ROLAND KIRK – WE FREE KINGS (ACOUSTIC SOUNDS)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 7581300
Barcode: 0602475813002
Release Date: 13 Jun 2025
Genre: Jazz

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 is a composer, though his take on Bird’s “Blues For Alice” is not to be missed.
 
Tracklist:
Side 1
Three For The Festival
Moon Song
A Sack Full Of Soul
The Haunted Melody
Blues For Alice
Side 2
We Free Kings
You Dit It, You Did It
Some Kind Of Love
My Delight