Roland Kirk - I Talk with the Spirits (1964) CD

Year: 1964 (CD 29 Sep 1998)
Label: Verve Records 558 076-2 (UK & Europe), Limelight LS-86008
Style: Jazz
Country: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Time: 40:55
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 253 Mb

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7, 1935 – December 5, 1977) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments. He was renowned for his onstage vitality, during which virtuoso improvisation was accompanied by comic banter, political ranting, and the ability to play several instruments simultaneously.
Kirk was born Ronald Theodore Kirk in Columbus, Ohio, where he lived in a neighborhood known as Flytown. He became blind at two years old, which he said was a result of improper medical treatment. As a teenager, Kirk studied at the Ohio State School for the Blind. By fifteen he was on the road playing rhythm and blues on weekends with Boyd Moore's band. According to saxophonist Hank Crawford, "He would be like this 14 year-old blind kid playing two horns at once. They would bring him out and he would tear the joint up." Hank heard him and said he was unbelievable when as a youth. He remarked, "Now they had him doing all kinds of goofy stuff but he was playing the two horns and he was playing the shit out of them. He was an original from the beginning." Kirk felt compelled by a dream to transpose two letters in his first name to make '"Roland". In 1970, Kirk added "Rahsaan" to his name after hearing it in a dream.
I Talk with the Spirits is a 1964 album by Roland Kirk. On this album, Kirk only plays flutes, and no saxophone or other instruments. It is notable as being the first appearance of the song "Serenade to a Cuckoo", later covered by Jethro Tull. It was released on CD but is now out of print.

Born August 7, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Died December 5, 1977 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA (of a stroke).
Recorded September 16 and 17, 1964 at Nola Studios, New York City.

01. Serenade to a Cuckoo (04:33)
02. We'll Be Together Again / People (from 'Funny Face') (04:40)
03. A Quote From Clifford Brown (04:24)
04. Trees (06:21)
05. Fugue'n and Alludin' (00:44)
06. The Business Ain't Nothin' but the Blues (05:03)
07. I Talk With The Spirits (03:56)
08. Ruined Castles (01:20)
09. Django (04:50)
10. My Ship (from 'Lady in the Dark') (05:00)



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