{"product_id":"roland-kirk-we-free-kings","title":"Roland Kirk – We Free Kings","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"122\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"92\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roland Kirk - We Free Kings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"229\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1961, Jazz, Post-Bop\/Soul Jazz, Columbus, Ohio \/ New York, New York 5\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e MG-20679\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"271\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG, sounds good, lots of background noise, looks a little scuffed up CC | Members: Roland K (35' - 77')\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"400\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"1007\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xc4066\" data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"608\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"425\"\u003ePersonal Struggle\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirk became blind as a child but built one of jazz’s most physical performance styles, often playing multiple horns at once through circular breathing and sheer force of technique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17y4xiv\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"812\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"627\"\u003eStudio Lore\u003c\/strong\u003e We Free Kings helped establish his early reputation on Mercury, showing that his multi-reed approach was not a novelty act but a serious extension of blues, bop, and gospel language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"m39wa6\" data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"1007\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"833\"\u003eScene Ecology\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirk later added “Rahsaan” to his name and became a bridge between hard-bop audiences, avant-garde jazz circles, and younger listeners drawn to his theatrical live presence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\/26\/2026 CC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47881282027707,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-10012192-1490119116-9589.jpg?v=1779842372","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/roland-kirk-we-free-kings","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}