We Free Kings

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We Free Kings
Studio album by Roland Kirk
Released	1961
Recorded	August 16, 1961 - August 17, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:40
Label	Mercury
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Roland Kirk chronology
Kirk's Work (1961) We Free Kings (1961) Domino (1962)

for the Band, see We Free Kings (Band)

We Free Kings is a 1961 LP by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It sees the group working through a set of bluesy post-bop numbers, including a highly regarded version of Charlie Parker's "Blues for Alice".^[1] The title track, a Kirk composition, is a variation on the Christmas carol "We Three Kings".

[edit] Track listing

All compositions by Kirk except where noted.

1. "Three for the Festival" – 3:10
2. "Moon Song" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 4:23
3. "A Sack Full of Soul" – 4:40
4. "The Haunted Melody" – 3:38
5. "Blues for Alice" (Charlie Parker) – 4:08
6. "We Free Kings" – 4:46
7. "You Did It, You Did It" – 2:29
8. "Some Kind of Love" – 6:11
9. "My Delight" – 4:28

CD editions of the album include an alternate take of "Blues for Alice".

[edit] Personnel

• Roland Kirk — saxophone, flute, vocals
• Richard Wyands — piano (3-5, 9)
• Art Davis — bass (3-5, 9)
• Charlie Persip — drums (3-5, 9)
• Hank Jones — piano (1-2, 6-8)
• Wendell Marshall — bass (1-2, 6-8)

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