Roland Kirk - Roland Kirk's Finest Hour (2001)

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Artist: Roland Kirk
Title: Roland Kirk's Finest Hour
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Verve Records [314 549 676-2]
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total Time: 60:21
Total Size: 139 mb / 380 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

As difficult as it is to adequately present such a talented, driven, quirky and unique musician, this compilation tries. Drawn from his Mercury and Verve recordings, mostly from the first half of the '60s, this worthy release eschews his later, more experimental work on Atlantic. Whether playing two or three woodwinds simultaneously, wailing on flute or whistle or employing his own stritch or manzello, he sounds like no one else. He gets sympathetic backing throughout, particularly from a wide assortment of pianists who include Herbie Hancock and Horace Parlan. Nine of the 14 tracks are written by the frontman himself, including "Serenade to a Cuckoo," which Jethro Tull covered on its debut. It's easy to see why Ian Anderson was impressed by Kirk's flute work.

:: TRACKLIST ::

1. Stompin' Grounds (04:46)
2. Blue Rol (06:09)
3. Serenade To A Cuckoo (04:31)
4. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year (04:04)
5. Ecclusiastics (04:28)
6. When The Sun Comes Out (02:41)
7. Gifts And Messages (04:05)
8. I Believe In You (04:24)
9. My Ship (05:01)
10. Half A Triple (04:22)
11. Once In A While (03:58)
12. No Tonic Press (04:31)
13. Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (04:23)
14. E.D. (02:20)

Tracks 1, 2 and 13 recorded May 2 1967 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey
Track 3 recorded September 16, 1964 at Nola Recording Studio, New York City
Track 4 recorded August 17 1961 at Nola Recording Studio, New York City
Track 5 recorded June 11 1963 at A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Track 6 recorded April 17 1962 at Nola Recording Studio, New York City
Track 7 recorded July 22 1964 in Hollywood
Tracks 8 and 14 recorded possibly April 18 1962 at Nola Recording Studio, New York City
Track 9 recorded September 17 1964 at Nola Recording Studio, New York City
Track 10 recorded October 1963 at Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen
Tracks 11 and 12 recorded January 13 1965 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey

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