Gifts & Messages

Gifts & Messages is an album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1964 and features performances by Kirk with Horace Parlan, Michael Fleming, and Steve Ellington.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.

1. "The Things I Love" (Lew Harris, Harold Barlow) - 3:12
2. "Petite Fleur" (Sidney Bechet) - 3:10
3. "March On, Swan Lake" (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arranged by Roland Kirk) - 3:57
4. "Tears Sent By You" (Michael Fleming) - 5:59
5. "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice" (Camille Saint-Saëns arranged by Roland Kirk) - 3:21
6. "Gifts And Messages" - 4:06
7. "Hip Chops" - 3:33
8. "Blues For C & T" - 3:06
9. "Where Does The Blame Lie" - 2:49
10. "Vertigo Ro" - 4:07

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 22, 1964

Personnel

• Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
• Horace Parlan: piano
• Michael Fleming: bass
• Steve Ellington: drums

References