Mercury Records Collection: MG-20679: We Free Kings

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MG-20679: We Free Kings / Roland Kirk

Label Type :	black Mercury type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 20679A M1 FF
	SIDE-B	MG 20679B M1 FF

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury SR-60679 (stereo).

Inside The Groove

A genius Roland Kirk's first album on Mercury label.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This awesome album should be a basic “must-be” item for all Jazz listeners. You should not be a prisoner of “music genre” boundaries: He always play very spiritual, emotional but sincere, devoted himself into creating music. He always plays as he is.

Listen closely to A-1, A-4 or B-1 ... Roland Kirk plays from the bottom of his heart - very emotional and awesome. The remainings are also great.

The phrase “A great album” must be used for something like this album.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

10 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	21899 (PB4978)	Three For The Festival (Roland Kirk)	3:05
A-2	21895 (PB4974)	Moon Song (Johnston - Coslow)	4:17
A-3	21892 (PB4971)	A Sack Full Of Soul (Roland Kirk)	4:35
A-4	21891 (PB4970)	The Haunted Melody (Roland Kirk)	3:56
A-5	21889-3 (PB4968)	Blues For Alice (Charlie Parker)	4:04
SIDE-B
B-1	21893 (PB4972)	We Free Kings (Roland Kirk)	4:45
B-2	21900 (PB4979)	You Did It, You Did It (Roland Kirk)	2:24
B-3	21896 (PB4975)	Some Kind Of Love (Roland Kirk)	6:06
B-4	21890 (PB4969)	My Delight (Roland Kirk)	4:26

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Recent CD reissue (Verve 314 826 455-2) has an alternate take of A-5.

On A-3, A-4, A-5, B-4:
Roland Kirk (ts, manzello, stritch, fl, siren), Richard Wyands (p), Art Davis (b), Charlie Persip (ds).
Recorded at Nola Studios, New York City, in August 16, 1961.

On A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, B-3:
Roland Kirk (ts, manzello, stritch, fl, siren), Hank Jones (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Charlie Persip (ds).
Recorded at Nola Studios, New York City, in August 17, 1961.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Roland Kirk (ts, manzello, strich, fl, siren, etc.) :

Mercury MG-20679 / SR-60679 : We Free Kings
Mercury MG-20748 / SR-60748 : Domino
Mercury MG-20800 / SR-60800 : Reeds And Deeds
Mercury MG-20844 / SR-60844 : The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra
Mercury MG-20894 / SR-60894 : Kirk In Copenhagen
Mercury MG-20939 / SR-60939 : Gifts And Messages
Limelight LM-82008 / LS-86008 : I Talk With The Spirits
Limelight LM-82027 / LS-86027 : Rip, Rig And Panic
Limelight LM-82033 / LS-86033 : Slightly Latin

Mercury MG-20751 / SR-60751 : Big Band Bossa Nova / Quincy Jones
Mercury MG-20799 / SR-60799 : Plays Hip Hits / Quincy Jones
Mercury MG-20863 / SR-60863 : Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini / Quincy Jones
Limelight LM-82002 / LS-86002 : I/We Had A Ball / Various Artists
Smash MGS-27026 / SRS-67026 : Tubby's Back In Town / Tubby Hayes and the All-Stars
Smash MGS-27029 / SRS-67029 : Feel Real / Eddie Baccus