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Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk,Rahsaan Roland Kirk

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Released 1990

Japan
03:10
95 plays

By Myself
04:23
82 plays

E.D.
02:25
78 plays

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- 1
- Blues For Alice
- 05:13
- 244 plays

- 2
- Blues For Alice (Alternate Take)
- 04:08
- 78 plays

- 3
- My Delight
- 04:29
- 71 plays

- 4
- The Haunted Melody
- 03:39
- 73 plays

- 5
- A Sack Full Of Soul
- 04:39
- 39 plays

- 6
- We Free Kings
- 04:47
- 60 plays

- 7
- Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
- 04:07
- 33 plays

- 8
- Moon Song
- 04:22
- 38 plays

- 9
- Some Kind Of Love
- 06:11
- 46 plays

- 10
- Three For The Festival
- 03:09
- 49 plays

- 11
- You Did It You Did It
- 02:27
- 61 plays

- 12
- Get Out Of Town
- 04:53
- 47 plays

- 13
- Rolando
- 03:49
- 29 plays

- 14
- I Believe In You
- 04:29
- 602 plays

- 15
- Where Monk And Mingus Live/ Let's Call This
- 04:10
- 25 plays

- 16
- Domino
- 04:07
- 43 plays

- 17
- E.D.
- 02:25
- 78 plays

- 18
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- 02:19
- 50 plays

- 19
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- 03:45
- 57 plays

- 20
- Termini's Corner
- 02:21
- 66 plays

- 21
- When The Sun Comes Out
- 02:45
- 51 plays

- 22
- Ad Lib
- 00:27
- 62 plays

- 26
- Afternoon In Paris
- 05:52
- 68 plays

- 27
- Lady 'E'
- 03:20
- 45 plays

- 28
- Meeting On Termini's Corner
- 03:40
- 34 plays

- 29
- Domino
- 03:13
- 53 plays

- 30
- Time
- 03:13
- 29 plays

- 31
- 3-In-1 Without The Oil
- 02:34
- 37 plays

- 32
- A Stritch In Time
- 05:05
- 31 plays

- 33
- Lament
- 03:39
- 32 plays

- 34
- A Breath In The Wind
- 05:09
- 48 plays

- 35
- Land Of Peace
- 05:53
- 42 plays

- 36
- Lonesome August Child
- 04:35
- 31 plays

- 37
- Limbo Boat
- 03:01
- 31 plays

- 38
- Hay Ro
- 03:03
- 46 plays

- 39
- Waltz Of The Friends
- 04:39
- 36 plays

- 40
- This Is Always
- 04:20
- 30 plays

- 41
- Reeds And Deeds
- 05:20
- 25 plays

- 42
- Song Of The Countrymen
- 06:56
- 34 plays

- 43
- Ecclusiastics
- 04:30
- 41 plays

- 44
- By Myself
- 04:23
- 82 plays

- 45
- Roland Speaks
- 03:07
- 40 plays

- 46
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
- 05:16
- 28 plays

- 47
- Variations On A Theme Of Hindemith
- 03:30
- 40 plays

- 48
- I've Got Your Number
- 05:58
- 35 plays

- 49
- Between The Fourth And The Fifth Step
- 03:43
- 38 plays

- 50
- April Morning
- 03:45
- 41 plays

- 51
- Get In The Basement
- 04:06
- 28 plays

- 52
- Abstract Improvisation
- 01:58
- 37 plays

- 54
- Narrow Bolero
- 06:43
- 39 plays

- 55
- My Heart Stood Still
- 05:50
- 34 plays

- 56
- No Title No.1
- 05:56
- 29 plays

- 59
- On The Corner Of King And Scott Streets
- 04:41
- 26 plays

- 60
- Untitled Blues
- 06:17
- 111 plays

- 61
- The Monkey Thing
- 05:56
- 38 plays

- 63
- One For My Baby
- 03:54
- 36 plays

- 64
- We'll Be Together Again
- 05:21
- 34 plays

- 66
- Mood Indigo
- 06:52
- 30 plays

- 68
- Half A Triple
- 04:53
- 40 plays

- 69
- Japan
- 03:05
- 68 plays

- 70
- Japan
- 03:10
- 95 plays

- 71
- Japan
- 03:08
- 35 plays

- 72
- Berkshire Blues
- 02:48
- 32 plays

- 73
- Dirty Money Blues
- 03:44
- 31 plays

- 74
- Dirty Money Blues
- 03:45
- 30 plays

- 75
- Ad Lib (Hip Chops)
- 03:09
- 30 plays

- 76
- The Things I Love
- 03:15
- 36 plays

- 77
- Petite Fleur
- 03:13
- 28 plays

- 78
- March On, Swan Lake
- 04:00
- 48 plays

- 79
- Tears Sent By You
- 06:01
- 33 plays

- 80
- My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice
- 03:24
- 35 plays

