Slightly Latin
1966 studio album by Roland Kirk
Slightly Latin is an album by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk , released on the Limelight label in 1966.[ 3] [ 4] It includes performances by Kirk with Virgil Jones, Martin Banks, Garnett Brown , Horace Parlan , Eddie Mathias, Sonny Brown, Montego Joe , Manuel Ramos, Coleridge Perkinson and an unidentified choir.[ 5]
Track listing
All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.
"Walk On By " (Burt Bacharach , Hal David ) - 2:32
"Raouf" - 3:03
"It's All in the Game " (Charles Dawes , Carl Sigman ) - 5:14
"Juarez" - 5:22
"Shaky Money" - 2:36
"Nothing But the Truth" - 3:33
"Safari" (Eddie Mathias) - 4:26
"And I Love Her " (John Lennon , Paul McCartney ) - 2:53
"Ebrauqs" - 8:16
Recorded in New York City on November 16 & 17, 1965
Personnel
Roland Kirk : tenor saxophone , manzello , stritch , clarinet , flute , bagpipes , piccolo , baritone saxophone , siren
Virgil Jones: trumpet
Martin Banks: flugelhorn
Garnett Brown : trombone , arranger
Horace Parlan : piano , celeste , vibraphone
Eddie Mathias: double bass
Sonny Brown : drums , nagoya harp
Montego Joe : conga
Manuel Ramos: percussion
Coleridge Perkinson: conductor (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
Unidentified choir (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
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Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962)
Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981)
The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson , 1959)
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Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton , 1961)
Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962)
Weary Blues (Langston Hughes , Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather , 1958)
Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk , 1964)
I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964)
Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965)
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