Rahsaan Roland Kirk

krastian · 08.31.2008, 07:33 PM

I don't think I've really heard him mentioned here a whole lot, but I'm sure some of you are familiar with this fantastic musician.

Kirk was a multi-instrumentalist jazz musician who went blind at a young age. Not only was he great, but the bands he played with were awesome as well.....some real sick moments.

I first heard of him from a buddy of mine has the VHS of his performance from the 1972 Montreaux Jazz Festival....def. try and hunt it down if you are a fan of Kirk, it rules. It's fucking classic when he starts dishing out coke to the audience from his little pouch that he has on him. A couple of the vids I'm going to post are from that performance.

A nice introduction to Kirk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPATPXGJgKo

Seasons - Montreaux 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXD1OrmzCQI

Serenade to a Cuckoo - Montreaux 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb3UlZ5dbEs

Awesome clip from some tv show....def. check out the last 30 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoP9HCqGalk

But yeah, hopefully y'all will bust out some of his stuff or hunt some down!!

"Never say goodbye!! Never say goodbye!!"

atsonicpark · 08.31.2008, 07:35 PM

He's great. I think me and batreleaser both have mentioned him.

I have this album he did I got from http://grapewrath.blogspot.com/ .. it's amazing .. I got this other one where you can hear cars passing by outside as he blows his horns...

Thanks for the videos!

drrrtyboots · 08.31.2008, 07:41 PM

Wow, I've never heard of him before but I really like what I'm hearing. Thanks!

krastian · 08.31.2008, 07:42 PM

No problem.

Yeah, I have the one with the cars too....pretty wild.

His earlier stuff is great, but his stuff in the early 70's is the best.

Pretty much all of the vids you can find of him on Youtube are worth checking out.

krastian · 08.31.2008, 07:52 PM

This ones great too....I always loved this song.

Say A Little Prayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRnvMwD6jM

batreleaser · 08.31.2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

He's great. I think me and batreleaser both have mentioned him.

I have this album he did I got from http://grapewrath.blogspot.com/ .. it's amazing .. I got this other one where you can hear cars passing by outside as he blows his horns...

Thanks for the videos!

we have, and yes he was fucking amazing

Everyneurotic · 08.31.2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by krastian

This ones great too....I always loved this song.

Say A Little Prayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRnvMwD6jM

i saw this show and it didn't really had a great impression on me, probably because the rest of the show was pretty bad.

i'm definitely checking him out again.

dionysusundone · 08.31.2008, 08:55 PM

I haven't heard him but I've heard I'd enjoy him and he's kinda similar to Yusuf Lateef. Who I enjoy quite a bit.

gmku · 09.01.2008, 08:51 AM

The album I have by Kirk, The Inflated Tear, isn't as wild as I was expecting, based on his reputation. It's rather gentle and traditional.

Glice · 09.01.2008, 11:38 AM

I often have days where I decide that I don't really like jazz, and Kirk is always what I put on on those days. It's him and Ayler for me, oh yeah.

andrei · 09.01.2008, 12:15 PM

Sounds interesting. I'll have to check him out. Thanks for the links!

drrrtyboots · 09.01.2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Glice

I often have days where I decide that I don't really like jazz, and Kirk is always what I put on on those days. It's him and Ayler for me, oh yeah.

Ayler is equally a genius.

batreleaser · 09.02.2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by drrrtyboots

Ayler is equally a genius.

probably more genius, but thats like comparing the acheivements of einstein with those of plato.

Glice · 12.05.2009, 11:15 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liy6T...x=0&playnext=1

chicka · 12.05.2009, 11:54 AM

I've mentioned him before but I haven't had any of his music in quite a while so this links are very appreciated. many thanks to one and all

Tokolosh · 12.06.2009, 12:00 PM

I've only got Bright Moments and live @ The Keystone Korner, SF 1975.
Need to get me some more. Belated thanks for those links.

Rob Instigator · 12.07.2009, 10:36 AM

Kirk rules. we always talk about him whenthe freaky jazzcomes u[p!!!

RanaldoNecro · 12.07.2009, 11:45 AM

Thurston introduced him to me through this T shirt...

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=379128

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Kirk rules. we always talk about him whenthe freaky jazzcomes u[p!!!

08.31.2008, 07:33 PM	#1
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	I don't think I've really heard him mentioned here a whole lot, but I'm sure some of you are familiar with this fantastic musician. Kirk was a multi-instrumentalist jazz musician who went blind at a young age. Not only was he great, but the bands he played with were awesome as well.....some real sick moments. I first heard of him from a buddy of mine has the VHS of his performance from the 1972 Montreaux Jazz Festival....def. try and hunt it down if you are a fan of Kirk, it rules. It's fucking classic when he starts dishing out coke to the audience from his little pouch that he has on him. A couple of the vids I'm going to post are from that performance. A nice introduction to Kirk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPATPXGJgKo Seasons - Montreaux 1972 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXD1OrmzCQI Serenade to a Cuckoo - Montreaux 1972 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb3UlZ5dbEs Awesome clip from some tv show....def. check out the last 30 seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoP9HCqGalk But yeah, hopefully y'all will bust out some of his stuff or hunt some down!! "Never say goodbye!! Never say goodbye!!" __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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08.31.2008, 07:35 PM	#2
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	He's great. I think me and batreleaser both have mentioned him. I have this album he did I got from http://grapewrath.blogspot.com/ .. it's amazing .. I got this other one where you can hear cars passing by outside as he blows his horns... Thanks for the videos! __________________
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drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	Wow, I've never heard of him before but I really like what I'm hearing. Thanks! __________________
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08.31.2008, 07:42 PM	#4
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	No problem. Yeah, I have the one with the cars too....pretty wild. His earlier stuff is great, but his stuff in the early 70's is the best. Pretty much all of the vids you can find of him on Youtube are worth checking out. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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08.31.2008, 07:52 PM	#5
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	This ones great too....I always loved this song. Say A Little Prayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRnvMwD6jM __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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08.31.2008, 08:55 PM	#8
dionysusundone the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 871	I haven't heard him but I've heard I'd enjoy him and he's kinda similar to Yusuf Lateef. Who I enjoy quite a bit. __________________ -James
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09.01.2008, 08:51 AM	#9
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	The album I have by Kirk, The Inflated Tear, isn't as wild as I was expecting, based on his reputation. It's rather gentle and traditional. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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09.01.2008, 12:15 PM	#11
andrei expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,686	Sounds interesting. I'll have to check him out. Thanks for the links!
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12.05.2009, 11:54 AM	#15
chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	I've mentioned him before but I haven't had any of his music in quite a while so this links are very appreciated. many thanks to one and all __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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12.06.2009, 12:00 PM	#16
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	I've only got Bright Moments and live @ The Keystone Korner, SF 1975. Need to get me some more. Belated thanks for those links. __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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12.07.2009, 10:36 AM	#17
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	Kirk rules. we always talk about him whenthe freaky jazzcomes u[p!!! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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