Great Players rahsaan roland kirk

[zombie_apocalypse]

kinda suprised i didn't see this guys name here.
probably the only jazz musician i listen to on a regular basis(at least before i started playing the sax), and i'll be honest i don't like jazz a whole lot,
anyway i thought i'd start up a thread about him...

 

[Jules]

An absolute genius. Black and Crazy Blues- the tune he wrote for his own funeral- is incedibly beautiful & his version of Old Rugged Cross (backed by the Meters....?) is storming.
Try tracking down some youtube footage of him, he's compelling to watch.

 

[zombie_apocalypse]

there's a lot of good videos of him on youtube, volunteered slavery is one of my favourites

 

[Tenor Sax]

I did admire his playing coupled with his circular breathing. Sadly it really killed me off when he used a Rolf Harris stylophone at the beginning of "Say a little prayer" :x

 

[dooce]

Unbelievable. The sax player from outer space.

Last night at band practice I was ****ting about while the guitar god and bass player lumbered tediously through yet another 12-bar blues, and experimented with playing the tenor and sop simultaneously. I amazed myself by actually getting a note out of both instruments. When I got home I started looking on YouTube at Roland Kirk clips. I got to bed about 2 this morning........ As Jools says, absolutely compelling.

 

[Bobby G]

Chris Jones wrote:
I did admire his playing coupled with his circular breathing. Sadly it really killed me off when he used a Rolf Harris stylophone at the beginning of "Say a little prayer" :x

If you're talking about the live version on 'Volunteered Slavery' that is a tune, every other version is redundant. I even like the Stylophone, it all gets a little bit Sun Ra for a few moments there.

 

[TomMapfumo]

Must admit he does not appeal to my musical sensibilities, though can understand why Jools England would like it - bit too Northern for me 😛

Kind regards
Have a great day y'all
Tom 8)

 

[josh_johnson]

Bob Mintzer wrote that he has had his butt kicked twice in jam session experiences, once by Mike Brecker and once by Roland Kirk. I bet both players had hard kicks.