Roland Kirk - I Talk with the Spirits (1964)

When the term “multi-instrumentalist” gets thrown around, a couple of names automatically pop into your head, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk is one of them. He not only plays multiple instruments, but he plays them all at the same time! He plays the tenor saxophone, the manzello, the saxello, the nose flute, among many other different instruments. But, besides all of those, he’s quite an accomplished jazz flautist. I Talk with the Spirits showcases that specific side of Kirk. On this album, you can find Kirk playing standards such as “Django,” “My Ship,” and “We’ll Be Together Again.” Plus, you will also thoroughly enjoy his compositions like “Serenade to a Cuckoo,” and the Asian-influenced “I Talk with the Spirits.” Horace Parlan joins Kirk on the piano, and it is a humorous, deep, bluesy, and swingin’ session. One of Kirk’s absolute best!

01 Serenade to a Cuckoo.mp3
02 We'll Be Together Again _ People.mp3
03 A Quote from Clifford Brown.mp3
04 Trees.mp3
05 Fugue'n and Alludin'.mp3
06 The Business Ain't Nothin' But th.mp3
07 I Talk with the Spirits.mp3
08 Ruined Castles.mp3
09 Django.mp3
10 My Ship.mp3

Original recordings produced by Bobby Scott
Recorded September 16 and 17, 1964 at Nola Studios, New York City

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - flute, alto flute, African wood flute
Horace Parlan - piano
Walter Perkins - drums
Michael Fleming - bass
Bobby Moses - vibraphone
Crystal-Joy Albert - vocals