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Released
  
1964

Artist
  
Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

Recorded
  
October 1963

Release date
  
1964

Genre
  
Jazz

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Venue
  
Club Monmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark

Kirk in Copenhagen (1964)
  
Gifts & Messages (1964)

Similar
  
Rahsaan Roland Kirk albums, Jazz albums

Kirk in Copenhagen is a live album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk recorded in October 1963 at the Club Monmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1963 and features performances by Kirk with Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Don Moore and J.C. Moses and a guest appearance by Sonny Boy Williamson. The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer and Thom Jurek states "Although somewhat ragtag in derivation, the combo quickly finds its sonic niche... providing Kirk plenty of space to improvise wildly, utilizing his clever wit and immensely expressive musicality".

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except where noted.

  1. "Narrow Bolero" - 5:23
  2. "Mingus-Griff Song" - 8:07
  3. "The Monkey Thing" - 5:43
  4. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 7:17
  5. "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) - 7:46
  6. "On the Corner of King and Scott Streets" - 4:12

Personnel

  • Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
  • Tete Montoliu – piano
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
  • J.C. Moses – drums
  • Don Moore – bass
  • Sonny Boy Williamson (credited as Big Skol) – harmonica (track 3)
  • Songs

    1Narrow Bolero (Live (1963/Copenhagen))Roland Kirk Quartet5:24
    2Mingus-Griff Song (Live (1963/Copenhagen))Roland Kirk Quartet8:07
    3The Monkey Thing (Live (1963/Copenhagen))Roland Kirk Quartet5:44

    References

    Kirk in Copenhagen Wikipedia