Roland Kirk Discography
1956 (age 21)
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; James Madison, piano; Carl Pruitt, bass; Henry Duncan, drums.
NYC, November 9, 1956
| K9938 | Roland's Theme | King LP 539 |
| K9939 | Easy Living | - |
| K9940 | Slow Groove | - |
| K9941 | A La Carte | - |
| K9942 | Stormy Weather | - |
| K9943 | Triple Threat | - |
| K9944 | The Nearness Of You | - |
* King LP 539 Roland Kirk - Triple Threat 1957
= Bethlehem BCP-6064 Roland Kirk - Third Dimension 1962
= Affinity (E) AFF 121 Roland Kirk - Early Roots 1984
1960
Roland Kirk Quintet
Ira Sullivan, trumpet, tenor sax; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, whistle; William Burton, organ, piano; Donald Garrett, bass; Sonny Brown, drums.
Chicago, IL, June 7, 1960
| 10249 | Jack The Ripper | Argo LP-669 |
| 10250 | Spirit Girl | - |
| 10251 | Our Waltz | - |
| 10252 | The Call | Argo LP-669, ALPS-1 |
| 10253 | Soul Station | Argo LP-669 |
| 10254 | Our Love Is Here To Stay | - |
* Argo LP-669 Introducing Roland Kirk 1960
* Argo ALPS-1 Various Artists - The Best Of Argo Jazz 1963
1961
Roland Kirk Quartet With Jack McDuff
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, strich, flute, siren; Jack McDuff, Hammond organ; Joe Benjamin, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1961
| 3128 | Kirk's Work | Prestige 45-255, PRLP 7210 |
| 3129 | Makin' Whoopee | Prestige PRLP 7210 |
| 3130 | Funk Underneath | Prestige 45-280, 45-420, PRLP 7210 |
| 3131 | Doin' The Sixty-Eight | Prestige 45-255, PRLP 7210 |
| 3132 | Too Late Now | Prestige PRLP 7210 |
| 3133 | Skaters Waltz | - |
| 3134 | Three For Dizzy | Prestige 45-311, PRLP 7210 |
* Prestige PRLP 7210 Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff - Kirk's Work 1961
= Prestige PR 7450, PRST 7450 Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff - Funk Underneath 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-459, OJCCD-459-2 Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff - Kirk's Work 1990
= Prestige P-24080 Roland Kirk - Pre-Rahsaan 1978
* Prestige 45-255 Roland Kirk - Kirk's Work / Doin' The Sixty-Eight 1963
* Prestige 45-280 Roland Kirk - Funk Underneath Parts 1 & 2 1963
* Prestige 45-420 Roland Kirk - Funk Underneath Parts 1 & 2 1966
* Prestige 45-311 Roland Kirk - Three For Dizzy Parts 1 & 2 1964
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, flute, siren; Richard Wyands, piano; Art Davis, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 16, 1961
| 21889-1 | Blues For Alice (alternate take) | Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61, 314 846 630-2 |
| 21889-3 | Blues For Alice | Mercury MG-20679 |
| 21890 | My Delight | - |
| 21891 | The Haunted Melody | - |
| 21892 | A Sack Full Of Soul | - |
* Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61, (J) 30JD-22/25 Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album 1984
* Mercury MG-20679, SR-60679 Roland Kirk - We Free Kings 1962
* Mercury 314 846 630-2 The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, flute, siren; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 17, 1961
| 21893 | We Free Kings | Mercury MG-20679 |
| 21894 | Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 21895 | Moon Song | Mercury MG-20679 |
| 21896 | Some Kind Of Love | - |
| 21899 | Three For The Festival | - |
| 21900 | You Did It, You Did It | - |
* Mercury MG-20679, SR-60679 Roland Kirk - We Free Kings 1962
* Mercury 314 846 630-2 The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
Charles Mingus And His Jazz Workshop
Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; Charles Mingus, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.
broadcast, Birdland, NYC, October 21, 1961
| Blue Cee (as Improvisation) (as Nouroog) | Alto AL 714; Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88661 | |
| Ecclusiastics | - | |
| Hog Callin' Blues (incomplete) | Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88661 |
* Alto AL 714 Charlie Mingus - Vital Savage Horizons 1970s
* Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88661 Charles Mingus & The Jazz Workshop All Stars - The Complete 1961-1962 Birdland Broadcasts 2010
Charlie Mingus Sextet
Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Roland Kirk, flute, siren, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Charlie Mingus, piano, vocal; Doug Watkins, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.
