Home » Search Center » Results: Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Results for "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
Results for pages tagged "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Born:
Kirk was born Ronald Theodore Kirk in Columbus, Ohio, but felt compelled by a dream to transpose two letters in his first name to make Roland. In 1970, Kirk added "Rahsaan" to his name. Preferring to lead his own groups, Kirk rarely performed as a sideman, though he did record with arranger Quincy Jones, Roy Haynes and had especially notable stints with Charles Mingus. He played the lead flute and solo on Jones' Soul Bossa Nova, a song popularized in the Austin Powers films (Jones 1964; McLeod et al. 1997). His playing was generally rooted in soul jazz or hard bop, but Kirk's knowledge of jazz history allowed him to draw on many elements of the music's history, from ragtime to swing and free jazz
Vibrations In The Village: Live At The Village Gate
Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Jump Up And Down-Fast; Ecclusiastics; All The Things You Are; Laura; Kirk's Delight; Oboe Blues; Blues
Minor At The Gate; Falling In Love With Love; Three For The Festival.
Seek & Listen: Live At The Penthouse
Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Disc 1: The Jump Thing; Alfie; Mingus- Griff Song; Medley Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye; I've Got It
Bad (and That Ain’t Good); Sophisticated Lady; Satin Doll; Medley: Blues For C&T; Happy Days
Are Here Again; Down by The Riverside. Disc 2Ode to Billie Joe; Prelude to A Kiss; Funk
Underneath; Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith; Making Love After Hours.
Joshua Weiner's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Joshua Weiner
As we approach the holidays and the end of the year, here are my favorite albums I reviewed for AAJ in 2025! McCoy TynerForces Of Nature: Live At Slugs' Blue Note Records Larry GoldingsI Will Sam First Records
Jack Kenny's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Jack Kenny
A year is an arbitrary time. The list is chronological by how they came to me. The albums that still stand out are Bone Bells (Pyroclastic Records) by Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson and the sheer professional expertise of Jed Levy Faces and Places (Self Produced). Both albums, in their different ways, exude creativity and joy. ...
Two Unearthed Live Gems By Rahsaan Roland Kirk
by Michael Blake
What a joy it was to sit down with these never-before-heard live recordings from American jazz genius Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Unearthed by producer Zev Feldman and released in tandem by Resonance Records, these beautifully packaged CD sets--complete with striking artwork, evocative photos, and heartfelt personal reflections--are a marvelous tribute in their own right. I ...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Seek & Listen: Live At The Penthouse
by Jack Kenny
Few figures in jazz history have embodied the word original quite like Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Sightless from infancy, yet bursting with boundless vision, he turned live performance into theatre, ritual and revelation. On stage, he appeared as a commanding silhouette festooned with flutes, whistles, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bells, harmonica and his self-fashioned instruments--the manzello and stritch. ...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Vibrations In The Village: Live At The Village Gate
by Joshua Weiner
Thankfully, fans of classic jazz rarely have long to wait before another wonderful, previously unreleased treasure drops from the indefatigable producer Zev Feldman and the folks at Resonance Records. A pair of live releases by multi-instrumentalist, showman, and musical conjuror Rahsaan Roland Kirk join the limited-edition vinyl lineup for Record Store Day's Black Friday ...
Due spettacolari inediti dal vivo di Rahsaan Roland Kirk
by Michael Blake
Abbiamo chiesto a Michael Blake, affermato sassofonista sulla scena newyorchese e cultore della musica di Rahsaan Roland Kirk, di ascoltare i due recenti inediti dal vivo di Kirk e condividere con i lettori di All About Jazz le sue impressioni. Ecco il resoconto Che gioia ritrovare questi inediti dal vivo del genio del ...
Unearthed... Previously Unreleased Music from Rahsaan Roland Kirk + New Tunes from Brandon Sanders and Lafayette Harris Jr.
by Hobart Taylor
Rahsaan Roland Kirk Live Recording, plus gorgeous vocals from Rufus Wainwright and La Paula Herrera.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Brandon Sanders “Soul Eyes" from Lasting Impression (Savant/HighNote) 00:15 Sharel Cassity “Gratitude" from Gratitude (Sunnyside) 6:14 Los Angeles Improvisations Ensemble “Sussex Elegy" from Insubordinate Lunar Transgressions (Denouement) 10:58 Host Speaks 16:42 Marianne Solivan “Open the Door" ...
