Album US 1957 on King Records label
Jazz
Recorded November 9, 1956 in New York City. The debut album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk, originally released on King [this submission], re-released in US in 1976 on Bethlehem Records as Early Roots and in UK on Affinity. The original album received limited distribution and only became widely known after the Bethlehem Records re-issue, a few years prior to Kirk's death.
Roland Kirk fl, ts, sax, 1935-1977 US tenor saxophone, album by, written by | |
Carl Pruitt b, *1918 US bass, uncredited | |
Henry Duncan dr, drums, uncredited | |
James Madison piano, uncredited |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Roland's Theme | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | |
2 | Slow Groove | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | |
3 | Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) | Roland Kirk | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | |
4 | The Nearness Of You | Roland Kirk | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | |
5 | A La Carte | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | |
6 | Easy Living | Roland Kirk | Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger | |
7 | Triple Threat | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk |