Live album · 1996
Gifts and Messages
- Released
- 1996
- Label
- Ronnie Scott's Jazz House
- Catalogue no.
- JHAS 606
- Tracklist
- 11 tracks
- Length
- 1:18:47
- Country
- GB
“Gifts and Messages” is a live album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, released in 1996 on Ronnie Scott's Jazz House. The original release has 11 tracks with a running time of 1:18:47. Jazz standards on the record include “Avalon”, “Bags' Groove”, “Come Sunday” and “It Might As Well Be Spring”. The line-up features Allan Ganley (drums (drum set)), Rick Laird (double bass) and Stan Tracey (piano).
Who played on Gifts and Messages
- Allan Ganley drums (drum set) all tracks
- Rick Laird double bass all tracks
- Stan Tracey piano all tracks
Tracklist
- 1 Ronnie’s Intro 0:18
- 2 Bags’ Groove standard — Milt Jackson 12:07
- 3 Roland’s Intro 2:23
- 4 It Might as Well Be Spring standard — Richard Rodgers 6:30
- 5 On a Misty Night standard 9:32
- 6 Come Sunday standard — Duke Ellington 5:44
- 7 Avalon standard 9:48
- 8 My Ship standard 6:57
- 9 A Stritch in Time 10:01
- 10 Gifts and Messages 12:37
- 11 Reeling and Rhyming 2:50
Production
- Les Tomkins liner notes, recording
More albums by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Triple Threat
1957 · King Records
Introducing Roland Kirk
1960 · Argo
We Free Kings
1961 · Mercury Records
Kirk’s Work
1961 · Prestige
Domino
1962 · Mercury Records
Reeds & Deeds
1963 · Mercury Records
Gifts & Messages
1964 · Mercury Records
Kirk in Copenhagen
1964 · Live · Mercury Records
I Talk With the Spirits
1965 · Limelight
Slightly Latin
1966 · Limelight
Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith
1967 · Verve
Here Comes the Whistleman
1967 · Live · Atlantic
Frequently asked questions
Who played on Gifts and Messages?
The line-up of Gifts and Messages includes Allan Ganley (drums (drum set)), Rick Laird (double bass) and Stan Tracey (piano).
Which label released Gifts and Messages?
Gifts and Messages was released in 1996 on Ronnie Scott's Jazz House (JHAS 606).
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