By Eric Magnuson Watch more at Network Awesome Three saxophones clutter the front of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's chest. His jazz band crams onto a tight stage at Ronnie Scott's in London. Before crashing headlong into "Here Comes the Whistleman," he passes whistles out to every audience member willing to lend their breath to his band. "I've been put down by many critics for exploring what I call 'sound,'" he narrates minutes before. "Sound is something like eyesight to me." [...]
Blind for most of his life and slowed by a stroke in his later years, jazz musician Rahsaan Roland Kirk still managed to make his mark in a big way before his death in 1977. He was the very definition of cutting-edge, playing a staggering number of different instruments - sometimes several at once - and leaving behind a unique legacy in the jazz world. Born as Ronald Theodore Kirk in Columbus, Ohio, he was a professional musician by his mid-teens, already skilled at trumpet, clarinet, and sax. He moved around a lot, spending much of the [...]
Sometimes a week just gets away from you. Here it is Saturday, and I haven't had a chance to post anything yet. As I try to get out the door for a family gathering, I'll keep the yakking to a minimum and celebrate a week's worth of mornings. The Move: Mist On a Monday Morning [ purchase ] We'll start on Monday, with a dark bit of British psychedelia from The Move. [...]
I picked up my copy of The New York Times this morning - yes, I still sometimes read a physical newspaper, 'cause I'm a dick like that - and was more than a little surprised to see Tom Araya's photo alongside that of some distinctly non-metal performers on the front page of the arts section. [...]
WHAT TIME IS IT? The Jive Five Beltone : 1962 Available on: Our True Story Ace : 1991 [Buy It] I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS Roland Kirk Quartet Mercury : 1962 Available on: Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings Polygram : 1990 [Buy It] TIME FOR EVERYTHING Ed Pauling & The Exciters Federal : 1965 Available on: The "5" Royales : Catch That Teardrop : The Best of the Home [...]
Sail On, Sailor - The Beach Boys Heartbreak Hotel - John Cale Smoke Without Fire (compliments of AmpCamp.com ) Since I've Been Loving You - Corrine Bailey Rae (Led Zep cover by Corrine thanks to Big O ) Black Starliner Must Come - Culture (Reggae classic!) [...]
The current Chicago weather is -1. Not bad considering it's raised 5 degrees since I woke up, though it would be nice if my steam heat would turn on. I guess free heat is what it is. GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!! Rahsaan Roland Kirk - From Bechet, Byas and Fats - Rip, Rig and Panic (Limelight 1965) Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Stompin' Grounds - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (Verve 1967) Rahsaan Roland Kirk [...]
And I'm pretty sure you're sick of me, but I wanted to make an MP3 entry today as well, just to chronicle what I've really been digging over the last week or so. I went to Minnesota alone, leaving my husband and my cat to fend for themselves. I buried myself in my ipod every night.. There's something so perfect about spending a couple of hours in the dark, buried under my pillows with music filling up my brain. It's the adult equivalent of reading by flashlight long after I should have gone to bed. So, I wanted to share [...]
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