Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff – Funk Underneath (Vinyl LP | DE Reissue | Prestige)

Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff – Funk Underneath is a retitled issue 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 German reissue (remastered) in the Bellaphon series, cat. no. BJS 4062; the exact year is not printed on the record.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Prestige / Bellaphon BJS 4062
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: DE reissue, remastered
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: not stated (originally issued as Kirk's Work: 1961)
• Genre: Jazz, Soul & Funk, Hard Bop, soul jazz

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG (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.

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 at 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.

When was it recorded?
On July 11, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio. This German Bellaphon edition carries no year; comparable copies are dated to around 1973.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG (Very Good) for the sleeve means clear signs of wear such as edge or corner wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Roland Kirk records?
Yes, for example Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff – Funk Underneath (DE 1967), Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Bright Moments, Roland Kirk – Kirk In Copenhagen. More titles are in our Jazz collection.