Roland Kirk - We Free Kings - Acoustic Sounds Series LP

180g Vinyl LP, Acoustic Sounds Series — Remastered & Transferred from Analog Tapes

One of a then-young Kirk's more consistent works, 1962's We Free Kings strikes a solid balance of bop and complementary soul, backed by two different rhythm sections — one with Hank Jones (piano) and Wendell Marshall (bass), the other with Richard Wyands (piano) and Art Davis (bass), while Charlie Persip holds down drums throughout. The repertoire showcases Kirk's skill as a composer, though his take on Bird's "Blues for Alice" is not to be missed. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series presents it on remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Features

• 180g vinyl LP
• Acoustic Sounds Series reissue from Verve / Universal Music Enterprises
• Remastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original master tapes
• Deluxe gatefold packaging
• Label: Verve

Track Listing

Side One:

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

Side Two:

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