The Rahsaan Roland KIRK Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra 1963

The Roland KIRK Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra 1963
Label: Mercury
Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City on June 11th and 12th, 1963.
(1-5) : June 11, 1963
(6-10) : June 12, 1963

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I hadn't heard Golson before hearing him with Kirk, but he seems to be one of those lone figures in the wilderness who was carving out something new at a time when jazz equaled quartet (or quintet or, gasp, sextet if you were feeling extravagant). Like Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, and especially Oliver Nelson, Golson was a descendant of Duke Ellington, scoring his luxurious works for larger groups at a time when lean 'n' mean was the watchword. Speaking of big band, he and Kirk cover Mingus' "Ecclusiastics" with gusto right out of the starting gate! Side one has the orchestra, but side two is just the Kirk quartet. This contains some of the first flowerings of a more abstract style, including a two minute track simply called "Abstract Improvisation." It's not the best, but it's damn good. The best thing about it, actually, is the incredible cover drawing, which just represents everything I love about classic jazz-age album covers!
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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 1964 and features performances by Kirk with Harold Mabern, Abdullah Rafik, Sonny Brown and Benny Golson's Orchestra featuring Virgil Jones, Richard Williams, Charles Greenlea, Tom McIntosh, Don Butterfield, Albert "Tootie" Heath and Richard Davis.
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Roland Kirk- Tenor Sax, Manzello, Stritch, Flute, Siren
Virgil Jones, Richard Williams- Trumpet (Tracks 1-5)
Charles Greenlea, Tom McIntosh- Trombone (Tracks 1-5)
Harold Mabern- Piano
Richard Davis- Bass (Tracks 1-5)
Abdullah Rafik- Bass (Tracks 6-10)
Albert Heath- Drums (Tracks 1-5)
Sonny Brown- Drums (Tracks 6-10)
Tom McIntosh- Trombone (Tracks 6-8)
Richard Davis- Bass (Tracks 6-8)
Benny Golson- Conductor, Arranger (Tracks 1-5)
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A1. Ecclusiastics [4:25]
A2. By Myself [4:17]
A3. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square [5:10]
A4. Roland Speaks [3:02]
A5. Variations on a Theme [3:25]

B1. I've Got Your Number [5:51]
B2. Between the Fourth and the Fifth Step [3:39]
B3. April Morning [3:41]
B4. Get in the Basement [4:02]
B5.Abstract Improvisation [1:57]
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