Impro-Jazz BSIN02024316 (DVD-Video)

Kirk, Rahsaan Roland - In Europe 1962-1967

This DVD brings together two complete previously unissued concerts. The first, filmed in Milan in 1962, presents Kirk in the company of another famous blind musician, Catalonian pianist Tete Montoliu, who had recently recorded with Kirk at the Café Montmartre, in Copenhagen: Roland Kirk (multiple reeds), Tete Montoliu (p), Tommy Potter (b), Kenny Clarke (d). Live in Milan, Italy, November 15, 1962. 3 Tracks. The second concert presents Kirk's regular 1967 quartet in Prague, and contains songs they were rehearsing live in order to include them in their subsequent album: "The Inflated Tear", which they recorded just a few days after this European tour. Roland Kirk (multiple reeds), Ron Burton (p), Steve Novosel (b), Jimmy Hopps (d). Live at the Fourth Mezinarodni Jazz Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, October 19, 1967. 7 Tracks. Running Time: 75 mins. (B&W / Mono)
Price: 18,90 EUR