Rashaan Roland Kirk

First ever mono reissue

Pressed on orange vinyl

4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Sightless, peerless, multi-instrumentalist, Roland’s Kirk’s 1967 debut for Atlantic is a monster of a live set from ‘65 featuring pianists Lonnie Liston Smith and Jaki Byard, bassist Major Holley and drummer Charles Crosby- all put to tape in Atlantic Studios NYC. Cut all analog, pressed on orange vinyl!

Think of Rahsaan Roland Kirk and a series of images flick through one’s mind. There he is, black beret and shades blowing three saxophones at once, next he’s draped in a kaftan with bells, horns, flutes, whistles and all manner of strange things hanging round his neck and then in a frock coat and top hat playing his saxophone on a street corner. He’s one of the most surreal sights you’ve ever seen and each image contains a thousand narratives

PERSONNEL & TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. ROOTS
• Roland Kirk - (tenor sax)
• Jackie Byard - (piano)
• Major Holley - (bass)
• Charlie Crosby - (drums)

• A2. HERE COMES THE WHISTLEMAN
• Roland Kirk - (tenor sax)
• Lonnie Smith - (piano)
• Major Holley - (bass)
• Charlie Crosby - (drums)

• A3. I WISHED ON THE MOON
• Roland Kirk - (tenor sax)
• Jackie Byard - (piano)
• Major Holley - (bass)
• Charlie Crosby - (drums)

• SIDE B
• B1. MAKING LOVE AFTER HOURS
• Roland Kirk - (flute, tenor sax)
• Lonnie Smith - (piano)
• Major Holley - (bass)
• Charlie Crosby - (drums)

• B2. YESTERDAY
• Roland Kirk - (flute)
• Lonnie Smith - (piano)
• Major Holley - (bass)
• Charlie Crosby - (drums)

• B3. ALUMINUN BABY
• Roland Kirk - (manzello)
• Jackie Byard - (piano)
• Major Holley - (bass)
• Charlie Crosby - (drums)

• B4. STEP RIGHT UP
• Roland Kirk - (alto sax)
• Lonnie Smith - (piano)
• Major Holley - (bass)
• Charlie Crosby - (drums)