Roland Kirk - Kirk In Copenhagen (Mono Vinyl LP | Dutch Pressing | 1964)

Roland Kirk – Kirk In Copenhagen is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk, recorded in October 1963 at Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen and released in 1964 on Mercury, produced by Quincy Jones. Kirk plays tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute and siren, often several instruments at once. He is backed by Tete Montoliu on piano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Don Moore on bass and J.C. Moses on drums; on The Monkey Thing a guest credited as Big Skol plays harmonica. This copy is a 1964 Dutch mono pressing on Mercury.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Mercury 125 914 MCL
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Mono
• Pressing: Dutch album pressing
• Country: Netherlands
• Year: 1964
• Genre: Jazz

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+ (tiny sticker on label)
• Cover: VG+ (with wear)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU S R9).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Narrow Bolero (Roland Kirk)
2. Mingus-Griff Song (Roland Kirk)
3. The Monkey Thing (Roland Kirk)

Side B

1. Mood Indigo (Bigard/Ellington/Mills)
2. Cabin In The Sky (Duke/Latouche)
3. On The Corner Of King And Scott Streets (Roland Kirk)

Personnel

Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren), Tete Montoliu (piano), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Don Moore (bass), J.C. Moses (drums), Big Skol (harmonica on The Monkey Thing). Producer: Quincy Jones; engineer: Birger Svan. Recorded live in October 1963 at Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
The record dates from the year of release, 1964. It is a Dutch mono pressing on Mercury, catalogue number 125 914 MCL, issued alongside the US, UK and French editions.

What are the manzello and stritch?
The manzello is a variant of the soprano saxophone with a large, forward-facing bell; the stritch is a straight alto saxophone without the curve. Kirk often played them at the same time as his tenor.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means record and sleeve show light signs of use and the record plays cleanly. There is a tiny sticker on the label and the sleeve shows visible wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Roland Kirk records?
Yes, for example Roland Kirk – Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith, Roland Kirk – Reeds And Deeds and Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Bright Moments. More in our Jazz collection.