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    Artist: 
    Roland Kirk

    We Free Kings

    Acoustic Sounds Vinyl
    €39,99

    Release date: June 13, 2025

    Known as a then-young Kirk’s more consistent works, 1962’s "We Free Kings" is a solid balance of bop with complimenting soul, backed by two different rhythm sections -  one including Hank Jones (piano) & Wendell Marshall (bass) and the other with Richard Wyands (Piano)  & Art Davis (Bass) while Charlie Persip (Drums) maintains throughout. The repertoire is primarily a showcase of Kirk’s skill is a composer, though his take on Bird’s "Blues  For Alice" is not to be missed.
     
    VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES: mastered fully analogue from the original tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, QPR pressing (180 g), firm tip-on gatefold (Stoughton Printing), padded inner sleeve.
     
    Tracklisting:
     
    We Three Kings (1962)
     
    A1 Three For The Festival
    A2 Moon Song
    A3 A Sack Full Of Soul
    A4 The Haunted Melody
    A5 Blues For Alice
    B1 We Free Kings
    B2 You Dit It, You Did It
    B3 Some Kind Of Love
    B4 My Delight

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    Format Album
    Release Date 2025
    Speed 33 RPM
    Size 12"