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I Talk with the Spirits
Studio album by
Roland Kirk
ReleasedMarch 1965 (1965-03)
RecordedSeptember 16–17, 1964
GenreJazz
Length40:40
LabelLimelight
ProducerBobby Scott
Roland Kirk chronology
Gifts & Messages
(1964) 		I Talk with the Spirits
(1965) 		Rip, Rig and Panic
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

I Talk with the Spirits is a 1965 album by American jazz musician Roland Kirk.[3] Kirk plays only flutes for this album, not the saxophone or other instruments he commonly used. It contains the first appearance of the song "Serenade to a Cuckoo", later covered by Jethro Tull.

Track listing

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All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated
  1. "Serenade to a Cuckoo" – 4:33
  2. Medley: "We'll Be Together Again"/"People" (Carl Fisher, Frankie Laine)/(Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:40
  3. "A Quote from Clifford Brown" – 4:24
  4. "Trees" (Joyce Kilmer, Oscar Rasbach) – 6:20
  5. "Fugue'n and Alludin'" – 0:44
  6. "The Business Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" – 5:03
  7. "I Talk with the Spirits" – 3:56
  8. "Ruined Castles" (Rentarō Taki) – 1:20
  9. "Django" (John Lewis) – 4:50
  10. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) – 5:00
  • Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 16–17, 1964

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 828. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1965-04-24. p. 30.
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