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I Talk with the Spirits

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Released
  
1964 (1964)

Length
  
40:40

Artist
  
Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Label
  
Limelight Records

Recorded
  
September 16–17, 1964

Producer
  
Bobby Scott

Release date
  
1964

Genre
  
Jazz

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I Talk with the Spirits (1964)
  
Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)

Similar
  
Rahsaan Roland Kirk albums, Jazz albums

I Talk with the Spirits is a 1964 album by Roland Kirk. On this album, Kirk only plays flutes, and no saxophone or other instruments. It is notable as being the first appearance of the song "Serenade to a Cuckoo", later covered by Jethro Tull. It was released on CD but is now out of print. It is currently available as digital download on iTunes and amazonmp3.

Contents

Roland kirk i talk with the spirits album review


Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated
  1. "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - 4:33
  2. Medley: "We'll Be Together Again"/"People" (Carl Fisher, Frankie Laine)/(Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) - 4:40
  3. "A Quote from Clifford Brown" - 4:24
  4. "Trees" - 6:20
  5. "Fugue'n and Alludin'" - 0:44
  6. "The Business Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" - 5:03
  7. "I Talk with the Spirits" - 3:56
  8. "Ruined Castles" (Rentaroh Taki) - 1:20
  9. "Django" (John Lewis) - 4:50
  10. "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

    • Songs

    1Serenade to a Cuckoo4:34
    2We'll Be Together Again4:41
    3A Quote From Clifford Brown4:25

    References

    I Talk with the Spirits Wikipedia
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