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Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Day 94
#60 – Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977), born Ronald Theodore Kirk. Became blind at an early age. American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute and many other instruments and able to play several instruments simultaneously. Albums include: We Free Kings (1961), Rip, Rig & Panic (1965) and The Inflated Tear (1967).

Multi-instrumentalist. Multi-coloured. Overlaying the sax image in different colours aimed to express playing the different instruments simultaneously.

0.5 hour

Listen…

to excerpt from ‘Rip Rig and Panic’

 
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