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Roland Kirk
We Free Kings
Album US 1962 on Mercury label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Soul-Jazz)
Black labels with silver text. HI-FInformation This session was recorded monaurally and stereophonically at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City, with Tommy Nola at the controls and Jack Tracy supervising. Rhythm section microphones used were a Neuman U 48 on piano, RCA 44 on the bass, and a Telefunken U 47 on drums, A Neuman KM 54 was used on Roland Kirk's horns, with an Electro Voice 667 suspended above it at forehead level to pick up his flute. The entire session was recorded at 15 inches per second on Ampez tape recorders. * Recorded Aug. 16 and 17, 1961, at Nola Recording Studios, New York City. Personnel on asterisked tracks: Roland Kirk, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, and flute; Richard Wyands, piano; Art Davis, bass; Charlie Persip, drums, Personnel on remaining tracks: Kirk; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Persip, drums.
Musicians
 | Roland Kirk fl, ts, sax, 1935-1977 US tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, album by, written by |
 | Art Davis b, 1934-2007 US bass |
 | Wendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US bass |
 | Charlie Persip dr, *1929 US drums |
 | Hank Jones p, 1918-2010 US piano |
 | Richard Wyands p, *1928 US piano |
Producers
| Tommy Nola recorded by |
| Jack Tracy recording supervisor |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three For The Festival | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 3:05 |
| 2 | Moon Song | Roland Kirk | Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow | 4:17 |
| 3 | A Sack Full Of Soul | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 4:35 |
| 4 | The Haunted Melody | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 3:36 |
| 5 | Blues For Alice | Roland Kirk | Charlie Parker | 4:04 |
| 6 | We Free Kings | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 4:45 |
| 7 | You Dit It, You Did It | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 2:24 |
| 8 | Some Kind Of Love | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 6:06 |
| 9 | My Delight | Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | 4:26 |
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