Roland Kirk – We Free Kings (LP Vinyl)
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Roland Kirk was playing three saxophones simultaneously before most people knew it was possible, and We Free Kings arrived at a moment when he was still proving himself to a jazz world that hadn't quite caught up to what he was doing. The album's title track became one of his most enduring statements, a reminder that Kirk's compositional voice was as singular as his instrumental approach.
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.
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UPC: 602475813002
Label: Verve
Release Date: 6.13.25
Format: LP Vinyl