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.

I Talk with the Spirits
Studio album by Roland Kirk
Released	1965 (1965)
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
• Cyristal-Joy Albert: vocals

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