The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra
The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra is an album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It was originally released on the Mercury label in November 1963[1][2] and features performances by Kirk's Quartet and Benny Golson's Orchestra.[4]
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| Released | November 1963[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | June 11 & 12, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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Reception
The combination of the two bands was well received by critics. The reviewer for Cash Box noted that their playing together "proves to be worthy and natural as the two come up with some first-rate jazz blendings."[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.
- "Ecclusiastics" (Charles Mingus) - 4:27
- "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:20
- "Roland Speaks" (Roland Kirk, Benny Golson) - 3:04
- "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz) - 5:13
- "Variations on a Theme by Hindemith" - 3:28
- "I've Got Your Number" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 5:55
- "Between the Fourth and the Fifth Step" - 3:41
- "April Morning" - 3:43
- "Get in the Basement" - 4:03
- "Abstract Improvisation" - 1:58
- Recorded in New York on June 11 (tracks 1-5) & June 12 (tracks 6-10), 1963
Personnel
- The Roland Kirk Quartet
- Roland Kirk - tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
- Harold Mabern - piano (tracks 1-9)
- Abdullah Rafik - bass (tracks 6-9)
- Sonny Brown - drums (tracks 6-9)
- The Benny Golson Orchestra (tracks 1-5)
- Benny Golson - conductor, arranger
- Richard Williams, Virgil Jones - trumpet
- Charles Greenlee, Tom McIntosh - trombone
- Don Butterfield - tuba
- Richard Davis - bass
- Albert Heath - drums
References
- Mercury Records (23 November 1963). "New from Mercury Records". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- Editorial Staff, Cash Box (30 November 1963). "The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orch" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Allmusic Review
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 9 August 2009
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