Roland Kirk – We Free Kings (AS Verve Vinyl LP)

Roland Kirk’s 1962 Album We Free Kings on 180g LP. Remastered and Transferred from Analog Tapes. Pressed at QRP and Packaged in Deluxe Gatefold Packaging.

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.

This Verve Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Musicians:
Roland Kirk – Tenor Saxophone
Hank Jones – Piano
Wendell Marshall – Bass
Richard Wyands – Piano
Art Davis – Bass
Charlie Persip – Drums

Side A:

1. Three For the Festival
2. Moon Song
3. A Sack Full Of Soul
4. The Haunted Melody
5. Blues For Alice

Side B:

1. We Free Kings
2. You Did It, You Did It
3. Some Kind Of Love
4. My Delight