Roland Kirk’S – Finest Hour – The Very Best – CD

Tracklist:

1                      Stompin’ Grounds

Bass – Ronnie Boykins

Drums – Grady Tate

Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith

Written-By – Roland Kirk

4:46

2                      Blue Rol

Bass – Ronnie Boykins

Drums – Grady Tate

Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith

Written-By – Roland Kirk

6:09

3                      Serenade To A Cuckoo

Bass – Michael Fleming (2)

Drums – Walter Perkins

Performer [Cucko Clock] – Roland Kirk

Piano – Horace Parlan

Vocals – Crystal-Joy Albert

Written-By – Roland Kirk

4:31

4                      Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year

Bass – Wendell Marshall

Drums – Charlie Persip

Piano – Hank Jones

Written-By – Frank Loesser

4:04

5                      Ecclusiastics

Arranged By, Conductor – Golson*

Orchestra – The Benny Golson Orchestra

Written-By – Charles Mingus

4:28

6                      When The Sun Comes Out

Bass – Vernon Martin

Drums – Roy Haynes

Piano – Herbie Hancock

Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

2:41

7                      Gifts And Messages

Bass – Michael Fleming (2)

Drums – Steve Ellington

Piano – Horace Parlan

Written-By – Roland Kirk

4:05

8                      I Believe In You

Bass – Vernon Martin

Drums – Roy Haynes

Piano – Wynton Kelly

Written-By – Frank Loesser

4:24

9                      My Ship

Bass – Michael Fleming (2)

Drums – Walter Perkins

Piano – Horace Parlan

Written-By – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill

5:01

10                    Half A Triple

Drums – J.C. Moses

Piano – Tete Montoliu

Written-By – Roland Kirk

4:22

11                    Once In A While

Bass – Richard Davis (2)

Drums – Elvin Jones

Piano – Jaki Byard

Written-By – Bud Green, Michael Edwards (3)

3:58

12                    No Tonic Press

Bass – Richard Davis (2)

Drums – Elvin Jones

Piano – Jaki Byard

Written-By – Roland Kirk

4:31

13                    Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith

Bass – Ronnie Boykins

Drums – Grady Tate

Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith

Written-By – Roland Kirk

4:23

14                    E.D.

Bass – Vernon Martin

Drums – Roy Haynes

Piano – Wynton Kelly

Written-By – Roland Kirk

2:20