Reeds & Deeds Explained

Reeds & Deeds
Type:	Album
Artist:	Roland Kirk
Cover:	Reeds & Deeds.jpg
Recorded:	February 25 & 26, 1963
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Mercury
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Reeds & Deeds is a studio album by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It was released through Mercury Records in June 1963.^[1] It includes performances by Kirk with Virgil Jones, Charles Greenlee, Harold Mabern, Abdullah Rafik, Walter Perkins, Tom McIntosh and Richard Davis, with arrangements by Benny Golson.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.

1. "Land of Peace" (Leonard Feather) - 5:52
2. "Lonesome August Child" - 4:33
3. "Limbo Boat" - 3:00
4. "Hay Ro" - 3:02
5. "Waltz of the Friends" - 4:40
6. "This Is Always" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:17
7. "Reeds and Deeds" - 5:18
8. "Song of the Countrymen" - 6:54

• Recorded in New York on February 25 (tracks 1–5) and February 26 (tracks 6–8), 1963

Personnel

• Roland Kirk

tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren

• Virgil Jones: trumpet
• Charles Greenlee

trombone (tracks 1–5)

• Harold Mabern

piano

• Abdullah Rafik: bass (tracks 1–5)
• Walter Perkins

• Tom McIntosh

trombone (tracks 6–8)

• Richard Davis

bass (tracks 6–8)

• Benny Golson

arranger (tracks 6–8)

Notes and References

1. News: Mercury's 20 New LPs Keyed to Summer Listening . Ostrow. Howard. Marty. Ira. . The Cash Box Publishing Co.. 7. New York. June 15, 1963.
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Kirk/reeds.htm Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography