Here Comes the Whistleman

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Here Comes the Whistleman
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Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 1967 (1967-02)
RecordedMarch 14, 1965
Genre Jazz
Label Atlantic
Producer Roland Kirk, Joel Dorn
Roland Kirk chronology
Rip, Rig and Panic
(1965)
Here Comes the Whistleman
(1967)
Slightly Latin
(1965)
Professional ratings
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Here Comes the Whistleman is a live album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk recorded in March 1965 at Atlantic Studios in New York, and released in February 1967. [3] It was his first release on the Atlantic label and features performances by Kirk with pianists Lonnie Liston Smith and Jaki Byard, bassist Major Holley and drummer Charles Crosby. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states: "His band for the occasion is stellar ... This is the hard jump blues and deep R&B Roland Kirk band". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.
  1. "Roots" - 4:09
  2. "Here Comes the Whistleman" - 4:53
  3. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) - 4:48
  4. "Making Love After Hours" - 4:20
  5. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 3:54
  6. "Aluminum Baby" (Jaki Byard) - 4:41
  7. "Step Right Up" - 4:41
  • Recorded at Atlantic Studios, NY on March 14, 1965
  • A recent version of the album has longer tracks. There's on-stage chatter etc.

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed 11 August 2009
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 828. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. "New Sales Peak Registered by Atl.-Atco With 2-Month Gusher". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1967-03-18. p. 4.
  4. Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 11 August 2009