Album US 1977 on Warner Bros. Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz)
A1, B1, B6 recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 18 July 1975 A3, A5, A6, B3 recorded in NYC, 1975 A2, B4, B5 recorded in NYC, 1976 Track B6 is P. D. (public domain).
Roland Kirk fl, ts, sax, 1935-1977 US arranged by, flute, lyricon, producer, saxello, manzello, tenor saxophone, album by, written by, words by, music by | |
Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US arranged by | |
William S. Fischer syn, *1935 US conductor, arranged by, strings, synthesizer, arp string ensemble | |
Buster Williams b, *1942 US bass | |
Gordon Edwards b, US bass | |
Mattathias Pearson bass | |
Milton Suggs b, eb, bass | |
Kermit Moore str, vc, 1929-2013 US cello | |
Bill Carney dr, voc, 1925-2017 US drums | |
Charlie Persip dr, *1929 US drums | |
James Madison drums | |
Jerry Griffin key, voc, drums | |
Sonny Brown dr, perc, *1936 US drums | |
Walter Perkins dr, 1932-2004 US drums | |
Billy Butler g, 1925-1991 US guitar | |
Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US guitar | |
Hilton Ruiz p, 1952-2006 US keyboards | |
Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US keyboards | |
Trudy Pitts org, voc, 1932-2010 US organ | |
Todd Barkan , percussion, lyrics by | |
Tony Waters perc, percussion | |
Romeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US reeds | |
Ruddley Thibodeaux tambourine | |
Steve Turre tb, *1948 US trombone | |
Howard Johnson tu, bs, tuba | |
Alfred Brown vl, US viola | |
Selwart Clarke str, US viola | |
Sanford Allen vn, *1939 US violin |
Adrienne Albert backing vocals |
Arthur Williams backing vocals |
Francine Carroll backing vocals |
Hilda Harris backing vocals |
Maeretha Stewart backing vocals |
Milton Grayson backing vocals |
Randy Peyton backing vocals |
Peter Corriston design |
John Timperley engineer, recording montreux |
Bob Liftin engineer, recording regent sound, engineer, remix |
Vince McGarry engineer, recording regent sound, engineer, remix, mastered by |
David Heffernan illustration |
Joel Dorn producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Serenade To A Cuckoo | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 3:40 | |
2 | This Masquerade | Roland Kirk | Leon Russell | 5:31 | |
3 | Sugar | Roland Kirk | Stanley Turrentine | 3:27 | |
4 | Los Angeles Negro Blues | Roland Kirk | 0:26 | ||
5 | Steppin' Into Beauty | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 6:42 | |
6 | Christmas Song | Roland Kirk | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 3:34 | |
7 | Bagpipe Medley | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 2:38 | |
8 | Mary McLeod Bethune | Roland Kirk | 0:24 | ||
9 | Bright Moments | Roland Kirk | Todd Barkan | 4:14 | |
10 | Lyriconon | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 4:10 | |
11 | Night In Tunisia | Roland Kirk | Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli | 4:59 | |
12 | J. Griff's Blues | Roland Kirk | 7:41 |
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