NYC, November 6, 1961
| 5756 | Devil Woman | Atlantic LP 1377, SD 3-600 |
| 5757 | Ecclusiastics | Atlantic LP 1377, SD 2-302 |
| 5758 | "Old" Blues For Walt's Torin | Atlantic LP 1416 |
| 5759 | Peggy's Blue Skylight | - |
| 5760 | Hog Callin' Blues | Atlantic LP 1377, SD 2-302, SD 2-506 |
| 5761 | Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me | Atlantic LP 1377, SD 1555 |
| 5762 | Passions Of A Man | Atlantic LP 1377, SD 1555, SD 3-600 |
| 5763 | Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am | Atlantic LP 1377, SD 1555, SD 2-302, SD 3-600 |
| 5764 | Body And Soul | unissued |
| 5765 | Invisible Lady | Atlantic LP 1416 |
| 5766 | Eat That Chicken | Atlantic LP 1377, SD 1555, SD 2-302, SD 2-506 |
| 5767 | Nuts | unissued |
| 5768 | Untitled Original | - |
* Atlantic LP 1377, SD 1377 Charlie Mingus - Oh Yeah 1962
= Rhino R2 72871 Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 1997
* Atlantic SD 3-600 Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: An Anthology Of His Atlantic Recordings 1978
* Atlantic SD 2-302 The Art Of Charles Mingus 1973
* Atlantic LP 1416, SD 1416 Charlie Mingus - Tonight At Noon 1965
= Rhino R2 72871 Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 1997
* Atlantic SD 2-506 Various Artists - unknown title
* Atlantic SD 1555 The Best Of Charles Mingus 1970
1962
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, flute; Herbie Hancock, piano; Vernon Martin, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 17, 1962
| 23766-1 | PB7508-1 | Termini's Corner | Verve 314 543 833-2 |
| 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 | - | - |
| 23767-4 | PB7509-4 | - | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 23768-1 | PB7510-1 | Time Races With Emit (aka Ad Lib) | - |
| 24645 | PB7337 | Medley: Where Monk And Mingus Live / Let's Call This | EmArcy EMS-2-411 |
| 24645-1 | PB7340-1 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Mercury 314 846 630-2; Verve 314 543 833-2 |
| 24645-3 | PB7340-3 | - | - |
| 24645-5 | PB7340-5 | - | Mercury (J) SNP-131, (J) EJD-3042 |
| 24646 | PB7338 | Domino (alternate take) | Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61, (J) EJD-3042 |
| 24649-1 | PB7341-1 | Someone To Watch Over Me | Verve 314 543 833-2 |
| 24649-3 | PB7341-3 | - | Mercury (J) SNP-131, (J) EJD-3042 |
* EmArcy EMS-2-411 Roland Kirk - Kirk's Works
* Mercury (J) SNP-131 Various Artists - V.S.O.P. Album II
* Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61, (J) 30JD-22/25 Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album 1984
* Verve 314 543 833-2 Roland Kirk - Domino 2000
* Mercury 314 846 630-2 The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
* Mercury (J) EJD-3042 Roland Kirk - Domino
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, flute; Wynton Kelly, piano; Vernon Martin, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 18, 1962
| 24642 | PB7334 | Get Out Of Town | Mercury MG-20748 |
| 24643 | PB7335 | Rolando | - |
| 24644 | PB7336 | I Believe In You | - |
| 24647 | PB7339 | E.D. | - |
* Mercury MG-20748, SR-60748 Roland Kirk - Domino 1962
= Mercury (J) EJD-3042 -
= Verve 314 543 833-2 - 2000
Roy Haynes Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, C flute, nose flute; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 16, 1962
| 10926 | If I Should Lose You | Impulse! A-23 |
| 10927 | Raoul | - |
| 10928 | Snap Crackle | Impulse! A-23, ASH-9272-3 |
| 10929 | Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) | Impulse! A-23 |
* Impulse! A-23, AS-23 Roy Haynes Quartet - Out Of The Afternoon 1962
= Impulse! IMPD-180 - 1996
* Impulse! ASH-9272-3 Various Artists - The Drums
Roy Haynes Quartet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 16, 1962;
edited: NYC, January 15, 1963
| 11293 | Snap Crackle | Impulse! 45-213 |
| 11294 | Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) | - |
* Impulse! 45-213 Roland Kirk, Roy Haynes - Snap Crackle / Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 1963
Roy Haynes Quartet
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1962
| 10932 | Long Wharf | Impulse! A-23, ASY-9284-3 |
| 10933 | Moon Ray | Impulse! A-23 |
| 10934 | Some Other Spring | - |
* Impulse! A-23, AS-23 Roy Haynes Quartet - Out Of The Afternoon 1962
= Impulse! IMPD-180 - 1996
* Impulse! ASY-9284-3 Various Artists - The Bass
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
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, tympani; Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula, percussion; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
NYC, June 15, 1962
| 25135 | A Taste Of Honey | Mercury 72012, MG-20799, MG-20811 |
| 25136 | Shag Nasty | Mercury 72012 |
| 25137 | Dyna-Soar | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 25138 | Sermonette | Mercury MG-21050 |
* Mercury MG-20799, SR-60799 Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits 1963
= Universal (J) UCCM-9152 - 2003
* Mercury MG-20811, SR-60811 Various Artists - Broadway's Big Hits 1963
* Mercury MG-21050, SR-61050 Quincy Jones - Quincy Plays For Pussycats 1965
= Universal (J) UCCM-9154 - 2003
* Mercury 314 846 630-2 The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
* Mercury 72012 Quincy Jones - A Taste Of Honey / Shag Nasty 1962
Tubby Hayes And The All Stars
James Moody as Jimmy Gloomy, tenor sax, flute; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, flute, nose flute; Tubby Hayes, vibes, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
NYC, June 23, 1962
| 25190 | Stitt's Tune (aka The Blues Walk) | Smash MGS-27026 |
| 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" | - |
* Smash MGS-27026, SRS-67026 Tubby Hayes - Tubby's Back In Town
= Fontana (E) TL 5195, (E) STL 5195 Tubby Hayes And The All Stars - Return Visit!
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Mercury MG-20748 |
| 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 | - |
* Mercury MG-20748, SR-60748 Roland Kirk - Domino 1962
= Mercury (J) EJD-3042 -
= Verve 314 543 833-2 - 2000
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
Roland Kirk, flute; Jerome Richardson, alto flute, flute, woodwinds; Lalo Schifrin, piano; Chris White, bass; Rudy Collins, drums; Carlos Gomez, Jose Paula, Jack Del Rio, percussion; unidentified horn and brass, Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
A&R Studios, NYC, September 12, 1962
| 22190 | Se E Tarde Me Pardoa (aka Forgive Me If I'm Late) | Mercury MG-20751 |
* Mercury MG-20751, SR-60751 Quincy Jones - Big Band Bossa Nova 1962
= Verve 314 557 913-2 -
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
same personnel.
