Slightly Latin

Slightly Latin
Slightly Latin
Studio album by Roland Kirk
Released	March 1966
Recorded	November 16–17, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury
Producer	Hal Mooney
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Slightly Latin is an album by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk, released on the Limelight label in 1966.^[3]^[4] It includes performances by Kirk with Virgil Jones, Martin Banks, Garnett Brown, Horace Parlan, Eddie Mathias, Sonny Brown, Montego Joe, Manuel Ramos, Coleridge Perkinson and an unidentified choir.^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.

"Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:32
"Raouf" - 3:03
"It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) - 5:14
"Juarez" - 5:22
"Shaky Money" - 2:36
"Nothing But the Truth" - 3:33
"Safari" (Eddie Mathias) - 4:26
"And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:53
"Ebrauqs" - 8:16

Recorded in New York City on November 16 & 17, 1965

Personnel

Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, bagpipes, piccolo, baritone saxophone, siren
Virgil Jones: trumpet
Martin Banks: flugelhorn
Garnett Brown: trombone, arranger
Horace Parlan: piano, celeste, vibraphone
Eddie Mathias: double bass
Sonny Brown: drums, nagoya harp
Montego Joe: conga
Manuel Ramos: percussion
Coleridge Perkinson: conductor (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
Unidentified choir (tracks 2, 4 & 6)

References

^ AllMusic Review
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 869.
^ Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Slightly Latin Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved August 23, 2023
^ "Album Reviews: Special Merit Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 26, 1966. p. 42.
^ Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 9 August 2009

[1] AllMusic Review

[CL-2] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 869.

[3] Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Slightly Latin Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved August 23, 2023

[4] "Album Reviews: Special Merit Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 26, 1966. p. 42.

[Kirk_disco-5] Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 9 August 2009

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v t e Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Studio albums	Triple Threat (1957) Introducing Roland Kirk (1960) Kirk's Work (1961) We Free Kings (1962) Domino (1962) Reeds & Deeds (1963) The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra (1963) Gifts & Messages (1964) I Talk with the Spirits (1964) Slightly Latin (1965) Rip, Rig and Panic (1965) Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967) The Inflated Tear (1967) Left & Right (1968) Volunteered Slavery (1969) Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (1971) Blacknuss (1972) A Meeting of the Times (1972) Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle (1973) The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color (1975) Other Folks' Music (1976) The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (1976) Kirkatron (1977) Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (1977)
Live albums	Kirk in Copenhagen (1964) Here Comes the Whistleman (1965) Rahsaan Rahsaan (1970) Bright Moments (1973) I, Eye, Aye: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972 (1996) Brotherman in the Fatherland (2006)
Compilation albums	Dog Years in the Fourth Ring (1997)

v t e Horace Parlan
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader	Movin' & Groovin' (1960) Us Three (1960) Speakin' My Piece (1960) Headin' South (1960) On the Spur of the Moment (1961) Up & Down (1961) Happy Frame of Mind (1963) Arrival (1973) No Blues (1975) Frank-ly Speaking (1977) Goin' Home (with Archie Shepp, 1977) Blue Parlan (1978) Hi-Fly (1978) Musically Yours (1979) The Maestro (1979) Trouble in Mind (with Archie Shepp, 1980) Pannonica (1980) Like Someone in Love (1983) Glad I Found You (1984) Little Esther (1987) Duo Reunion (with Archie Shepp, 1987) Voyage of Rediscovery (1999)
With Stanley Turrentine	Look Out! (Stanley Turrentine, 1960) Comin' Your Way (1961) Up at "Minton's" (1961) Salt Song (1971)
With others	Gene Ammons in Sweden (1973) One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey, 1960) Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960) Motoring Along (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1974) Tough Tenor Favorites (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin, 1962) Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962) Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981) The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson, 1959) Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson, 1960) Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson, 1960) The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge, 1991) That's It! (Booker Ervin, 1961) Exultation! (Booker Ervin, 1963) The House That Love Built (Frank Foster, 1982) Doin' Allright (Dexter Gordon, 1961) Stable Mable (Dexter Gordon, 1975) Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton, 1961) Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962) Weary Blues (Langston Hughes, Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather, 1958) Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk, 1964) I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964) Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965) A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus, 1957) Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959) Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus, 1959) I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney, 1982) Meeting the Tenors (Doug Raney, 1983) Splashes (Archie Shepp, 1987) Bird's Grass (Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman, 1985)

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