Blacknuss

1972 studio album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Blacknuss

Studio album by

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Released| 1972
Recorded| August 31, September 8, 1971
Genre| Jazz
Length| 42:46
Label| Atlantic
Producer| Joel Dorn
Rahsaan Roland Kirk chronology
| Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata
(1971)  | Blacknuss
(1972)  | A Meeting of the Times
(1972)

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Blacknuss is an album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk. It was recorded in 1971 and released by Atlantic Records.

## Recording and music[edit]

The album was recorded in New York City on August 31 and September 8, 1971.[1] Much of the material is pop tunes.[2]

## Release and reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [3]

Blacknuss was released by Atlantic Records.[1] The AllMusic reviewer wrote: "Blacknuss [...] is Kirk at his most visionary. [...] Blacknuss is as deep as a soul record can be and as hot as a jazz record has any right to call itself."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that "Some of the arrangements are guitar-heavy and the backbeats are decidedly uncouth", and that the record label probably influenced the choice of material, but that Kirk was comfortable with playing it.[3]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) – 2:26
2. "What's Goin' On/Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 3:47
3. "I Love You, Yes I Do" (Chris Allen, Johnny Cameron) – 2:49
4. "Take Me Girl, I'm Ready" (Johnny Bristol, Pam Sawyer, LaVerne Ware) – 3:18
5. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:06
6. "Which Way Is It Going" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) – 2:26
7. "One Nation" (Princess Patience Burton) – 3:41
8. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 4:02
9. "Old Rugged Cross" (Trad.) – 7:15
10. "Make It With You" (David Gates) – 4:50
11. "Blacknuss" (Kirk) – 5:12

Source:[2]

## Personnel[edit]

* Rahsaan Roland Kirk \- flute, electric guitar, gong, tenor saxophone, tin whistle, stritch, manzello, vocals
* Princess Patience Burton - vocals
* Billy Butler \- electric guitar
* Cornell Dupree \- electric guitar
* Dick Griffin - trombone
* Cissy Houston \- vocals
* Arthur Jenkins - conga drums, cabasa
* Richard Landrum - conga drums, percussion
* Keith Loving - electric guitar
* Charles McGhee - trumpet
* Khalil Mhrdi - drums
* Henry Pearson - bass guitar
* Bernard "Pretty" Purdie \- drums
* Bill Salter - bass guitar
* Sonelius Smith - piano
* Richard Tee \- piano
* Joseph "Habao" Texidor \- Percussion
* Mickey Tucker - Organ
* Joel Dorn \- Producer

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Roland Kirk Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
2. ^ a b c d Jurek, Thom. "Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Roland Kirk: Blacknuss". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 828–829. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Studio albums|

* Triple Threat (1957)
* Introducing Roland Kirk (1960)
* Kirk's Work (1961)
* We Free Kings (1962)
* Domino (1962)
* Reeds & Deeds (1963)
* The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra (1963)
* Gifts & Messages (1964)
* I Talk with the Spirits (1964)
* Slightly Latin (1965)
* Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)
* Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967)
* The Inflated Tear (1967)
* Left & Right (1968)
* Volunteered Slavery (1969)
* Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (1971)
* Blacknuss (1972)
* A Meeting of the Times (1972)
* Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle (1973)
* The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color (1975)
* Other Folks' Music (1976)
* The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (1976)
* Kirkatron (1977)
* Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (1977)

Live albums|

* Kirk in Copenhagen (1964)
* Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)
* Rahsaan Rahsaan (1970)
* Bright Moments (1973)
* I, Eye, Aye: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972 (1996)
* Brotherman in the Fatherland (2006)

Compilation albums|

* Dog Years in the Fourth Ring (1997)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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