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We Free Kings is a studio album by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk, released on Mercury Records in January 1962. His group works through a set of bluesy post-bop numbers, including a highly regarded version of Charlie Parker's "Blues for Alice". The title track, a Kirk composition, is a variation on the Christmas carol "We Three Kings".
| 1 | Three for the Festival | ♡ | 3:09 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 2 | Moon Song | ♡ | 4:21 | Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 3 | A Sack Full of Soul | ♡ | 4:37 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 4 | The Haunted Melody | ♡ | 3:37 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 5 | Blues for Alice | ♡ | 4:07 | Charlie Parker | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 6 | We Free Kings | ♡ | 4:46 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Ginger Baker | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 7 | You Did It, You Did It | ♡ | 2:28 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 8 | Some Kind of Love | ♡ | 6:08 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
| 9 | My Delight | ♡ | 4:30 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000649599
Credits
Bass — Art Davis, Wendell Marshall Drums — Charlie Persip Piano — Hank Jones, Richard Wyands Recorded By — Tommy Nola Reeds — Roland Kirk Flute — Roland Kirk
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