Reeds & Deeds

Reeds & Deeds is an album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1963 and features performances by Kirk with Virgil Jones, Charles Greenlea, Harold Mabern, Abdullah Rafik, Walter Perkins, Tom McIntosh and Richard Davis with arrangements by Benny Golson.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.

1. "Land of Peace" (Leonard Feather) - 5:52
2. "Lonesome August Child" - 4:33
3. "Limbo Boat" - 3:00
4. "Hay Ro" - 3:02
5. "Waltz of the Friends" - 4:40
6. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:17
7. "Reeds and Deeds" - 5:18
8. "Song of the Countrymen" - 6:54

• Recorded in New York on February 25 (tracks 1-5) and February 26 (tracks 6-8), 1963

Personnel

• Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
• Virgil Jones: trumpet
• Charles Greenlee: trombone (tracks 1-5)
• Harold Mabern: piano
• Abdullah Rafik: bass (tracks 1-5)
• Walter Perkins: drums
• Tom McIntosh: trombone (tracks 6-8)
• Richard Davis: bass (tracks 6-8)
• Benny Golson: arranger (tracks 6-8)

References