Roland Kirk Live at Ronnie Scott's 1963 (Japanese edition, Mono, 200g)
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Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Stritch], Saxophone [Manzello], Nose Flute, Siren – Roland Kirk [click here to see more vinyl featuring Roland Kirk]
Double Bass – Malcolm Cecil
Drums – Ronnie Stephenson
Piano – Stan Tracey
Written by Bernice Petkere (A1), Henry Mancini (A2), Duke Ellington (B1), Roland Kirk (B2)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Live
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Gearbox
Original Label : Gearbox
Recorded live on Tuesday October 15th 1963 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London
Mastered by Caspar Sutton Jones & Darrel Sheinman
Lacquers Cut by Caspar Sutton-Jones on a Haeco Scully Lathe with Westrex RA1700 Series Amps, Westrex 3DIIA Cutting Head; Decca Valve Equalization & Telefunken U73B Tube Limiter; Monitored on Audio Note Equipment
Originally released in July 2021
Reissued in July 2022
Tracks :
Side A:
- Close Your Eyes
- Days Of Wine And Roses
Side B:
- Angelica
- Three For The Festival
Review:
“I only heard Roland Kirk live but once - at a college in Durham back in the 1960's. However, it was one of those "I was there moments". I floated home on a cloud (actually an Austin mini-van) oblivious to traffic, oblivious to the every-day world, my mind totally immersed in The Song of Roland. My wife thought I was drunk and I was, but not with mere alcohol but with an experience - a happening. I knew how Saul felt on the road to Damascus.
The band, on that occasion was, I think, all American although the only name I remember is Jimmy Hopps on drums. On this beautifully presented Gearbox piece of 200g, 12" vinyl, the band is all-British and they don't let the side down.
The recording is crisp and Kirk is heard to great advantage as is Stephenson - Tracey and Cecil less so. In a sense it's a bit like being in a club and sitting at a table next to the drummer. Stephenson is/was at the time arguably second only to Buddy Rich as the greatest big band drummer of all-time. However, this was a quartet, although with Kirk blowing three horns it could possibly be classed as a sextet, and Ronnie is somewhat overpowering. Then again, it added to the sense of being there and delivered a lasting memory of what it was like to hear jazz's greatest maverick in his prime and at his very best.” Bebop Spoken Here, July 2021
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.41 / 5 ,