New Vinyl Record - Kirk, Roland - We Free Kings (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)

Known as a then-young Kirk’s more consistent works, 1962’s We Free Kings is a solid balance of bop with complimenting soul, backed by two different rhythm sections – one including Hank Jones (piano) & Wendell Marshall (bass) and the other with Richard Wyands (Piano)  & Art Davis (Bass) while Charlie Persip (Drums) maintains throughout. The repertoire is primarily a showcase of Kirk’s skill is a composer, though his take on Bird’s “Blues For Alice” is not to be missed. Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Side A

1. Three For the Festival
2. Moon Song
3. A Sack Full Of Soul
4. The Haunted Melody
5. Blues For Alice

Side B

1. We Free Kings
2. You Did It, You Did It
3. Some Kind Of Love
4. My Delight