Kirk in Copenhagen
1964 live album by Roland Kirk
Kirk in Copenhagen | ||||
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Live album by Roland Kirk | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | October 1963 | |||
Venue | Club Monmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Roland Kirk chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Kirk in Copenhagen is a live album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk recorded in October 1963 at the Club Monmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1964[3] and features performances by Kirk with Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Don Moore and J.C. Moses and a guest appearance by Sonny Boy Williamson, credited as "Big Skol".[4]
Critical reception
The AllMusic review by Lindsay Planer and Thom Jurek states: "Although somewhat ragtag in derivation, the combo quickly finds its sonic niche... providing Kirk plenty of space to improvise wildly, utilizing his clever wit and immensely expressive musicality".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Roland Kirk except where noted.
- "Narrow Bolero" - 5:23
- "Mingus-Griff Song" - 8:07
- "The Monkey Thing" - 5:43
- "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 7:17
- "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) - 7:46
- "On the Corner of King and Scott Streets" - 4:12
Personnel
- Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
- Tete Montoliu – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- J.C. Moses – drums
- Don Moore – bass
- Big Skol – harmonica (track 3)
References
- ^ a b Planer, L. & Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed August 9, 2009
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 829. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1964-02-01. p. 9.
- ^ Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 8 August 2009
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