A&R Studios, NYC, September 13, 1962
| 22191 | Soul Bossa Nova | Mercury 72041, MG-20751, SRM-2-623 |
| 22192 | A Taste Of Honey | Verve 314 557 913-2 |
* Mercury MG-20751, SR-60751 Quincy Jones - Big Band Bossa Nova 1962
= Verve 314 557 913-2 -
* Mercury SRM-2-623 Quincy Jones - Ndeda
* Mercury 72041 Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova / On The Street Where You Live 1962
Eddie Baccus Trio With Roland Kirk
Roland Kirk, flute; Eddie Baccus, organ; Mose Fowler, guitar; George Cook or Charles Crosby, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October, 1962
| 26680 | A Breath In The Wind | Smash MGS-27029 |
* Smash MGS-27029, SRS-67029 Eddie Baccus - Feel Real
= Smash (J) PHCE-6002 - 2000
1963
Roland Kirk Sextet
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Charles Greenlea, trombone; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Harold Mabern, piano; Abdullah Rafik, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.
NYC, February 25, 1963
| 25706 | Land Of Peace | Mercury MG-20800 |
| 25707 | Lonesome August Child | - |
| 25708 | Limbo Boat | Mercury 72144, MG-20800 |
| 25709 | Hay Ro | - |
| 25710 | Waltz Of The Friends | Mercury MG-20800 |
* Mercury MG-20800, SR-60800 Roland Kirk - Reeds And Deeds 1963
* Mercury 72144 Roland Kirk - Limbo Boat / Hay Ro 1963
Roland Kirk Septet
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Tom McIntosh, trombone; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Harold Mabern, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Walter Perkins, drums; Benny Golson, arranger.
NYC, February 26, 1963
| 25711 | This Is Always | Mercury MG-20800 |
| 25712 | Reeds And Deeds | - |
| 25713 | Song Of The Countrymen | - |
* Mercury MG-20800, SR-60800 Roland Kirk - Reeds And Deeds 1963
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
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, tympani; Bill Costa, Jack Del Rio, George Devens, Charles Gomez, Jose Paula, percussion; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
NYC, April 9, 1963
| Comin' Home Baby | Mercury 72160, MG-20799 |
* Mercury MG-20799, SR-60799 Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits 1963
= Universal (J) UCCM-9152 - 2003
* Mercury 72160 Quincy Jones - Jive Samba / Comin' Home Baby 1963
Roland Kirk With Benny Golson Orchestra
Virgil Jones, Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles Greenlea, Tom McIntosh, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Mercury MG-20844 |
| 25798 | By Myself | - |
| 25799 | Roland Speaks | - |
| 25800 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | - |
| 25801 | Variations On A Theme By Hindemith | - |
* Mercury MG-20844, SR-60844 The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra 1964
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Mercury MG-20844 |
| 2. 25803 | Between The Fourth And The Fifth Step | - |
| 3. 25804 | April Morning | - |
| 4. 25805 | Get In The Basement | - |
| 5. 25806 | Abstract Improvisation | - |
* Mercury MG-20844, SR-60844 The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra 1964
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, nose flute, flute, siren; Tete Montoliu, piano; Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen, bass; J.C. Moses, drums #1-8; Alex Riel, drums #9.
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 24, 1963
| 1. | Three For The Festival | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 136 |
| 2. | Every Things Happens To Me | - |
| 3. | Moon River | - |
| 4. | Body And Soul | - |
| 5. | Domino | - |
| 6. | You Did It, You Did It | - |
| 7. | 3-In-1 Without The Oil | - |
| 8. | A Cabin In The Sky | - |
| 9. | Medley / The Theme | - |
* Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 136 Roland Kirk Quartet '63 - Live In Copenhagen 1993
Roland Kirk Quintet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, flute, manzello, stritch, nose flute, siren; Sonny Boy Williamson, harmonica #8,9; Tete Montoliu, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen or Don Moore, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.
Club Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, October, 1963
| 1. | Narrow Bolero (alternate take) | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 2. | Narrow Bolero | Mercury MG-20894 |
| 3. | My Heart Stood Still | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 4. | No Title No. 1 | Mercury MG-20894 |
| 5. | Mood Indigo | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 6. | Cabin In The Sky | Mercury MG-20894 |
| 7. | On The Corner Of King And Scott Streets | - |
| 8. | Untitled Blues | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 9. | The Monkey Thing | Mercury MG-20894 |
| 10. | Will You Still Be Mine | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
| 11. | One For My Baby | - |
| 12. | We'll Be Together Again | - |
| 13. | Mingus-Griff Song | Mercury MG-20894 |
| 14. | Mood Indigo | - |
| 15. | Rock-A-Bye Baby / The Nearness Of You / No Title No. 3 | - |
| 16. | Half A Triple | - |
* Mercury MG-20894, SR-60894 Roland Kirk - Kirk In Copenhagen 1964
* Mercury 314 846 630-2 The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
1964
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
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, vibes; 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 | Mercury MG-20863 | |
| Moon River | - | |
| Dreamsville | - | |
| (I Love You) And Don't You Forget It | - |
* Mercury MG-20863, SR-60863 Quincy Jones - Explores Music Of Henry Mancini 1964
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
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, vibes; 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
| Charade | Mercury MG-20863 | |
| Peter Gunn | - |
* Mercury MG-20863, SR-60863 Quincy Jones - Explores Music Of Henry Mancini 1964
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Mercury MG-20939 |
| 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 | - |
| 31648 | Jive Elephant | Mercury 314 846 630-2 |
* Mercury MG-20939, SR-60939 Roland Kirk - Gifts And Messages 1964
* Mercury 314 846 630-2 The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
Roland Kirk Quintet
Roland Kirk, flute, alto flute, amplified flute, African wood flute, vocal interjections, cuckoo clock, music box; Bobby Moses, vibes; Horace Parlan, piano, celeste; Michael Fleming, bass; Walter Perkins, drums, percussion; Cyristal-Joy Albert, vocal.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 16-17, 1964
| 31701 | I Talk With The Spirits | Limelight LM-82008 |
| 31702 | Serenade To A Cuckoo | - |
| 35191 | Serenade To A Cuckoo (45 rpm edit) | - |
| 33990 | Medley: We'll Be Together Again / People | - |
| 33991 | Ruined Castles (aka 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 | - |
* Limelight LM-82008, LS-86008 Roland Kirk - I Talk With The Spirits 1965
Sonny Stitt Quintet
Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Roland Kirk, stritch; Tete Montoliu, piano; Jimmy Woode or Tommy Potter, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Berlin, West Germany, September 24, 1964
| Au Privave (1964) | Philology (It) W 43.2 |
* Philology (It) W 43.2 Sonny Stitt - Loose Walk 1993
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
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 sax; Roland Kirk, Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; James Moody, tenor, alto sax, flute; Benny Golson, tenor sax, arranger #2,3; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bobby Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Quincy Jones, conductor; Billy Byers, arranger #1.
