I Talk with the Spirits


I Talk with the Spirits is a 1965 album by American jazz musician Roland Kirk. 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.

Track listing

  1. "Serenade to a Cuckoo" – 4:33
  2. Medley: "We'll Be Together Again"/"People" / – 4:40
  3. "A Quote from Clifford Brown" – 4:24
  4. "Trees" – 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" – 1:20
  9. "Django" – 4:50
  10. "My Ship" – 5:00

Personnel