Here Comes the Whistleman explained

Here Comes the Whistleman
Type:	live
Artist:	Roland Kirk
Cover:	Here Comes the Whistleman.jpg
Recorded:	March 14, 1965
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Roland Kirk, Joel Dorn
Prev Title:	Rip, Rig and Panic
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Slightly Latin
Next Year:	1965

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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".^[3]

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

• Charles Crosby: drums

Notes and References

1. New Sales Peak Registered by Atl.-Atco With 2-Month Gusher . Billboard . 4 . 1967-03-18 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/roland-kirk/catalog/#atlantic-lp-3007 Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography
3. Jurek, T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r69394|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed 11 August 2009