Kirk in Copenhagen

Kirk in Copenhagen
Kirk in Copenhagen
Live album by Roland Kirk
Released	1964
Recorded	October 1963
Venue	Club Monmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury
Roland Kirk chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 1963 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.^[3]

Critical reception[]

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[]

All compositions by Roland Kirk except where noted.

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

Personnel[]

Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
Tete Montoliu – piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
J.C. Moses – drums
Don Moore – bass
Sonny Boy Williamson (credited as Big Skol) – harmonica (track 3)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Planer, L. & Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed August 9, 2009
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 829. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 8 August 2009

[AM-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Planer, L. & Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed August 9, 2009

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 829. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Kirk_disco-3] Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 8 August 2009

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show v t Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Studio albums	Triple Threat (1957) Introducing Roland Kirk (1960) Kirk's Work (1961) We Free Kings (1962) Domino (1962) Reeds & Deeds (1963) The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra (1963) Gifts & Messages (1964) I Talk with the Spirits (1964) Slightly Latin (1965) Rip, Rig and Panic (1965) Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967) The Inflated Tear (1967) Left & Right (1968) Volunteered Slavery (1969) Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (1971) Blacknuss (1972) A Meeting of the Times (1972) Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle (1973) The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color (1975) Other Folks' Music (1976) The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (1976) Kirkatron (1977) Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (1977)
Live albums	Kirk in Copenhagen (1964) Here Comes the Whistleman (1965) Rahsaan Rahsaan (1970) Bright Moments (1973) I, Eye, Aye: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972 (1996) Brotherman in the Fatherland (2006)
Compilation albums	Dog Years in the Fourth Ring (1997)

show v t Tete Montoliu
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	A Tot Jazz (1965) A Tot Jazz/2 (1965) Tete Montoliu Presenta Elia Fleta (1966) Piano for Nuria (1968) Body & Soul (1971) Lush Life (1971) Songs for Love (1971) That's All (1971) Catalonian Fire (1974) Music for Perla (1974) Tete! (1974) Tête à Tete (1976) Tootie's Tempo (1976) Words of Love (1976) Blues for Myself (1977) Boleros (1977) Catalonian Folksongs (1977) Meditation (with George Coleman, 1977) Secret Love (1977) Yellow Dolphin Street (1977) Live at the Keystone Corner (1979) Lunch in L.A. (1979) Boston Concert (1980) I Wanna Talk About You (1980) Catalonian Nights Vol. 1 (1980) Catalonian Nights Vol. 2 (1980) Catalonian Nights Vol. 3 (1980) Face to Face (with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 1982) Carmina (1984) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 1 (1986) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 2 (1986) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 3 (1990) The Music I Like to Play Vol. 4 (1990) The Man from Barcelona (1990) A Spanish Treasure (1991) Catalonian Rhapsody (1992)
With Dexter Gordon	Billie's Bounce (1964) Cheese Cake (1964) I Want More (1964) It's You or No One (1964) King Neptune (1964) Love for Sale (1964) Bouncin' with Dex (1975)
With others	In the Tradition (with Anthony Braxton, 1974) In the Tradition Volume 2 (with Anthony Braxton, 1974) Steps Up (with Eddie Harris, 1981) Dog Years in the Fourth Ring (1963) Kirk in Copenhagen (with Roland Kirk, 1963) The House I Live In (wih Archie Shepp & Lars Gullin, 1963)