Sunday, February 15, 2004

being that it is sunday and all, i decided to dig through the jazz collection; for those interested in jazz (and those who always wondered if it might be less boring than it seems) definitely check out rahsaaan roland kirk. the rahsaan part of his name came to him in a dream, as did the idea of playing three horns simultaneously...he played over 40 instruments (several of which he made himself), invented the technique jethro tull became famous for of vocalizing while playing the flute, and happened to be blind. for an introduction check out roland kirk, jazz masters 27 on verve (take a listen to "three for the festival which features three part harmonies all played simulateously, and the jethro tull/flute vocals). also excellent is his "i talk with the spirits" where he focuses on playing flute only...his genius is worth getting to know

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