Gifts & Messages

Gifts & Messages
Gifts & Messages
Studio album by Roland Kirk
Released	1964
Recorded	July 22, 1964
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury
Roland Kirk chronology

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Gifts & Messages is an album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1964 and features performances by Kirk with Horace Parlan, Michael Fleming, and Steve Ellington.^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Roland Kirk except where noted.

"The Things I Love" (, Harold Barlow) - 3:12
"Petite Fleur" (Sidney Bechet) - 3:10
"March On, Swan Lake" (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arranged by Roland Kirk) - 3:57
"Tears Sent By You" (Michael Fleming) - 5:59
"My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice" (Camille Saint-Saëns arranged by Roland Kirk) - 3:21
"Gifts And Messages" - 4:06
"Hip Chops" - 3:33
"Blues For C & T" - 3:06
"Where Does The Blame Lie" - 2:49
"Vertigo Ro" - 4:07

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 22, 1964

Personnel[]

Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
Horace Parlan: piano
Michael Fleming: bass
Steve Ellington: drums

References[]

^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 828. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 119. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 9 August 2009

[Penguin-1] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 828. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 119. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Kirk_disco-3] Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 9 August 2009

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show v t 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)

show v t Horace Parlan
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader	Movin' & Groovin' (1960) Us Three (1960) Speakin' My Piece (1960) Headin' South (1960) On the Spur of the Moment (1961) Up & Down (1961) Happy Frame of Mind (1963) Arrival (1973) No Blues (1975) Frank-ly Speaking (1977) Goin' Home (with Archie Shepp, 1977) Blue Parlan (1978) Hi-Fly (1978) Musically Yours (1979) The Maestro (1979) Trouble in Mind (with Archie Shepp, 1980) Pannonica (1980) Like Someone in Love (1983) Glad I Found You (1984) Little Esther (1987) Duo Reunion (with Archie Shepp, 1987) Voyage of Rediscovery (1999)
With Stanley Turrentine	Look Out! (Stanley Turrentine, 1960) Comin' Your Way (1961) Up at "Minton's" (1961) Salt Song (1971)
With others	Gene Ammons in Sweden (1973) One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey, 1960) Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960) Motoring Along (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1974) Tough Tenor Favorites (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin, 1962) Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962) Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981) The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson, 1959) Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson, 1960) Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson, 1960) The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge, 1991) That's It! (Booker Ervin, 1961) Exultation! (Booker Ervin, 1963) The House That Love Built (Frank Foster, 1982) Doin' Allright (Dexter Gordon, 1961) Stable Mable (Dexter Gordon, 1975) Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton, 1961) Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962) Weary Blues (Langston Hughes, Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather, 1958) Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk, 1964) I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964) Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965) A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus, 1957) Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959) Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus, 1959) I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney, 1982) Meeting the Tenors (Doug Raney, 1983) Splashes (Archie Shepp, 1987) Bird's Grass (Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman, 1985)