Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Man Who Cried Fire (Vinyl LP | UK Pressing | 1990)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk – The Man Who Cried Fire is a posthumous collection of live recordings by multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk from the 1970s, most of them made at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco. It was compiled and produced by Joel Dorn, who had worked with Kirk at Atlantic. The recordings show Kirk playing several horns at once, with blues, standards and Coltrane's Mr. P.C. This copy is the 1990 UK first edition on Night Records with inner sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Night Records VNLP 1
• Format: Vinyl LP
• Pressing: UK pressing
• Country: UK
• Year of this pressing: 1990
• Genre: Jazz
• Extras: Inner sleeve

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+ (tiny sticker removed on front)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU S R1).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Slow Blues (arr. Rahsaan Roland Kirk)
2. Bye Bye Blackbird (Mort Dixon/Ray Henderson)
3. Multi-Horn Variations (arr. Rahsaan Roland Kirk)
4. Unidentified Tenor Selection (arr. Rahsaan Roland Kirk)
5. You Did It, You Did It (Rahsaan Roland Kirk)

Side B

1. New Orleans Fantasy: Part 1: New Orleans Piece / Part 2: The Black And Crazy Blues (Rahsaan Roland Kirk)
2. Night Train (Jimmy Forrest/Oscar Washington)
3. Mr. P.C. (John Coltrane)
4. A Visit From The Blues (Rahsaan Roland Kirk)

Personnel

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (saxophones, flute and other wind instruments), Hilton Ruiz (piano, except A5), Ron Burton (piano on A5), Henry "Metathius" Pearson (bass), John Goldsmith, Robert Shy, Sonny Brown (drums), Joe "Habao" Texidor, Todd Barkan (percussion), Kenny Rogers (baritone saxophone on A1 and B2), Steve Turre (trombone on B4).

Producer: Joel Dorn.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. The Man Who Cried Fire was first released in 1990, in the UK on Night Records, catalogue number VNLP 1. The recordings themselves date from the 1970s.

Where were the tracks recorded?
Most were recorded live at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco, a few at other venues. We could not reliably establish exact recording dates for the individual tracks.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means record and sleeve show light signs of use; a tiny sticker was removed from the front of the sleeve. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Rahsaan Roland Kirk records?
Yes, for example Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Bright Moments or Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Other Folks' Music. More titles are in our Jazz collection.