Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Genre:
Jazz
Meta styles:
Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Soul Jazz/Groove
Styles:
Avant-Garde Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz, Soul Jazz

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977) was a blind American jazz saxophonist, perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at once. Kirk was born Ronald Kirk on 7th August 1936, in Columbus, Ohio, but felt compelled by a dream to transpose two letters in his first name to make Roland. After another dream in about 1970 he added Rahsaan to his name. His playing was generally rooted in soul jazz or hard bop, but Kirk's encyclopedic knowledge of jazz history allowed him to draw convincingly on any element of the music's history, from ragtime to swing and free jazz.

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Spirits Up Above The Atlantic Years 1965-1976 CD2

Spirits Up Above The Atlantic Years 1965-1976 CD2

Year:
2012
Tracks:
9
Bitrate:
243 kbps
Spirits Up Above The Atlantic Years 1965-1976 CD1

Spirits Up Above The Atlantic Years 1965-1976 CD1

1
Year:
2012
Tracks:
13
Bitrate:
254 kbps
Introducing Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Introducing Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Year:
2006
Tracks:
13
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Does Your House Have Lions CD2

Does Your House Have Lions CD2

Year:
1993
Tracks:
17
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Does Your House Have Lions CD1

Does Your House Have Lions CD1

Year:
1993
Tracks:
14
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Boogie-Woogie String Along For Real (Vinyl)

Boogie-Woogie String Along For Real (Vinyl)

1
Year:
1978
Tracks:
8
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle (Vinyl)

Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle (Vinyl)

Year:
1973
Tracks:
4
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Left & Right (Vinyl)

Left & Right (Vinyl)

1
Year:
1968
Tracks:
8
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Volunteered Slavery (Reissued 2005)

Volunteered Slavery (Reissued 2005)

1
Year:
1968
Tracks:
10
Bitrate:
200 kbps
Domino (Vinyl)

Domino (Vinyl)

1
Year:
1962
Tracks:
25
Bitrate:
320 kbps
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