Columbus, Ohio jazz legend. This was recorded before he was Rahsaan...I'll make the argument that Kirk played jazz, blues, soul, and funk. Yes, he was multi-instrumentalist who laid the foundation for the crossover jazz with a series of albums. Inflated Tear in 1967, Left and Right in 1968, Volunteered Slavery in 1969...culimating in Blacknuss in 1971.
Blacknuss gets the critical acclaim but I'm partial to Volunteered Slavery, 1969 (Atlantic). One half-studio, one half-live recording at the 1968 Newport Jazz Festival. The live cuts explode. Wild, controlled...absolutly nothing like it. This is a jazz classic that grooves hard. Probably the best interpretation of Coltrane on record as well.
Personnel: Ron Burton, Vernon Martin, Jimmy Hopps and Joe Habad Texidor, Charles McGhee, Dick Griffith, Sonny Brown, Charles Crosby and the Roland Kirk Spirit Choir.
One Ton is the from the Newport set. It is a jam-blues. Those who like Jethro Tull or Bobbi Humphrey need to hear this. I swear he beatboxes.....through his nose. Nobody soloed like Kirk.
One Ton
Big fan of Rashaan Roland Kirk! Given his content and mindblowing talent it's unclear to me why he isn't bigger.
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