Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff - Funk Underneath (Vinyl LP | DE Reissue | 1967)

Roland Kirk – Funk Underneath is a retitled reissue of the Prestige album Kirk's Work (PRLP 7210), with Jack McDuff co-credited on the cover. The session was recorded on July 11, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, supervised by Esmond Edwards with Rudy Van Gelder as engineer. Kirk plays tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch and flute, sometimes simultaneously, against Jack McDuff's Hammond organ. This copy is a 1967 German stereo pressing (Prestige PR 7450 / SABA PRST 7450).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Prestige PR 7450; SABA PRST 7450
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
• Pressing: DE reissue
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1967 (originally issued as Kirk's Work: 1961)
• Genre: Jazz, Soul & Funk, Hard Bop

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+ (some wear; small tear on back of sleeve)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU S KR1).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Three For Dizzy (Roland Kirk)
2. Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
3. Funk Underneath (Roland Kirk)

Side B

1. Kirk's Work (Roland Kirk)
2. Doin' The Sixty-Eight (Roland Kirk)
3. Too Late Now (Alan Jay Lerner/Burton Lane)
4. Skater's Waltz (Emil Waldteufel, arr. Roland Kirk)

Personnel

Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren), Jack McDuff (Hammond organ), Joe Benjamin (bass), Arthur Taylor (drums).

Supervision: Esmond Edwards. Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder. Liner notes: Jack McKinney. Recorded July 11, 1961, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

FAQ

Is Funk Underneath a separate album?
No. It contains the same music as Kirk's Work (Prestige 7210, 1961). Prestige later reissued it under the name of the third track and added Jack McDuff to the cover credit.

Is this the original pressing?
No. This is a 1967 German stereo edition distributed by SABA. The recordings were first issued in the US in 1961.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the record shows light signs of play but plays cleanly. The sleeve also has some wear and a small tear on the back. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Roland Kirk records?
Yes, for example Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Bright Moments, Roland Kirk – Kirk In Copenhagen or The Return Of The 5000 Lb. Man. More titles are in our Jazz collection.