Here Comes the Whistleman

Here Comes the Whistleman
Live album by Roland Kirk
Released	February 1967 (1967-02)
Recorded	March 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)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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]

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

• Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet
• Jaki Byard: piano (tracks 1, 3 & 6)
• Lonnie Liston Smith: piano (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)
• Major Holley: bass
• Charles Crosby: drums

References

1. 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