Brotherman in the Fatherland
Released: Apr 4, 2006
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Released: Apr 4, 2006
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It's very tempting to go off on Joel Dorn for his decision to call a Rahsaan Roland Kirk record recorded live in Germany Brotherman in the Fatherland. Dorn's had questionable taste about all kinds...
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Third Dimension & Beyond
Released: Aug 2, 2005
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Released: Aug 2, 2005
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Third Dimension & Beyond is a reissue of Roland Kirk's first two albums: Triple Threat recorded for the King label in New York on November 9, 1956 and Introducing Roland Kirk, recorded for Argo in...
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Kirkatron/Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real
Released: Apr 12, 2005
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Released: Apr 12, 2005
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This issue combines two late-period Rahsaan Roland Kirk albums: Kirkatron, begun shortly before the major stroke that debilitated him and shortened his life, and Boogie-Woogie String Along for...
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Inflated Tear/Natural Black Inventions: Roots Strata
Released: Nov 23, 2004
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Released: Nov 23, 2004
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Recorded in 1968 and in 1971 respectively, this two-fer showcases two very different sides of the late and truly great Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Inflated Tear was recorded with Kirk's working band at...
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Here Comes the Whistleman - WATER
Released: Mar 16, 2004
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Released: Mar 16, 2004
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The 2004 version of Here Comes the Whistleman is the third one released in the United States in the 21st century. As soon as one license expires, someone else comes along to reissue it, Water in...
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Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom
Released: Apr 22, 2003
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Released: Apr 22, 2003
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For those who believed Bright Moments was "it" when it came to Rahsaan Roland Kirk live recordings -- meaning that Joel Dorn's various live Kirk packages have been substandard in comparison, though...
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Inflated Tear - UK BONUS TRACK
Released: Nov 19, 2002
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Released: Nov 19, 2002
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The debut recording, Inflated Tear, by Roland Kirk (this was still pre-Rahsaan) on Atlantic Records -- the same label that gave us Blacknuss and Volunteered Slavery -- is not the blow-fest one...
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