NYC, December 20, 1964
| 1. 34247 | I Had A Ball | Limelight LM-82002; Mercury SRM-2-623; Mosaic MD5-237 |
| 2. 34248 | Almost | Limelight LM-82002; Mosaic MD5-237 |
| 3. 34249 | Addie's At It Again | - |
* Limelight LM-82002, LS-86002 Various Artists - I/We Had A Ball 1965
* Mercury SRM-2-623 Quincy Jones - Ndeda
* Mosaic MD5-237 The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions 2007
1965 (age 30)
The Roland Kirk Quartet Featuring Elvin Jones
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, castanets, siren; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1965
| No Tonic Pres | Limelight LM-82027 | |
| Once In A While | - | |
| From Bechet, Byas, And Fats | - | |
| Mystical Dream | - | |
| Rip, Rig And Panic | - | |
| Black Diamond | - | |
| Slippery, Hippery, Flippery | - |
* Limelight LM-82027, LS-86027 The Roland Kirk Quartet - Rip, Rig & Panic 1965
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Lonnie Liston Smith as Lonnie Smith, piano #1,3,6-9,11,12; Jackie Byard, piano #2,4,5,10; Major Holley, bass; Charles Crosby, drums; Leon Thomas, vocal #8,12.
live in NYC, March 14, 1965
| 1. 10818 | Step Right Up | Atlantic LP 3007 |
| 2. 10819 | Aluminum Baby | - |
| 3. 10820 | Here Comes The Whistleman | Atlantic LP 3007, SD 2-303 |
| 4. 10821 | I Wished On The Moon | Atlantic LP 3007 |
| 5. 10822 | Roots | - |
| 6. 10823 | Making Love After Hours | Atlantic LP 3007, SD 1592 |
| 7. 10824 | Yesterdays | Atlantic LP 3007 |
| 8. 10825 | Dream | unissued |
| 9. 11588 | Making Love After Hours | Atlantic 45-5080 |
| 10. 11589 | Roots | unissued |
| 11. 11816 | Here Comes The Whistleman | Atlantic 45-5080 |
| 12. 25296 | Dream | Atlantic SD 1630 |
* Atlantic LP 3007, SD 3007 Roland Kirk - Here Comes The Whistleman 1967
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 1630 Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler - A Meeting Of The Times 1972
* Atlantic 45-5080 Roland Kirk - Here Comes The Whistleman / Making Love After Hours 1967
Roland Kirk Octet
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Martin Banks, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone, arranger; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, bagpipes, piccolo, baritone sax, siren; Horace Parlan, piano, celeste #1-5,7-9, vibes #6; Eddie Mathias, bass; Sonny Brown, drums #1-3,5-9, drums, Nagoya harp #4; Montego Joe, congas; Manuel Ramos, percussion; unidentified choir, #4-6; Coleridge Perkinson, conductor #4-6.
NYC, November 16 and 17, 1965
| 1. 37168 | Walk On By | Limelight L-3073, LM-82033 |
| 2. 37169 | Juarez | Limelight LM-82033 |
| 3. 37170 | Shakey Money | - |
| 4. 37171 | Ebrauqs | Limelight LM-82033; EmArcy EMS-2-411 |
| 5. 37172 | Raouf | - |
| 6. 37173 | Nothing But The Truth | Limelight L-3073, LM-82033 |
| 7. 37174 | Safari | Limelight LM-82033 |
| 8. 37175 | It's All In The Game | - |
| 9. 37176 | And I Love Her | - |
* Limelight LM-82033, LS-86033 Roland Kirk - Slightly Latin 1966
* EmArcy EMS-2-411 Roland Kirk - Kirk's Works
* Limelight L-3073 Roland Kirk - Nothing But The Truth / Walk On By
1966
The Jazz Corps Featuring Roland Kirk
Tommy Peltier, trumpet, flugelhorn, director; Fred Rodriguez, tenor, alto sax, flute; Lynn Blessing, vibes; Bill Plummer, bass; Maurice Miller, drums; featuring Roland Kirk, tenor sax, flute, manzello, stritch.
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 11 and 12, 1966
| Harplyness | Pacific Jazz PJ-10116, CDP 7243 8 29101 2 1 | |
| Serenity | - | |
| Peru-T | - | |
| Another Plum | - | |
| Chalan Pago | - | |
| Le Blessing | Pacific Jazz PJ-10116 | |
| Meanwhile | Pacific Jazz PJ-10116, CDP 7243 8 29101 2 1 |
Tommy Peltier, cornet, flugelhorn, director; Freddy Rodriguez, flute, alto, tenor sax; Lynn Blessing, vibes; Bill Plummer, bass; Maurice Miller, drums; featuring Roland Kirk, flute, stritch, tenor, baritone sax.
| Harplyness | ||
| Serenity | ||
| Peru-T | ||
| Liberation | Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 29101 2 1 | |
| Chalan Pago | ||
| Le Blessing (complete form) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 29101 2 1 | |
| Meanwhile | ||
| Another Plum |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-10116, ST-20116 The Jazz Corps Under The Direction Of Tommy Peltier Featuring Roland Kirk 1967
* Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 29101 2 1 The Jazz Corps Under The Direction Of Tommy Peltier Featuring Roland Kirk 1994
1967
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, flute; Lonnie Liston Smith as Lonnie Smith, piano; Ronald Boykins, bass; Grady Tate, drums.
