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Roland Kirk's Finest Hour,Rahsaan Roland Kirk

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Released 2001

No Tonic Press
04:31
99 plays

Gifts And Messages
04:05
97 plays

Once In A While
03:58
90 plays

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- 1
- Stompin' Grounds
- 04:46
- 144 plays

- 2
- Blue Rol
- 06:09
- 135 plays

- 3
- Serenade To A Cuckoo
- 04:31
- 228 plays

- 4
- Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
- 04:04
- 124 plays

- 5
- Ecclusiastics
- 04:28
- 176 plays

- 6
- When The Sun Comes Out
- 02:41
- 138 plays

- 7
- Gifts And Messages
- 04:05
- 97 plays

- 8
- I Believe In You
- 04:24
- 111 plays

- 9
- My Ship
- 05:01
- 146 plays

- 10
- Half A Triple
- 04:22
- 103 plays

- 11
- Once In A While
- 03:58
- 90 plays

- 12
- No Tonic Press
- 04:31
- 99 plays

- 13
- Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
- 04:23
- 79 plays

- 14
- E.D.
- 02:20
- 89 plays

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album review

As difficult as it is to adequately present such a talented, driven, quirky and unique musician, this compilation tries. Drawn from his Mercury and Verve recordings, mostly from the first half of the '60s, this worthy release eschews his later, more experimental work on Atlantic. Whether playing two or three woodwinds simultaneously, wailing on flute or whistle or employing his own stritch or manzello, he sounds like no one else. He gets sympathetic backing throughout, particularly from a wide assortment of pianists who include Herbie Hancock and Horace Parlan. Nine of the 14 tracks are written by the frontman himself, including "Serenade to a Cuckoo," which Jethro Tull covered on its debut. It's easy to see why Ian Anderson was impressed by Kirk's flute work. ~ Mark Allan, All Music Guide