Rahsaan Roland Kirk Newport Jazz Festival 1962 (CD)

(Top Note) 8 tracks, digipack.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, live from the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Freebody Park, RI July 8, 1962. When the Newport Jazz Festival returned after the turmoil of the previous year in 1961, there was another major announcement to make: The "Discovery of the Year. The "Discovery of the Year" would be on the bill - Rahsaan Roland Kirk! Along with his formidable cohorts, Kirk brought pieces from his recent works Domino and We Free Kings, pushing all his instruments to their limits with extended techniques and raw playing. Here in Newport, the quartet traces the contours of soul jazz and hard bop in a climate of genuine invention and expansion, led by one of jazz's most idiosyncratic talents. Top Note revives this memorable concert by one of jazz's leading pioneers at the Newport Jazz Festival in RI on July 8, 1962, with a faithfully restored and professionally remastered WKCR-FM broadcast. Includes background information and timeline photos.