Album · 1990
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Blues for Alice (alternate take)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:14
2
Blues for Alice
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:09
3
My Delight
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:30
4
The Haunted Melody
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:40
5
A Sack Full of Soul
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:40
6
We Free Kings
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:48
7
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:08
8
Moon Song
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:23
9
Some Kind of Love
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:12
10
Three for the Festival
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:10
11
You Did It, You Did It
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:27
Disc 2
1
Get Out of Town
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:53
2
Rolando
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:49
3
I Believe in You
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:29
4
Where Monk and Mingus Live / Let’s Call This
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:10
5
Domino
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:07
6
E.D.
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:25
7
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:19
8
Someone to Watch Over Me
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:45
9
Termini’s Corner
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:21
10
When the Sun Comes Out
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:45
11
Ad Lib
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
0:27
12
Stitt’s Tune
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
9:59
13
I See With My Third ‘I’
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
9:33
14
Medley: If I Had You / Alone Together / For Heaven’s Sake
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
7:32
15
Afternoon in Paris
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:52
16
Lady ‘E’
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:20
Disc 3
1
Meeting on Termini’s Corner
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:41
2
Domino
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:14
3
Time
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:13
4
3-In-1 Without the Oil
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:35
5
A Stritch in Time
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:06
6
Lament
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:40
7
A Breath in the Wind
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:09
8
Land of Peace
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:54
9
Lonesome August Child
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:36
10
Limbo Boat
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:02
11
Hay Ro
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:04
12
Waltz of the Friends
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:40
Disc 4
1
This Is Always
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:20
2
Reeds and Deeds
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:20
3
Song of the Countrymen
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:56
4
Ecclusiastics
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:30
5
By Myself
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:23
6
Roland Speaks
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:07
7
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:16
8
Variations on a Theme of Hindemith
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:30
9
I’ve Got Your Number
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:58
10
Between the Fourth and the Fifth Step
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:43
11
April Morning
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:45
12
Get in the Basement
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:06
13
Abstract Improvisation
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
1:59
Disc 5
1
Narrow Bolero (alternate take)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
8:25
2
Narrow Bolero
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:43
3
My Heart Stood Still
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:51
4
[untitled #1]
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:57
5
Mood Indigo (alternate take)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
7:15
6
Cabin in the Sky
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
7:47
7
On the Corner of King and Scott Streets
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:41
8
Untitled Blues
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:18
Disc 6
1
The Monkey Thing
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:56
2
Will You Still Be Mine
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
8:40
3
One for My Baby
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:54
4
We’ll Be Together Again
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:22
5
Mingus-Griff Song
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
8:39
6
Mood Indigo
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:53
7
Medley: Rock-A-Bye Baby / Nearness of You / [untitled # 3]
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
12:35
8
Half a Triple
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:54
Disc 7
1
Japan (take 7)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:05
2
Japan (take 9)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:10
3
Japan (take 10)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:08
4
Berkshire Blues
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:48
5
Dirty Money Blues
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:44
6
Dirty Money Blues (alternate take)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:45
7
Ad Lib (Hip Chops)
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:09
8
The Things I Love
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:15
9
Petite Fleur
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:13
10
March on, Swan Lake
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:00
11
Tears Sent by You
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:01
12
My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:24
13
Gifts and Messages
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:08
14
Hip Chops
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:35
15
Blues for C & T
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:08
16
Where Does the Blame Lie
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:52
17
Vertigo Ro
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:08
18
Jive Elephant
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:56
Disc 8
1
I Talk With the Spirits
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:57
2
Serenade to a Cuckoo
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:35
3
Medley: We’ll Be Together Again / People From Funny Girl
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:42
4
Ruined Castles
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
1:19
5
Trees
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:23
6
Fugue’n and Alludin’
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
0:44
7
Django
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:51
8
My Ship
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:06
9
A Quote From Clifford Brown
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:26
10
The Business Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:03
Disc 9
1
No Tonic Press
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:35
2
From Bechet, Fats and Byas
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
6:32
3
Slippery, Hippery, Flippery
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:58
4
Black Diamond
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:24
5
Rip, Rig and Panic
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
7:01
6
Once in a While
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:02
7
Mystical Dream
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:40
8
Walk on By
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:35
9
Juarez
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:28
10
Shakey Money
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:40
11
Ebrauqs
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
8:28
12
Raouf
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:10
13
Nothing but the Truth
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:39
14
Safari
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
4:33
15
It’s All in the Game
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:24
16
And I Love Her
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:04
Disc 10
1
A Taste of Honey
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:37
2
Dyna-Soar
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:38
3
Soul Bossa Nova
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:49
4
Comin’ Home Baby
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:47
5
Days of Wine and Roses
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:48
6
Moon River
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:37
7
Dreamsville
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:53
8
(I Love You) and Don’t You Forget It
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
2:56
9
Charade
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:18
10
Peter Gunn
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
3:01
11
I Had a Ball
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:06
12
Addie’s at It Again
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
5:05
Disc 11
1
A Stritch in Time
“Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk
7:06
In print
First pressed 1990 — 4 pressings across 2 countries.
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Abdullah Rafik
Instrument · bass
Albert “Tootie” Heath
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Andrew Hill
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Art Blakey
Instrument · drums
Art Davis
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Billy Byers
Instrument · trombone, arranged by
Bobby Scott
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Bob Cranshaw
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Bob Moses
Instrument · vibraphone
Carlos Gomez
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Charles Greenlee
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Charlie Persip
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Chris White
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Clark Terry
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Clifford Jarvis
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Curtis Fuller
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Jerome Richardson
Instrument · saxophone, reeds
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John Bello
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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Steve Ellington
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Tete Montoliu
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Tony Miranda
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Tony Studd
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Tubby Hayes
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Vernon Martin
Instrument · bass
Vinnie Bell
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