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Mercury V.S.O.P. Jazz Series, Direct From Digital Master Some Instruments played by Roland Kirk are named "Manzello" or "Stritch". A Manzello is a historic King-Saxello. A Stritch is a Buescher-Es-Alto Saxophone in adapted design (These details taken from the Rahsaan Roland Kirk Article in wikipedia) HI-FInformation This session was recorded monaurally and stereophonically at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City, with Tommy Nola at the controls and Jack Tracy supervising. Rhythm section microphones used were a Neuman U 48 on piano, RCA 44 on the bass, and a Telefunken U 47 on drums. A Neuman KM 54 was used on Roland Kirk's horns, with an Electro Voice 667 suspended above it at forehead level to pick up his flute. The entire session was recorded at 15 inches per second on Ampex tape recorders. * Recorded Aug. 16 and 17, 1961, at Nola Recording Studios, New York City. Personnel on asterisked tracks: Roland Kirk, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, and flute; Richard Wyands, piano; Art Davis, bass; Charlie Persip, drums, Personnel on remaining tracks: Kirk; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Persip, drums. PUBLISHERS: MRC Music, Inc.: A1, A3, A4, B1 to B4. Famous Music Corp.: A2. Bird's Music: A5.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other: I•6•21 (Japanese date code)
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout: V Ⓑ SR - 60679A - 2 1 2 (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: SR - 60670B - 2. 1 1 (Side B runout)

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DeAgostini Jazz at 33 rpm Reissue HI-FInformation This session was recorded monaurally and stereophonically at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City, with Tommy Nola at the controls and Jack Tracy supervising. Rhythm section microphones used were a Neuman U 48 on piano, RCA 44 on the bass, and a Telefunken U 47 on drums. A Neuman KM 54 was used on Roland Kirk's horns, with an Electro Voice 667 suspended above it at forehead level to pick up his flute. The entire session was recorded at 15 inches per second on Ampex tape recorders. * Recorded Aug. 16 and 17, 1961, at Nola Recording Studios, New York City. Personnel on asterisked tracks: Roland Kirk, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, and flute; Richard Wyands, piano; Art Davis, bass; Charlie Persip, drums, Personnel on remaining tracks: Kirk; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Persip, drums.

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Recorded Aug. 16 and 17, 1961, at Nola Recording Studios, New York City. 180g vinyl pressing packaged in thin card sleeve and poly-lined inner. This record is part of De Agostini "Jazz на виниле" collection. Backcover has a SIAE sticker Includes 8 pages booklet with cat. number JAZZVL0020RMAG2-LN1 No barcode on record cover and booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM
• Rights Society: SDRM
• Label Code: LC 01846
• Matrix / Runout: 96214 1A LPJI-KIRKROLAND LPJ-KIRKINGS A MPO 18 01980 (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: 96214 1B LPJI-KIRKROLAND LPJ-KIRKINGS B MPO 18 01979 (Side B runout)

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