Only The Best Of, Volume 2Rahsaan Roland KirkInitial release : 2009Collectables A 5 CD box set release that brings together 5 Roland Kirk albums and, oddly, one Ornette Coleman album. Trudy Pitts plays organ on one track.
Tracks
Volunteered Slavery;
- Volunteered Slavery (Kirk)
- Spirits Up Above (Kirk)
- My Cherie Amour (Cosby / Moy / Wonder)
- Search for the Reason Why (Kirk)
- I Say a Little Prayer (Bacharach / David)
- Roland's Opening Remarks
- One Ton (Kirk)
- Ovation & Roland's Remarks
- A Tribute to John Coltrane: Lush Life/Afro-Blue/Bessie's Blues (Coltrane / Santamaria / Strayhorn)
- Three for the Festival (Kirk)
Rahsaan Rahsaan;
- The Seeker: Black Classical Rap/The Seeker/Thank You / Bird/New Orleans (Kirk)
- Satin Doll (Ellington / Mercer / Strayhorn)
- Introduction
- Medley: Going Home/Sentimental Journey/In Monument/Lover( Brown / Dvorak / Green / Hart / Homer / Kirk / Rodgers)
- Sweet Fire (Kirk)
- Introduction
- Baby Let Me Shake Your Tree (Kirk)
A Meeting of the Times / Ornette!;
- Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (Ellington / Russell)
- Daybreak (Adamson / Grofe)
- Lover Come Back to Be (Hammerstein / Romberg)
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington / Russell)
- This Love of Mine (Parker / Sanicola / Sinatra)
- Carney and Begard Place (Kirk)
- I Didn't Know About You (Ellington / Russell)
- Dream (Kirk)
- W.R.U. (Coleman)
- T. & T. (Coleman)
- C. & D. (Coleman)
- R.P.D.D. (Coleman)
Prepare Thyself To Deal With a Miracle;
- Salvation and Reminiscing (Kirk)
- Seasons: One Mind Winter/Summer/Ninth Ghost (Kirk)
- Celestial Bliss (Kirk)
- Saxophone Concerto: Saxophone Miracle/One Breath Beyond/Dance of Revolution (Kirk)
The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man;
- Theme for the Eulipions (Kirk / Neals)
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie / Casey / Pinkard)
- I'll Be Seeing You (Fain / Kahal)
- Loving You (Riperton / Rudolph)
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Kirk / Mingus)
- There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon / Warren)
- Giant Steps (Coltrane / Neals)
Musicians
Musicians on I'll Be Seeing You;
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk - tenor saxophone, manzillo, stritch
- Trudy Pitts - organ
- William Butler - guitar
- Bill Carney - drums
Related releases
The music on the collection was originally released on;
- Ornette", Ornette Coleman, 1961
- Volunteered Slavery, Roland Kirk, 1969
- Rahsaan Rahsaan, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 1970
- A Meeting of the Times, Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler, 1972
- Prepare Thyself To Deal With a Miracle, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 1973
- The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 1976
A Meeting Of The Times and Ornette had been released as a 2-on-1 single CD. This 2-on-1 release is included in this box set - explaining the presence of the Ornette album in a Roland Kirk box set.
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