I Talk with the Spirits

I Talk with the Spirits is a 1965 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.[2]

I Talk with the Spirits
Studio album by
Roland Kirk
Released1965 (1965)
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]

Track listing
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

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. "I Talk With the Spirits: Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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