ROLAND KIRK HIP!
Label: FONTANA, UK (FJL 114)
Year: 1963
Format:Flac
Vinyl Rip
Original UK pressing LP by this blind American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute and many other instruments. He was renowned for his onstage vitality, during which virtuoso improvisation was accompanied by comic banter, political ranting, and the ability to play several instruments simultaneously!
Kirk played and collected a number of musical instruments, mainly various saxophones, clarinets and flutes. His main instruments were tenor saxophone and two obscure saxophones: the stritch (a straight alto sax lacking the instrument's characteristic upturned bell) and a manzello (a modified saxello soprano sax, with a larger, upturned bell). Kirk modified these instruments himself to accommodate his simultaneous playing technique.
He typically appeared on stage with all three horns hanging around his neck, as well as a variety of other instruments, including flutes and whistles, and often kept a gong within reach. Kirk also played clarinet, harmonica, English horn, and recorders, and was a competent trumpeter. He often had unique approaches, using a saxophone mouthpiece on a trumpet or playing nose flute. He additionally used many non-musical devices, such as alarm clocks, sirens, or a section of common garden hose (dubbed "the black mystery pipes" ). His studio recordings also used tape-manipulated musique concrète, and primitive electronic sounds (before such things became commonplace).
Side 1: ROLANDO
LAMENT
ROLAND SPEAKS
WE FREE KINGS
YOU DID IT, YOU DID IT
Side 2: ECCLUSIASTICS
LONESOME AUGUST CHILD
CABIN IN THE SKY
THIS IS ALWAYS
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