I Talk with the Spirits
I Talk with the Spirits | ||||
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Studio album by Roland Kirk | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | September 16–17, 1964 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:40 | |||
Label | Limelight | |||
Producer | Bobby Scott | |||
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I Talk with the Spirits is a 1965 album by Roland Kirk. Kirk plays only flutes, not the saxophone or other instruments. It contains the first appearance of the song "Serenade to a Cuckoo", later covered by Jethro Tull.
Track listing[]
- All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated
- "Serenade to a Cuckoo" – 4:33
- Medley: "We'll Be Together Again"/"People" (Carl Fisher, Frankie Laine)/(Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:40
- "A Quote from Clifford Brown" – 4:24
- "Trees" (Joyce Kilmer, Oscar Rasbach) – 6:20
- "Fugue'n and Alludin'" – 0:44
- "The Business Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" – 5:03
- "I Talk with the Spirits" – 3:56
- "Ruined Castles" (Rentarō Taki) – 1:20
- "Django" (John Lewis) – 4:50
- "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) – 5:00
- Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 16–17, 1964
Personnel[]
- Roland Kirk: flute, alto flute, amplified flute, African wood flute, vocal interjections, cuckoo clock, music box
- Bobby Moses: vibraphone
- Horace Parlan: piano, celeste
- Michael Fleming: bass
- Walter Perkins: drums, percussion
- Cyristal-Joy Albert: vocals
References[]
- ^ AllMusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 828. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Categories:
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk albums
- 1965 albums
- Limelight Records albums