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Kirk in Copenhagen

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Kirk in Copenhagen
Live album by
Released1964
RecordedOctober 1963
VenueClub Monmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
LabelMercury
Roland Kirk chronology
The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra
(1964)
Kirk in Copenhagen
(1964)
Gifts & Messages
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Kirk in Copenhagen is a live album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk recorded in October 1963 at the Club Monmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1964[3] and features performances by Kirk with Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Don Moore and J.C. Moses and a guest appearance by Sonny Boy Williamson, credited as "Big Skol".[4]

Critical reception

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The AllMusic review by Lindsay Planer and Thom Jurek states: "Although somewhat ragtag in derivation, the combo quickly finds its sonic niche... providing Kirk plenty of space to improvise wildly, utilizing his clever wit and immensely expressive musicality".[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Roland Kirk except where noted.

  1. "Narrow Bolero" - 5:23
  2. "Mingus-Griff Song" - 8:07
  3. "The Monkey Thing" - 5:43
  4. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 7:17
  5. "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John Latouche) - 7:46
  6. "On the Corner of King and Scott Streets" - 4:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Planer, L. & Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed August 9, 2009
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 829. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1964-02-01. p. 9.
  4. ^ Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 8 August 2009