Talk:Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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[edit] This article deserves refrences and sources!
"He played the lead flute and solo on Jones' Soul Bossa Nova, a song popularized in the Austin Powers films." Uh, what the fuck? What is the source on this? I've never heard this before, and I highly doubt it.
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- Kirk played for Jones quite a bit. This song is on the album Big Band Bossa Nova (1964), originally on the Mercury label. Kirk plays a solo toward the end of the song. – ishwar (speak) 15:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion of "Tree-Sided Dream" overlooks similar work on Kirk's earlier albums
The long discussion of "Three-Sided" suggests, incorrectly, that it was unique, (other than in its odd "mostly blank side" audio format) as a sort of audio collage. Several of Kirk's prior albums include audio collages, with long spoken sections interspersed with music. "The Seeker", which makes up most of a full LP side of "Rahsaan Rahsaan" (seventeen minutes) is a clear example; "Black Mystery has Been Revealed", on "Right/Left" is a much shorter one. Silverlake Bodhisattva 03:26, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Someone have a discussion of the Ed Sullivan appearance?
In January 1971, Kirk appeared as a named guest on Ed Sullivan's Sunday night show, as a result of the protests which the article mentions only in passing. He brought with him a band including, among others, Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, and oy Haynes. What was billed as a cover of Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour" proved to be instead a disjointed reading of Mingus' "Haitian Fight Song".
Silverlake Bodhisattva 03:26, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
