Roland Kirk

Release Date: 06/13/2025
Format: LP
Label: Verve
Release type: Reissued 180 Gram Vinyl LP Pressing.

Known as a then-young Kirk's more consistent works, 1962's We Free Kings is a solid balance of bop with complimenting soul, backed by two different rhythm sections - one including Hank Jones (piano) and Wendell Marshall (bass), and the other with Richard Wyands (piano) and Art Davis (bass) - while Charlie Persip (drums) maintains throughout. The repertoire is primarily a showcase of Kirk's skill as a composer, though his take on Bird's "Blues For Alice" is not to be missed. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

1. Three for the Festival
   
2. Moon Song
   
3. A Sack Full of Soul
   
4. The Haunted Melody
   
5. Blues for Alice
   
6. We Free Kings
   
7. You Did It, You Did It
   
8. Some Kind of Love
   
9. My Delight