Description
Historical and rare archive material from September 30, 1963 in very good sound and picture quality of the Roland Kirk Quartet on German TV.
On September 30, 1963, American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk and his quartet gave a small session in the TV studios of Radio Bremen. The concert was broadcast on ARD in the spring of 1964 as part of the popular 'Domino' series.
Now the original tapes have resurfaced in the station's archives. Sensational! The former sideman of Charles Mingus, Gil Evans and Quincy Jones had come to Germany not only with his successful Mercury albums 'Domino' and 'We Free Kings' in his luggage, but also with a great accompanying combo: Swiss pianist George Gruntz, known for his work with Klaus Doldinger, Louis Armstrong and Don Cherry, shone with his sensitive playing. French bassist Guy Pedersen (who has played with Baden Powell, Michel Legrand and Quincy Jones, among others) and Swiss drummer Daniel Humair (who has played with Joachim Kühn and Jean Luc Ponty, among others) provided the rhythm.
Roland Kirk, who went blind at the age of two, mainly played the tenor saxophone and two historical variants of the saxophone, namely the Manzello (actually a modified King saxophone) and the Stritch (actually a Büscher eB alto saxophone in straight form, equipped with additional keys for one-handed playing and an enlarged bell). He often played these three instruments at the same time and demonstrated this art during the recordings in the Bremen studio.
The director of this memorable performance was none other than Mike Leckebusch, and this Domino production is said to have been his first directorial effort. Leckebusch went on to make German television history with his shows 'Beat-Club' (from 1965) and 'Musikladen' (from 1972).
Cast & Crew
Actors:- Roland Kirk
- Daniel Humair
- George Gruntz
- Guy Pedersen
Director: Michael Leckebusch
Producer: Michael Leckebusch
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Domino (1st take)
- Sister Sadie
- Tenderly
- Better Git It in Your Soul
- Three in One, Without the Oil
- Domino (2nd take)
- Blues for Alice
- I Remember Clifford
- There Will Never Be Another You
- Domino (1st take)
- Sister Sadie
- Tenderly
- Better Git It in Your Soul
- Three in One, Without the Oil
- Domino (2nd take)
- Blues for Alice
- I Remember Clifford
- There Will Never Be Another You
Additional Details
Label: Moosicus
Genre: Jazz
Language: English
Run Time: 43:05 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 06/06/25
UPC: 885513122728
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