Roland Kirk

• LIMITED CLEAR VINYL EDITION

• 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

A strange and tasty little album that Roland Kirk made with organist Jack McDuff in the early 60s – one of his few outings in such a format, and a smoking little session that almost makes us wish he'd cut more of them!

The format is relatively simple – with lots of interplay between McDuff's organ and Kirk's range of reeds (tenor, manzello, stritch, flute, and siren on this record!) And given that both players have a good sense of whimsy that still always manages to swing nicely, the pairing is a strong one – and makes for a record that's slightly different for both artists.

PERSONNEL:

• Roland Kirk - (tenor sax, manzello, strich, flute)
• Jack McDuff - (organ)
• Joe Benjamin - (bass)
• Arthur Taylor - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Three For Dizzy
• A2. Makin' Whoopee
• A3. Funk Underneath

• SIDE B
• B1. Kirk's Work
• B2. Doin' The Sixty-Eight
• B3. Too Late Now
• B4. Skaters Waltz