NYC, May 2, 1967
| 102717 | Stompin' Grounds | Verve V/V6-8709 |
| 102718 | Fall Out | - |
| 102719 | Blue Rol | - |
| 102720 | Why Don't They Know | - |
| 102721 | Alfie | - |
| 102722 | It's A Grand Night For Swinging | - |
| 102723 | Silverlization | - |
| 102724 | Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith | - |
* Verve V/V6-8709 Roland Kirk - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith 1967
= Verve (J) UCCV-9196 - 2004
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, whistle, English horn, flexaphone; Ron Burton, piano; Steve Novosel, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums.
Webster Hall, NYC, November 27, 1967
| 13549 | Many Blessings | unissued |
| 13550 | The Black And Crazy Blues | Atlantic SD 1502, SD 2-1003 |
| 13551 | Fly By Night | unissued |
| 13552 | The Creole Love Call | Atlantic SD 1502, SD 2-303, SD 2-1003 |
| 13553 | The Inflated Tear | Atlantic SD 1502, SD 1592, SD 2-303, SD 2-316, SD 2-1003 |
* Atlantic SD 1502 Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear 1968
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-316 Various Artists - The Jazz Years-25th Anniversary 1973
Roland Kirk Quintet
Dick Griffith, trombone #6; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, whistle, English horn, flexaphone; Ron Burton, piano; Steve Novosel, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums.
Webster Hall, NYC, November 30, 1967
| 1. 13554 | Lubo | unissued |
| 2. 13555 | Fingers In The Wind | Atlantic SD 1502 |
| 3. 13556 | I'm Glad There Is You | unissued |
| 4. 13557 | A Laugh For Rory | Atlantic SD 1502, SD 1592, SD 2-303 |
| 5. 13558 | A Handful Of Fives | Atlantic SD 1502 |
| 6. 13559 | Fly By Night | - |
| 7. 13560 | Many Blessings | - |
| 8. 13561 | Creole Love Call | unissued |
| 9. 13562 | The Black And Crazy Blues | - |
* Atlantic SD 1502 Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear 1968
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
1968
Roland Kirk With Strings
Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins, French horn; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, organ, narrator; Frank Wess, woodwinds; Ron Burton, piano; Vernon Martin, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Warren Smith, percussion, vocal; unidentified strings, Gil Fuller, arranger.
NYC, June 17, 1968
| 14709 | I X Love | Atlantic SD 1518 |
| 14710 | Hot Cha | - |
| 14711 | Quintessence | - |
* Atlantic SD 1518 Roland Kirk - Left And Right 1968
Roland Kirk With Strings
same personnel.
NYC, June 18, 1968
| 14712 | Hot Cha (2nd version) | unissued |
| 14713 | Lady's Blues | Atlantic SD 1518, SD 1592, SD 2-303 |
| 14714 | I Waited For You | Atlantic SD 1518 |
| 14715 | Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | - |
| 14716 | Black Mystery Has Been Revealed | - |
Richard Williams, trumpet; Dick Griffith, Benny Powell, trombone; Daniel Jones, bassoon; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, thumb piano, celeste; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Alice Coltrane, harp; Ron Burton, piano; Vernon Martin, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums; Gerald Brown, Warren Smith, percussion.
| 14717 | Expansions | - |
* Atlantic SD 1518 Roland Kirk - Left And Right 1968
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
Roland Kirk Quintet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, whistle, vocal; 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 | Atlantic SD 1534 |
| 17645 | One Ton | Atlantic SD 1534, SD 1592 |
| 17646 | Ovation And Roland's Remarks | Atlantic SD 1534 |
| 17647 | A Tribute To John Coltrane: Lush Life / Afro Blue / Bessie's Blues | Atlantic SD 1534, SD 2-303 |
| 17648 | Three For The Festival | - |
| 34789 | A Tribute To John Coltrane / Three For The Festival | Atlantic SD 2-1003 |
* Atlantic SD 1534 Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery 1970
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
Jaki Byard Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, clarinet, whistle, manzello, kirkbam; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
NYC, September 17, 1968
| Parisian Thoroughfare | Prestige PRST 7615 | |
| Hazy Eye | - | |
| Shine On Me | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Memories Of You | - | |
| Teach Me Tonight | - |
* Prestige PRST 7615 The Jaki Byard Experience 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1913-2 - 1998
= Prestige P-24080 Roland Kirk - Pre-Rahsaan 1978
1969
Quincy Jones
Freddie Hubbard, Lloyd Michels, Marvin Stamm, Dick Williams, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson, Alan Raph, Tony Studd, trombone; Joel Kaye, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, sax, flute, reeds; Paul Griffin, piano; Eric Gale, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Hilda Harris, Marilyn Jackson, Valerie Simpson, Maretha Stewart, vocal; Quincy Jones, conductor; Quincy Jones, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1969
| Killer Joe | A&M SP-3023 |
* A&M SP-3023 Quincy Jones - Walking In Space 1969
= A&M SP-9-3023 - 1983
Quincy Jones
John Frosk, Freddie Hubbard, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, George Jeffers, Tony Studd, Kai Winding, trombone; Joel Kaye, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, sax, flute, reeds; Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Bob James, electric piano; Eric Gale, Toots Thielemans, guitar; Ray Brown, electric bass; Grady Tate, drums; Hilda Harris, Marilyn Jackson, Valerie Simpson, Maretha Stewart, vocal; Quincy Jones, conductor; Quincy Jones, arranger #1,2; Bob James, arranger #3.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 19, 1969
| 1. | Dead End | A&M SP-3023, 1216 |
| 2. | Walking In Space | A&M SP-3023 |
| 3. | I Never Told You | - |
John Frosk, Freddie Hubbard, Lloyd Michels, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson, Norman Pride, Alan Raph, Tony Studd, trombone; Joel Kaye, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, sax, flute, reeds; Bob James, electric piano; Eric Gale, guitar; Chuck Rainey, bass #1; Ray Brown, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Hilda Harris, Marilyn Jackson, Valerie Simpson, Maretha Stewart, vocal; Quincy Jones, conductor; Quincy Jones, arranger.
