I Talk with the Spirits

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.

I Talk with the Spirits
Studio album by Roland Kirk
Released	March 1965 (1965-03)
Recorded	September 16–17, 1964
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:40
Label	Limelight
Producer	Bobby Scott
Roland Kirk chronology
Gifts & Messages (1964) I Talk with the Spirits (1965) Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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

• Roland Kirk: flute, alto flute, amplified flute, African wood flute, vocal interjections, cuckoo clock, music box
• Bobby Moses: vibraphone
• Horace Parlan: piano, celeste
• Michael Fleming [de]: bass
• Walter Perkins: drums, percussion
• Crystal-Joy Albert: vocals