- 81
- Gifts And Messages
- 04:08
- 43 plays

- 82
- Hip Chops
- 03:35
- 32 plays

- 83
- Blues For C & T
- 03:08
- 22 plays

- 84
- Where Does The Blame Lie
- 02:52
- 40 plays

- 85
- Vertigo Ro
- 04:08
- 34 plays

- 86
- Jive Elephant
- 02:55
- 30 plays

- 87
- I Talk With The Spirits
- 03:57
- 25 plays

- 88
- Serenade To A Cuckoo
- 04:35
- 29 plays

- 89
- Medley: We'll Be Together Again/People From 'Funny Girl'
- 04:42
- 23 plays

- 90
- Ruined Castles
- 01:19
- 32 plays

- 91
- Trees
- 06:23
- 33 plays

- 92
- Fugue'n And Alludin'
- 00:44
- 35 plays

- 93
- Django
- 04:51
- 38 plays

- 94
- My Ship
- 05:06
- 45 plays

- 95
- A Quote From Clifford Brown
- 04:26
- 34 plays

- 96
- The Business Ain't Nothin' But The Blues
- 05:02
- 31 plays

- 97
- No Tonic Press
- 04:35
- 26 plays

- 98
- From Bechet, Fats And Byas
- 06:32
- 31 plays

- 99
- Slippery Hippery Flippery
- 04:58
- 35 plays

- 100
- Black Diamond
- 05:24
- 443 plays

- 102
- Once In A While
- 04:02
- 37 plays

- 103
- Mystical Dream
- 02:40
- 37 plays

- 104
- Walk On By
- 02:35
- 38 plays

- 105
- Juarez
- 05:28
- 34 plays

- 106
- Shakey Money
- 02:40
- 29 plays

- 108
- Raouf
- 03:10
- 28 plays

- 109
- Nothing But The Truth
- 03:39
- 31 plays

- 110
- Safari
- 04:33
- 53 plays

- 111
- It's All In The Game
- 05:24
- 32 plays

- 112
- And I Love Her
- 03:03
- 40 plays

- 113
- A Taste Of Honey
- 02:37
- 66 plays

- 114
- Dyna-Soar
- 02:38
- 22 plays

- 115
- Soul Bossa Nova
- 02:49
- 68 plays

- 116
- Comin' Home Baby
- 02:47
- 35 plays

- 117
- Days Of Wine And Roses
- 02:48
- 38 plays

- 118
- Moon River
- 02:37
- 48 plays

- 119
- Dreamsville
- 03:53
- 25 plays

- 120
- (I Love You) And Don't You Forget It
- 02:56
- 237 plays

- 121
- Charade
- 03:18
- 32 plays

- 122
- Peter Gunn
- 03:01
- 124 plays

- 123
- I Had A Ball
- 05:06
- 28 plays

- 124
- Addie's At It Again
- 05:05
- 37 plays

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album review

Rahsaan Roland Kirk's nearly one-dozen long-players on the Mercury Records family of labels -- including the Smash and Limelight subsidiaries -- are gathered on this massive ten-disc compilation. Actually, it is 11 discs if you count the surprise bonus CD. Additionally, Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk lives up to its name by augmenting those albums with more than two-dozen previously unissued sides. Kirk's thoroughly innovative multi-instrumental reed work caught the attention of legendary producer Quincy Jones, then the vice-president of Mercury Records, who signed Kirk and would later arrange and conduct orchestrations for several of his memorable sessions. Perhaps the most recognizable among them is "Soul Bossa Nova" which is heavily featured in the Austin Powers franchise. Kirk's ability to perform several reed instruments -- including the tenor, flute, clarinet, manzello, and stritch -- simultaneously allowed him a musical autonomy few instrumentalists are afforded. His youthful embrace of the R&B, soul, pop, and eventually rock genres produced swinging interpretations of "And I Love Her" and "Walk on By," among others. Regardless of the genre, however, Kirk's ability to Swing -- with a capitol "S" -- is imprinted upon every piece he performed. Although Kirk continued his prolific output on Atlantic records in the late '60s and '70s, arguably his most profound sides are included here. We Free Kings, Domino, Reeds and Deeds, Gifts and Messages, I Talk with the Spirits and Rip, Rig & Panic are offered in their entirety. Undoubtedly the centerpiece of Kirk's work for the label is the live Kirk in Copenhagen, which features some wicked harp blowing from blues legend "Sonny Boy" Williamson, aka Big Skol. It is only fitting that this album benefits so greatly from inclusion on this set. The original six sides have been supplemented with an additional ten to present the entire October '63 performance, now complete at an hour and 45 minutes. Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings if Roland Kirk is complimented visually with a 56-page information packed booklet that includes: complete discographical and recording session logs, as well individual essays for each disc. Although not for the light of funds, this is truly the best way to become immersed in these early works of Rahsaan Roland Kirk. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide