 20116.
1967
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute) Lonnie Liston Smith (piano) Ronnie Boykins (bass) Grady Tate (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2, 1967
| 102717 | Stompin' Grounds
|
| 102718 | Fall Out
|
| 102719 | Blue Roll
|
| 102720 | Why Don't They Know
|
| 102721 | Alfie
|
| 102722 | It's A Grand Night For Swingin'
|
| 102723 | Silverlization
|
| 102724 | Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
|
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, whistle, English horn, flexaphone) Ron Burton (piano) Steve Novosel (bass) Jimmy Hopps (drums)
Webster Hall, NYC, November 27, 1967
| 13550 | The Black And Crazy Blues
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| 13552 | The Creole Love Call
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| 13553 | The Inflated Tear
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Dick Griffith (trombone -4) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, whistle, English horn, flexaphone) Ron Burton (piano) Steve Novosel (bass) Jimmy Hopps (drums)
Webster Hall, NYC, November 30, 1967
| 1. 13555 | Fingers In The Wind
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| 2. 13557 | A Laugh For Rory
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| 3. 13558 | A Handful Of Fives
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| 4. 13559 | Fly By Night
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| 5. 13560 | Many Blessings
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1968
Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins (French horn) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, organ, narrator) Frank Wess (woodwinds) Ron Burton (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Roy Haynes (drums) Warren Smith (percussion, vocals) Gil Fuller (arranger) unidentified strings
NYC, June 17, 1968
| 14709 | I X Love
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| 14710 | Hot Cha
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| 14711 | Quintessence
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same personnel
NYC, June 18, 1968
| 14713 | Lady's Blues
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| 14714 | I Waited For You
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| 14715 | Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
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| 14716 | Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
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Richard Williams (trumpet) Dick Griffith, Benny Powell (trombone) Daniel Jones (bassoon) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, thumb piano, celeste) Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone) Alice Coltrane (harp) Ron Burton (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Jimmy Hopps (drums) Gerald Brown, Warren Smith (percussion)
Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, whistle, vocals) Ron Burton (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Jimmy Hopps (drums) Joe Habad Texidor (percussion)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 7, 1968
| 17644 | Roland's Opening Remarks
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| 17645 | One Ton
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| 17646 | Ovation And Roland's Remarks
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| 17647 | A Tribute To John Coltrane: Lush Life / Afro Blue / Bessie's Blues
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| 17648 | Three For The Festival
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Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, nose flute, whistle, vocals) Ron Burton (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Sonny Brown (drums) The Roland Kirk Spirit Choir (backing vocals)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, July 22, 1969
| 17399 | Spirit Up Above
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| 17400 | Search For The Reason Why
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Charles McGhee (trumpet -2,3) Dick Griffith (trombone -2,3) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, nose flute, whistle, vocals) Ron Burton (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Sonny Brown (drums -1,2) Charles Crosby (drums -3) Joe Habad Texidor (tambourine -3) The Roland Kirk Spirit Choir (backing vocals)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, July 23, 1969
| 1. 17401 | My Cherie Amour
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| 2. 17402 | Say A Little Prayer
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| 3. 17403 | Volunteered Slavery
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Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, whistle, vocals) Ron Burton (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) Jimmy Hopps (drums) Joe Habad Texidor (percussion)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 7, 1968
| 34789 | A Tribute To John Coltrane / Three For The Festival
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Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, clarinet, whistle, kirkbam) Jaki Byard (piano) Richard Davis (bass -1/3,5) Alan Dawson (drums -1/3,5)
NYC, September 17, 1968
| 1. | Evidence
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| 2. | Teach Me Tonight
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| 3. | Parisian Thoroughfare
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| 4. | Shine On Me
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| 5. | Hazy Eye
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| 6. | Memories Of You
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** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1913-2.
** part of Prestige P 24080.
1969
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) Quincy Jones (trumpet, vocals, arranger, conductor) Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Toots Thielemans (harmonica, guitar) Bob James (keyboards) Eric Gale (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Grady Tate (drums) Jesse Kirkland (vocals)
June, 1969
| Dead End
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| Walking In Space
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| Killer Joe
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| Love And Peace
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| I Never Told You
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| Oh, Happy Day
|
** also issued on A&M SP 9-3023, 75021 0801-2.
1970
Dick Griffith (trombone) Howard Johnson (tuba) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, miscellaneous instruments) Leroy Jenkins (violin) Ron Burton (piano) Sonelius Smith (celeste, piano) Vernon Martin (bass) James Madison (drums) Alvern Bunn (congas) Joe Habad Texidor (tambourine, sound tree)
NYC, May 11, 1970
| 19261 | The Seeker: Black Classical Rap / The Seeker / Thank You, Bird / New Orleans
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, miscellaneous instruments) Ron Burton (piano) Vernon Martin (bass) James Madison (drums) Joe Habad Texidor (tambourine, sound tree)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, 1st set, May 12, 1970
| 19333 | Medley: Going Home / Sentimental Journey / In Monument / Lover
|
same personnel
"Village Vanguard", NYC, 2nd set, May 12, 1970
same personnel
"Village Vanguard", NYC, 3rd set, May 12, 1970
| 19350 | Baby Let Me Shake Your Tree
|
same personnel
"Village Vanguard", NYC, 1st set, May 15, 1970
1971 (age 35)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, B flat clarinet, E flat clarinet, pipes, harmonium, piccolo flute, bass drum, thundersheet, cymbals, bells, music box, palms, timpani, gong, bird sounds) Maurice McKinley (drums) Joe Habad Texidor (washboard, triangle, thundersheet, tambourine)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, January 26, 1971
| 21074 | Raped Voices
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| 21075 | Dance Of The Lobes
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| 21076 | The Ragman And The Junkman
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| 21077 | Prelude Back Home
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| 21078 | Island Cry
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| 21079 | Haunted Feelings
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| 21082 | Harder And Harder Spiritual
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| 21083 | Rahsaanica
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| 21084 | Something For Trane That Trane Could Have Said
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| 21085 | Runnin' From The Trash
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, miscellaneous percussion) Sonelius Smith (piano) Maurice McKinley (drums) Joe Habad Texidor (washboard, triangle, tambourine)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, February 4, 1971
| 21122 | Day Dream
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| 21123 | Black Root (Back To The Root)
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| 21124 | Breath-A-Thon
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, miscellaneous instruments) Sonelius Smith (piano) Billy Butler (guitar) Henry Mattathias Pearson (bass) Khalil Mhrdi (drums) Richard Landrum (congas) Joe Habad Texidor (percussion) Cissy Houston (vocals)
NYC, August 31, 1971
| 22854 | Ain't No Sunshine
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| 22855 | Blacknuss
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| 22856 | Never Can Say Goodbye
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Charles McGhee (trumpet) Dick Griffin (trombone) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone) Richard Tee (piano) Mickey Tucker (organ) Cornell Dupree, Keith Loving (guitar) Bill Salter (bass) Bernard Purdie (drums) Arthur Jenkins (congas, cabasa) Joe Habad Texidor (percussion) Princess Patience Burton (vocals)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, September 8, 1971
| 23007 | I Love You, Yes I Do
|
| 23008 | What's Goin' On (Mercy On Me)
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| 23009 | My Girl
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| 23010 | Take Me, I'm Ready
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| 23011 | Old Rugged Cross
|
| 23012 | Which Way Is It Going
|
| 23013 | I Wanna Make It With You
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| 23014 | One Nation
|
1972
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone) Les McCann (piano, clavinet, percussion, vocals) Jimmy Rowser (bass) Donald Dean (drums) Buck Clarke (African drums, percussion)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, June 24, 1972
| 25999 | Get Yourself Together
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| 26349 | Home Again
|
Harry Edison (trumpet) Kai Winding (trombone) Dexter Gordon, James Moody, Flip Phillips, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, whistle) Herbie Hancock (piano) Chuck Wayne (guitar) Larry Ridley (bass) Tony Williams (drums)
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
| 25542 | Impressions (So What)
|
** part of Cobblestone CST 9032-6.
1973
Charles McGhee (trumpet) Dick Griffin (trombone) Harry Smiles (English horn, oboe) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, nose flute, pipes, E flat saxophone) Sanford Allen, Julien Barber, Selwart Clarke, Gayle Dixon (violin) Al Brown (viola) Kermit Moore (cello) Ron Burton (piano) Henry Mattathias Pearson (bass) Robert Shy (drums) Sonny Brown or Ralph MacDonald (percussion) Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jeanne Lee (vocals)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, January 22, 1973
| 25929 | Celestial Bliss
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| 25930 | Saxophone Concerto: Saxophone Miracle / One Breath Beyond / Dance Of Revolution
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| 25931 | Salvation And Reminiscing
|
| 25932 | Seasons: One Mind Winter-Summer / Ninth Ghost
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, nose flute, miscellaneous instruments) Ron Burton (piano) Todd Barkan (synthesizer, tambourine) Henry Mattathias Pearson (bass) Robert Shy (drums) Joe Habad Texidor (percussion)
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, June 8 & 9, 1973
| 26685 | Second Line Jump
|
| Introduction
|
| 26690 | Pedal Up
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| 26691 | You'll Never Get To Heaven
|
| Clickety Clack
|
| 26692 | Prelude To A Kiss
|
| Talk (Electric Nose)
|
| 26693 | Fly Town Nose Blues
|
| Talk (Bright Moments)
|
| 26694 | Bright Moments Song
|
| 26695 | Dem Red Beans And Rice
|
| 26698 | If I Loved You
|
| Talk (Fats Waller)
|
| 26673 | Jitterbug Waltz
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Kenny Rogers (baritone saxophone) Hilton Ruiz (piano) Henry Pete Pearson (bass) John Goldsmith (drums)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, December 31, 1973
| Fine And Dandy
|
| Wow, Look At those Beautiful Black Indians
|
| Blues In C
|
| Bright Moments
|
| Three For The Festival, Pt. 1&2
|
| Dem Red Beans And Rice
|
| Epistrophy
|
| unknown title
|
1974
Jon Faddis (trumpet) Charles McPherson (alto saxophone) John Handy (alto, tenor saxophone) George Adams (tenor saxophone) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, stritch) Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone) Don Pullen (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, January 19, 1974
| 29421 | Perdido
|
| 29422 | C Jam Blues
|
1975
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor, bass saxophone, flute, trumpet, manzello, stritch, arranger) Pat Patrick (baritone saxophone) Hilton Ruiz, Richard Tee (keyboards) Arthur Jenkins (keyboards, arranger) Cornell Dupree, Keith Loving, Hugh McCracken (guitar) Francisco Centeno, Metathias Pearson, Bill Salter (bass) Sonny Brown, Steve Gadd, John Goldsmith (drums) Lawrence Killian (congas) Ralph MacDonald (congas, percussion) William Eaton (arranger)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 14, 1975?
| 30750 | Conversation
|
| 30751 | Bye Bye Blackbird
|
| 30752 | Horses (Monogram/Republic)
|
| 30753 | High Heeled Sneakers
|
| 30754 | Dream
|
| 30755 | Echoes Of Primitive Ohio And Chili Dogs
|
| 30756 | The Entertainer (Done In The Style Of The Blues)
|
| 30757 | Freaks For The Festival
|
| 30758 | Dream
|
| 30759 | Portrait Of Those Beautiful Ladies
|
| 30760 | Dream
|
| 30761 | The Entertainer
|
| 30762 | Dream
|
| 30763 | -
|
| 30764 | Portrait Of Those Beautiful Ladies
|
| 30765 | Dream
|
| 30766 | Freaks For The Festival
|
| 30767 | Horses
|
| 30768 | Bye Bye Blackbird
|
| 30769 | Conversation
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Hilton Ruiz (piano) Henry Pete Pearson (bass) Sonny Barkan (drums) Todd Barkan (percussion)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 18, 1975
| Serenade To A Cuckoo
|
| Bagpipe Medley
|
| J. Griff's Blues
|
Howard Johnson (tuba) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Romeo Penque (baritone saxophone, oboe) Hilton Ruiz (piano, celeste) Buster Williams (bass) Charlie Persip (drums) Joe Texidor (percussion) Betty Neals (lead vocals) Adrienne Albert, Francine Caroll, Milt Grayson, Hilda Harris, Randy Peyton, Maeretha Stewart, Arthur Williams (backing vocals) Frank Foster (arranger)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1975
