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Released
  
1976

The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (1976)
  
Kirkatron (1977)

Release date
  
1976

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Recorded
  
1976

Artist
  
Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk albums, Jazz albums

Rahsaan roland kirk the return of the 5000 lb man complete album


The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man is an album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "Kirk is at full creative and musical strength. These seven tracks are an utter astonishment. Kirk's playing of saxophones, harmonica, flutes, and euphonium is deep, soulful, and even profound in places... This is one that's utterly necessary for fans, and a very fitting intro for the novice".

Track listing

  1. "Theme for the Eulipions" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Betty Neals) - 9:30
  2. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 4:47
  3. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 6:09
  4. "Loving You" (Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph) - 4:49
  5. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus, Kirk) - 6:22
  6. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 5:09
  7. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) - 6:12
  • Recorded at Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1975
  • Personnel

  • Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, harmonica, euphonium
  • Howard Johnson: tuba (tracks 1, 6 and 7)
  • Romeo Penque: baritone saxophone, oboe (tracks 1, 6 and 7)
  • Hilton Ruiz: piano, celesta (tracks 1 and 4-7)
  • Buster Williams: bass (tracks 1, 6 and 7)
  • Charlie Persip: drums (tracks 1, 6 and 7)
  • Joe Habao Texidor: percussion, vocals (tracks 1 and 4-7)
  • Betty Neals: recitation (track 1)
  • Maeretha Stewart: vocals (track 1)
  • Hank Jones: piano (track 2)
  • Milt Hinton: bass (track 2)
  • Fred Moore: washboard (track 2)
  • Wilton Eaton: whistling (track 2)
  • Trudy Pitts: organ (track 3)
  • William Butler: guitar (tracks 3-5)
  • Bill Carney: drums (tracks 3-5)
  • Arthur Jenkins: keyboards (tracks 4 and 5)
  • Matathias Pearson: bass (tracks 4 and 5)
  • Jerry Griffin: drums (tracks 4 and 5)
  • Warren Smith: percussion (tracks 4 and 5)
  • Unknown chorus (tracks 6 and 7)
  • Songs

    1Theme for the Eulipions9:44
    2Sweet Georgia Brown4:45
    3I'll Be Seeing You6:08

    References

    The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man Wikipedia