| 1. | Love And Peace | A&M SP-3023, 1115-S, 1139-S |
| 2. | Oh Happy Day | A&M SP-3023, 1139-S |
* A&M SP-3023 Quincy Jones - Walking In Space 1969
= A&M SP-9-3023 - 1983
* A&M 1216 Quincy Jones - Gula Matari / Dead End 1970
* A&M 1115-S Quincy Jones - Love And Peace / Love And Peace 1969
* A&M 1139-S Quincy Jones - Oh Happy Day / Love And Peace 1971
Roland Kirk Quartet
Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, nose flute, whistle, vocal; Ron Burton, piano; Vernon Martin, bass; Sonny Brown, drums; The Roland Kirk Spirit Choir, background vocal.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, July 22, 1969
| 17399 | Spirit Up Above | Atlantic SD 1534 |
| 17400 | Search For The Reason Why | Atlantic SD 1534, SD 1592 |
* Atlantic SD 1534 Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery 1970
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
Roland Kirk Quartet/Sextet/Septet
Charles McGhee, trumpet #2,3; Dick Griffith, trombone #2,3; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, nose flute, whistle, vocal; 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, background vocal.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, July 23, 1969
| 1. 17401 | My Cherie Amour | Atlantic SD 1534 |
| 2. 17402 | Say A Little Prayer | Atlantic SD 1534, SD 2-303 |
| 3. 17403 | Volunteered Slavery | Atlantic SD 1534, SD 1592, SD 2-303, SD 2-1003 |
* Atlantic SD 1534 Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery 1970
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
1970
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
Dick Griffith, trombone; Howard Johnson, tuba; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Atlantic SD 1575, SD 2-303 |
| 19262 | Bird Section | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1575 Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society - Rahsaan Rahsaan 1970
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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
| 19332 | Easy To Love | unissued |
| 19333 | Medley: Going Home / Sentimental Journey / In Monument / Lover | Atlantic SD 1575, SD 1592, SD 2-303, SD 2-1003 |
| 19334 | Sweet Fire | unissued |
| 19335 | Baby Let Me Shake Your Tree | - |
| 19336 | The Raped Bolero | - |
| 19337 | Satin Doll | - |
* Atlantic SD 1575 Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society - Rahsaan Rahsaan 1970
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
same personnel.
Village Vanguard, NYC, 2nd set, May 12, 1970
| 19338 | The Seeker | unissued |
| 19339 | Untitled | - |
| 19340 | Sentimental Journey | - |
| 19341 | Sweet Fire | Atlantic SD 1575 |
| 19342 | Baby Let Me Shake Your Tree | unissued |
| 19343 | Untitled No. 2 | - |
| 19344 | Untitled No. 3 | - |
| 19345 | Satin Doll | - |
| 19346 | The Raped Bolero | - |
| 19365 | Untitled No. 4 | - |
| 19366 | Satin Doll | - |
* Atlantic SD 1575 Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society - Rahsaan Rahsaan 1970
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
same personnel.
Village Vanguard, NYC, 3rd set, May 12, 1970
| 19347 | I Remember You | unissued |
| 19348 | Volunteered Slavery | - |
| 19349 | The Raped Bolero | - |
| 19350 | Baby Let Me Shake Your Tree | Atlantic SD 1575, SD 2-303 |
| 19351 | Satin Doll / One Ton | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1575 Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society - Rahsaan Rahsaan 1970
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
same personnel.
Village Vanguard, NYC, 1st set, May 15, 1970
| 19352 | Untitled No. 1 | unissued |
| 19353 | Untitled No. 2 | - |
| 19354 | Untitled No. 3 | - |
| 19355 | Satin Doll | - |
| 19356 | Blues | - |
| 19357 | Satin Doll | Atlantic SD 1575 |
* Atlantic SD 1575 Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society - Rahsaan Rahsaan 1970
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
same personnel.
Village Vanguard, NYC, 2nd set, May 15, 1970
| 19358 | Untitled No. 1 | Atlantic unissued |
| 19359 | Untitled No. 2 | - |
| 19360 | Untitled No. 3 | - |
| 19361 | Sweet Fire | - |
| 19362 | Little Liza Jane | - |
| 19363 | You Did It, You | - |
| 19364 | Satin Doll | - |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
same personnel.
Village Vanguard, NYC, 3rd set, May 15, 1970
| 19367 | Intro | Atlantic unissued |
| 19368 | Untitled No. 1 | - |
| 19369 | Untitled No. 2 | - |
| 19370 | High Heel Sneakers | - |
| 19371 | Baby Let Me Shake Your Tree | - |
| 19372 | Untitled No. 3 | - |
| 19373 | Boogie Woman | - |
| 19374 | Sweet Fire | - |
| 19375 | Satin Doll | - |
| 19376 | Untitled No. 4 | - |
| 19377 | Untitled No. 5 | - |
| 19378 | Medley | - |
1971
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, B-flat clarinet, E-flat clarinet, pipes, harmonium, piccolo, bass drum, thundersheet, cymbals, bells, music box, palms, tympani, gong, bird sounds; Maurice McKinley, drums; Joe Habad Texidor, washboard, triangle, thundersheet, tambourine.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, January 26, 1971
| 21074 | Raped Voices | Atlantic SD 1578 |
| 21075 | Dance Of The Lobes | Atlantic SD 1578, SD 2-303 |
| 21076 | The Ragman And The Junkman | Atlantic SD 1578 |
| 21077 | Prelude Back Home | - |
| 21078 | Island Cry | - |
| 21079 | Haunted Feelings | - |
| 21080 | Daydream | unissued |
| 21081 | Back To The Root | - |
| 21082 | Harder And Harder Spiritual | Atlantic SD 1578 |
| 21083 | Rahsaanica | Atlantic SD 1578, SD 1592, SD 2-1003 |
| 21084 | Something For Trane That Trane Could Have Said | Atlantic SD 1578 |
| 21085 | Runnin' From The Trash | - |
* Atlantic SD 1578 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Natural Black Inventions - Root Strata 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Atlantic SD 1578 |
| 21123 | Black Root (Back To The Root) | Atlantic 45-5111, SD 1578, SD 1592 |
| 21124 | Breath-A-Thon | Atlantic SD 1578 |
* Atlantic SD 1578 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Natural Black Inventions - Root Strata 1971
* Atlantic SD 1592 The Best Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971
* Atlantic 45-5111 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Black Root / no info
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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, vocal.
NYC, August 31, 1971
| 22854 | Ain't No Sunshine | Atlantic SD 1601, SD 2-1003 |
| 22855 | Blacknuss | Atlantic SD 1601 |
| 22856 | Never Can Say Goodbye | Atlantic SD 1601, SD 2-303 |
* Atlantic SD 1601 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Blacknuss 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Charles McGhee, trumpet; Dick Griffin, trombone; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax; 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, vocal.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, September 8, 1971
| 23007 | I Love You, Yes I Do | Atlantic SD 1601, SD 2-303, SD 2-1003 |
| 23008 | What's Goin' On (Mercy On Me) | Atlantic SD 1601 |
| 23009 | My Girl | - |
| 23010 | Take Me, I'm Ready | - |
| 23011 | Old Rugged Cross | Atlantic SD 1601, SD 2-1003 |
| 23012 | Which Way Is It Going | Atlantic SD 1601 |
| 23013 | I Wanna Make It With You | - |
| 23014 | One Nation | - |
* Atlantic SD 1601 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Blacknuss 1971
* Atlantic SD 2-303 The Art Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1973
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
1972
Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor, baritone sax, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet; Hank Jones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums; Al Hibbler, vocal.
Atlantic Studios, NYC, March 30, 1972
| 24238 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Atlantic SD 1630, SD 2-1003 |
| 24239 | Daybreak | Atlantic SD 1630 |
| 24240 | Lover Come Back To Me | - |
| 24241 | Something 'Bout Believing | - |
* Atlantic SD 1630 Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler - A Meeting Of The Times 1972
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler
same personnel.
Atlantic Studios, NYC, March 31, 1972
| 24242 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | Atlantic SD 1630 |
| 24243 | Slow Boat To China | unissued |
| 24244 | This Love Of Mine | Atlantic SD 1630 |
| 24245 | Carney And Begard Place | - |
| 24246 | I Didn't Know About You | - |
| 24247 | Satin Doll | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1630 Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler - A Meeting Of The Times 1972
Les McCann Quartet +
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax; Les McCann, piano, Clavinet, percussion, vocal; 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 | Atlantic SD 2-312 |
| 26349 | Home Again | - |
* Atlantic SD 2-312 Les McCann - Live At Montreux 1973
Newport In New York '72
Harry Edison, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Dexter Gordon, James Moody, Flip Phillips, Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 (mistitled as So What) | Cobblestone CST 9026-2; Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40448 |
* Cobblestone CST 9026-2 Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 3 & 4
= Cobblestone CST 9032-6 Various Artists - Newport In New York '72
* Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40448 Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vol. 4
Rahsaan Roland Kirk and others
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; and others.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, August 17, 1972
| 25137 | Ballad N.Y.C. | Atlantic unissued |
| 25138 | Maniacs Delight | - |
| 25139 | I'm On My Way | - |
1973
Rahsaan Roland Kirk With Strings
Charles McGhee, trumpet; Dick Griffin, trombone; Harry Smiles, English horn, oboe; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, clarinet, flute, nose flute, pipes, E-flat sax; 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, vocal.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, January 22, 1973
| 25928 | N.W.H. Ghost Part 2 | unissued |
| 25929 | Celestial Bliss | Atlantic SD 1640 |
| 25930 | Saxophone Concerto: Saxophone Miracle / One Breath Beyond / Dance Of Revolution | - |
| 25931 | Salvation And Reminiscing | - |
| 25932 | Seasons: One Mind Winter-Summer / Ninth Ghost | Atlantic SD 1640, SD 2-1003 |
| 25933 | The Ninth Ghost Part 2 | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1640 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle 1972
* Atlantic SD 2-1003 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Vibration Continues 1978
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 and 9, 1973
| 26676 | Opener | unissued |
| 26677 | Background Tune | - |
| 26678 | If I Loved You | - |
| 26679 | Bright Moments | - |
| 26680 | Old Rugged Cross | - |
| 26681 | Lean On Me | - |
| 26682 | If I Loved You | - |
| 26683 | Fly Town Nose Blues | - |
| 26684 | Dem Red Beans And Rice | - |
| 26685 | Second Line Jump | Atlantic SD 2-907 |
| 26686 | Bright Moments | unissued |
| 26687 | Jitterbug Waltz | - |
| 26688 | Down By The Riverside | - |
| 26689 | Never Can Say Goodbye | - |
| Introduction | Atlantic SD 2-907 | |
| 26690 | Pedal Up | - |
| 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 | - |
| 26696 | Swing Number | unissued |
| 26697 | Opening Number | - |
| 26698 | If I Loved You | Atlantic SD 2-907 |
| 26699 | Two Saxophone Number | unissued |
| 26670 | Volunteered Slavery | - |
| 26671 | Bye | - |
| 26672 | Baby Let Me Climb Your Tree | - |
| Talk (Fats Waller) | Atlantic SD 2-907 | |
| 26673 | Jitterbug Waltz | - |
| 26674 | Three Sax Number | unissued |
| 26675 | Old Kentucky Home | - |
* Atlantic SD 2-907 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Bright Moments 1974
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Kenny Rogers, baritone sax; Hilton Ruiz, piano; Henry Pete Pearson, bass; John Goldsmith, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, December 31, 1973
| Fine And Dandy | Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-311 | |
| Wow, Look At those Beautiful Black Indians | - | |
| Blues In C | - | |
| Bright Moments | - | |
| Three For The Festival Parts 1 & 2 | - | |
| Dem Red Beans And Rice | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| unknown title | - |
* Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-311 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - New Year's Eve In N.Y. 1973
1974
Charles Mingus Nonet
Jon Faddis, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; John Handy, alto, tenor sax; George Adams, tenor sax; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, stritch; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, January 19, 1974
| 29417 | Skylight | unissued |
| 29418 | Second Tune | - |
| 29419 | Fables Of Faubus | - |
| 29420 | Big Alice | - |
| 29421 | Perdido | Atlantic SD 1667 |
| 29422 | C Jam Blues | - |
| 29423 | C Jam Blues (end) | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1667 Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall 1974
1975 (age 40)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor, bass sax, flute, trumpet, manzello, stritch, arranger; Pat Patrick, baritone sax; 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 | Atlantic SD 1674 |
| 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 | - |
| 30770 | Telephone Conversation | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 1674 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color 1975
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Warner Bros. BS 2982 | |
| Bagpipe Medley | - | |
| J. Griff's Blues | - |
* Warner Bros. BS 2982 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirkatron 1977
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Howard Johnson, tuba; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Romeo Penque, baritone sax, oboe; Hilton Ruiz, piano, celeste; Buster Williams, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Joe Texidor, percussion; Betty Neals, lead vocal; Adrienne Albert, Francine Caroll, Milt Grayson, Hilda Harris, Randy Peyton, Maeretha Stewart, Arthur Williams, background vocal; Frank Foster, arranger.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1975
| Bright Moments | Warner Bros. BS 2982 |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax; 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.
| The Christmas Song | - |
Steve Turre, trombone; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax; Hilton Ruiz, keyboards; Milton Suggs, bass; Walter Perkins, drums; Tony Waters, percussion; Michael Hill, vocal.
| Sugar | - | |
| Steppin' Into Beauty | - |
* Warner Bros. BS 2982 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirkatron 1977
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; and others.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1975 or 1976
| Los Angeles Negro Chorus | Warner Bros. BS 2982 | |
| Mary McLeod Bethune | - |
* Warner Bros. BS 2982 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirkatron 1977
1976
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Richard Williams, trumpet; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Atlantic SD 1686 |
| 31947 | That's All | - |
| 31948 | Donna Lee | - |
| 31949 | Simone | - |
| 31950 | Anysha | - |
| 31951 | Samba Kwa Mwanambe Mweusi | - |
| 31952 | Arrival | - |
* Atlantic SD 1686 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Other Folks' Music 1976
Rashaan Roland Kirk & His Vibration Society
Steve Turre, trombone, percussion; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Hilton Ruiz, piano, percussion; Phil Bowler, bass; John Goldsmith, drums; Michael Hill, vocal, percussion.
live in Paris, France, November 14, 1976
| A Night In Tunisia | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 510 | |
| The Left Side Of Your Mind (as The Left Side Of Your Mine) | - | |
| Visit From The Blues (as Visitors From The Blues) | - | |
| Bright Moments | - | |
| The Man That Cried Fire | - | |
| Creole Love Call | - |
* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 510 Rashaan Roland Kirk & His Vibration Society - Paris 1976 1990
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Howard Johnson, tuba; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Romeo Penque, baritone sax, oboe; Hilton Ruiz, piano, celeste; Buster Williams, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Joe Habao Texidor, percussion, vocal; Maeretha Stewart, vocal; Betty Neals, recitation.
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1976
| Theme For The Eulipions | Warner Bros. BS 2918 |
Howard Johnson, tuba; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Romeo Penque, baritone sax, oboe; Hilton Ruiz, piano, celeste; Buster Williams, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Joe Habao Texidor, percussion, vocal.
| There Will Never Be Another You | - | |
| Giant Steps | - |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Hank Jones, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Fred Moore, washboard; Wilton Eaton, whistling.
| Sweet Georgia Brown | - |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Trudy Pitts, organ; William Butler, guitar; Bill Carney, drums.
| I'll Be Seeing You | - |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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, vocal.
| Loving You | - | |
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | - |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Hilton Ruiz, keyboards; Billy Butler, guitar; Henry Pete Pearson, bass; Jerry Griffin, drums.
| Lyriconon | Warner Bros. BS 2982 |
Steve Turre, trombone; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax; 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 | - |
* Warner Bros. BS 2918 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Return Of The 5000 lb. Man 1976
* Warner Bros. BS 2982 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirkatron 1977
1977 (aged 42)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Eddie Preston, trumpet; Jim Buffington, French horn; Kenneth Harris, flute; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 | Warner Bros. BSK 3085 | |
| Make Me A Pallet On The Floor | - | |
| In A Mellotone | - | |
| Summertime | - |
Steve Turre, trombone; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, 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 sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Hilton Ruiz, keyboards; Percy Heath, cello; Phil Bowler, bass; Sonny Brown, drums.
| Hey Babebips | - | |
| Watergate Blues | - |
Steve Turre, trombone; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute; Hilton Ruiz, keyboards; Phil Bowler, bass; Sonny Brown, drums.
| Dorthaan's Walk | - |
* Warner Bros. BSK 3085 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Boogie-Woogie String Along For Real 1978