Slightly Latin

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]

Slightly Latin
Studio album by Roland Kirk
Released	March 1966 (1966-03)
Recorded	November 16–17, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury
Producer	Hal Mooney
Roland Kirk chronology
Here Comes the Whistleman (1965) Slightly Latin (1966) Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as indicated.

1. "Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:32
2. "Raouf" - 3:03
3. "It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) - 5:14
4. "Juarez" - 5:22
5. "Shaky Money" - 2:36
6. "Nothing But the Truth" - 3:33
7. "Safari" (Eddie Mathias) - 4:26
8. "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:53
9. "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

1. AllMusic Review
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 2023-08-23
4. "Album Reviews: Special Merit Picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1966-03-26. p. 42.
5. Rahsaan Roland Kirk discography accessed 9 August 2009