We Free Kings
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| Studio album by Roland Kirk | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 16–17, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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We Free Kings is a 1961 LP by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. 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".
The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer calls the album "among the most consistent of his early efforts. The assembled quartet provides an ample balance of bop and soul compliments to Kirk's decidedly individual polyphonic performance style. His inimitable writing and arranging techniques develop into some great originals, as well as personalize the chosen cover tunes. With a nod to the contemporary performance style of John Coltrane, as well as a measure of his influences — most notably Clifford Brown and Sidney Bechet — Kirk maneuvers into and out of some inspiring situations".
All compositions by Roland Kirk except where noted.
CD editions of the album include a different version of "Blues for Alice" (Parker) - 5:11.
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