Gifts & Messages
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Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | July 22, 1964 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
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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
Categories:
- 1964 albums
- Mercury Records albums
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk albums