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone) Sanford Allen (violin) Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke (viola) Kermit Moore (cello) Trudy Pitts (organ) William Butler (guitar) Bill Carney (drums) William S. Fischer (arranger, conductor)
Steve Turre (trombone) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone) Hilton Ruiz (keyboards) Milton Suggs (bass) Walter Perkins (drums) Tony Waters (percussion) Michael Hill (vocals)
| Sugar
|
| Steppin' Into Beauty
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) and others
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1975 or 1976
| Los Angeles Negro Chorus
|
| Mary McLeod Bethune
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Hilton Ruiz (keyboards) Billy Butler (guitar) Henry Pete Pearson (bass) Jerry Griffin (drums)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1976
Steve Turre (trombone) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone) Hilton Ruiz, Richard Tee (keyboards) William S. Fischer (synthesizer) Cornell Dupree (guitar) Gordon Edwards (electric bass) James Madison (drums) Ruddley Thibodeaux (percussion)
| This Masquerade
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
1976 (age 40)
Richard Williams (trumpet) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, reed trumpet, harmonica, miscellaneous instruments, arranger) Kermit Moore (cello) Gloria Agostini (harp) Trudy Pitts (piano, electric piano, arranger) Hilton Ruiz (piano, arranger) Henry Mattathias Pearson (bass, arranger) Roy Haynes or Sonny Brown (drums) Arthur Jenkins or Joe Habad Texidor (percussion)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, March, 1976?
| 31946 | Water For Robeson And Williams
|
| 31947 | That's All
|
| 31948 | Donna Lee
|
| 31949 | Simone
|
| 31950 | Anysha
|
| 31951 | Samba Kwa Mwanambe Mweusi
|
| 31952 | Arrival
|
Steve Turre (trombone, percussion) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Hilton Ruiz (piano, percussion) Phil Bowler (bass) John Goldsmith (drums) Michael Hill (vocals, percussion)
live in Paris, France, November 14, 1976
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| The Left Side Of Your Mind (The Left Side Of Your Mine)
|
| Visit From The Blues (Visitors From The Blues)
|
| Bright Moments
|
| The Man That Cried Fire
|
| Creole Love Call
|
Howard Johnson (tuba) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Romeo Penque (baritone saxophone, oboe) Hilton Ruiz (piano, celeste) Buster Williams (bass) Charlie Persip (drums) Joe Habao Texidor (percussion, vocals) Maeretha Stewart (vocals) Betty Neals (recitation)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1976
omit Stewart, Neals
| There Will Never Be Another You
|
| Giant Steps
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Hank Jones (piano) Milt Hinton (bass) Fred Moore (washboard) Wilton Eaton (whistling)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Trudy Pitts (organ) William Butler (guitar) Bill Carney (drums)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Hilton Ruiz (piano, celeste) Arthur Jenkins (keyboards) William Butler (guitar) Matathias Pearson (bass) Jerry Griffin (drums) Warren Smith (percussion) Joe Habao Texidor (percussion, vocals)
| Loving You
|
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
|
1977 (aged 41)
Eddie Preston (trumpet) Jim Buffington (French horn) Kenneth Harris (flute) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Sanford Allen, Doreen Callender, Regis Iandiorio, Kathryn Kienke, Harold Kohon, Yoko Matsuo, Tony Posk (violin) Julien Barber, Selwart Clarke, Linda Lawrence (viola) Jonathan Abramowitz, Charles Fambrough, Eugene Moye (cello) Sammy Price (piano) William S. Fischer (electric piano, arranger) Tiny Grimes (guitar) Arvell Shaw (bass) Gifford McDonald (drums)
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1977
| I Loves You, Porgy
|
| Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
|
| In A Mellotone
|
| Summertime
|
Steve Turre (trombone) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Sammy Price (piano) Phil Bowler (bass) Sonny Brown (drums)
| Boogie-Woogie String Along For Real
|
Steve Turre (trombone) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute) Hilton Ruiz (keyboards) Percy Heath (cello) Phil Bowler (bass) Sonny Brown (drums)
| Hey Babebips
|
| Watergate Blues
|
omit Heath