Sonny Rollins Meets Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Rare Meeting of Tenor Titans

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Sonny Rollins Meets Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Rare Meeting of Tenor Titans - Downbeat Awards Show 1975

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Күн бұрын

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@mythicmesa Жыл бұрын

I saw him in the mid sixties at the Vanguard when at the end of the last set he continued to play his tenor while he he packed up his other instruments. He was an amazing person, he did a lot of afternoon appearances so that young under age kids could experience his music and he always brought his band with him. One of the all time greats!

@jfreijser Жыл бұрын

I am very jealous!

@arthurroschbooksandmusic7700 Жыл бұрын

I still don't call him Rahsaan. I first heard him in Cleveland and immediately got his records on Mercury. "YOu Did It", etc. I was mesmerized. I was so in love! I bought every recording through "Rip Rag and Panic". After that..I don't know what happened. He died. He was a magician, a wonder worker, a swami, a genius! Think about the aforementioned album. Elvin Jones, Jaki Byard and Richard Davis. Are you kidding me? What an album that was!

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

Rip Rig and Panic, on Limelight Records is incredible. How to go wrong with that rhythm section.

@arthurroschbooksandmusic7700 Жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy A great album! Those Limelights were good stuff.

@michaelbrickley2443 10 күн бұрын

He didn’t die until ‘78 if I remember correctly. So much more music after the 65 masterpiece. He didn’t make bad music even after the stroke. Saw him in Vermont in ‘77 and he was only playing one sax as his side was still paralyzed. His life was short and I’m not criticizing you, merely stating his entire catalog is gold. Shalom

@shivasevananda8842 Жыл бұрын

My buddy Jimmi Hopps( Esprit) played drums with Brother Rahsaan and told me some fantastic stories about him !! What a blessing he was !!

@rillloudmother Жыл бұрын

When McCoy plays, the instrument is called FORTE.

@tonytonewharton Жыл бұрын

As another person commented, “ an absolute force of nature”. I was lucky enough to catch Rahsaan Roland Kirk at Sydney Town Hall Approx early 70’s. I still remember the concert. Such a unique and wonderful musician.

@arthurholloway-bu4gu Жыл бұрын

What can u say about the great Rasaan? What a fascinating human!!!

@robertsiefman7543 2 ай бұрын

He was a force of nature!! I shook hands with Him and it was enlightening

@chrisdelisle3954 Жыл бұрын

One of my 5 favorite sax players along with Coltrane, Dolphy, Rollins and Joe Henderson. "Bright Moments" and "Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle" are probably my favorite albums of his. That said, most all of his albums have a varying degree of greatness and they're all worth a listen.

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Bright Moments is a masterpiece.

@ianbuxton8332 Жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy I've never heard that one, but I DID buy "Prepare Thyself .. " in the mid-'70s and instantly regretted it. I bought it on the basis of having heard a couple of B Irish B&W jazz documentaries, as a kid during the 1950s, at which juncture, at the age of 12 or 13, I found him STEAMINGLY BRILLIANT, so I'm (maybe mistakenly!) ASSUMING, Bret, that the EXCELLENT B&W clips which conclude your video are from roughly the same period( Many thanks as just about always!! That collaboration with Pharaoh was ALSO steaming !! Great stuff and please kee on keeping that kind of driving genius more widely known about! 👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃

@ianbuxton8332 Жыл бұрын

"British", and "1960s". Sorry! I'm not EVEN drunk/stoned!

@ChromaticHarp Жыл бұрын

My Buddy and I took our prom dates to the Vanguard to see Roland Kirk after the prom…in 1974!

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

How cool is that?

@BillBenzon Жыл бұрын

I saw him live three times. Once at the Morgan State Jazz festival in 1970 or so. He brought the audience to their feet when he went into the tag ending of "Hey Jude." A couple of years later I heard in the Famous Ballroom at Baltimore's Left Band Society. A couple of year after that at SUNY Buffalo. Someone called in a bomb threat at the end of the show. During the show he moved to the edge of the stage and played the tenor with one hand and held out the other so people could shake his hand. The most dynamic performer I've ever seen.

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

So glad you had the opportunity to see him live. Quite an experience!

@BillBenzon Жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy Indeed it was. I wrote about the Morgan State performance in my book on Jazz, Beethoven's Anvil. If you search on "Ecstasy at Baltimore’s Left Bank Jazz Society" you can read about Rahsaan there, also Dizzy, Duke, Maynard, and Mingus. Diz strapped a conga around his waist and walked out into the audience. Came back with a bunch of kids who followed him on stage and danced.

@geoffnelson4777 Жыл бұрын

I saw that TV show when it originally aired. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - a unique genius.

@bobcosmic Жыл бұрын

I can remember seeing this back in '75 as if it was last year & it reminded me of the first time I ever heard jazz played on bagpipes but I had to do a double take as this was a man playing multiple woodwind instruments at the same time. A real colossus that transcended the sound world. It should really be titled the three tenors as the late great maestro Bill Watrous also played the tenor................trombone😉

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

You're that old?

@bobcosmic Жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy Yup, I'm so old that I knew Colonel Sanders when he was a private and Burger King when he was a Prince😉

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

@@bobcosmic I'm so old I knew Basie before he could count. I'm so old my social security number onlly has three digits. I'm so old Moses was in my high school graduating class.

@bobcosmic Жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy I'm still older than you. I was there when that voice said Let there be light & then the voice said let us make man & I was even responsible for introducing Adam to Eve (what a mistake that was) I should of had her for myself and left Adam to do the gardening🤦🏾‍♂

@ianbuxton8332 Жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jeromec592 Жыл бұрын

Kirk was a great one of a kind. Loved to hear him.

@johnreilly9748 Жыл бұрын

Rahsaan was a force of nature! Glad I got to see him once before the stroke and one time after, he gave it his all!

@bobblues1158 Жыл бұрын

There was lounge band in Las Vegas that burned Oleo and the trumpet player played electric bass with one hand and just torched a trumpet solo! Roland blew my mind and I saw/heard him every chance I could.

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

Ah, Vegas, the old days.

@walterhayley7252 Жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to see Rahsaan several time at Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society. I loved his music so much, I named my daughter, Rashanikka, after him...

@jedtulman46 5 ай бұрын

Look at Stanley. Hes sooo young here

@EricAllenDolphy245 Жыл бұрын

Work Song

@romeredubost6971 Жыл бұрын

Dang that’s Stanley Clarke jamming with Rahsaan! And McCoy Tyler👊🏾amazing

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

yes!

@clydeepps9591 4 ай бұрын

Yes it is

@jedtulman46 5 ай бұрын

I was born in 1960. When i was in my late teens i got " into" jazz music .my first purchase was a Dolphy double lp. Then i heard Rahsaan. I was smitten. Sadly he died shortly after that. I never got to see him live Tho i did see Mingus live twice in fact. Long live Roland Kirk

@funkman0811 Жыл бұрын

A living spirit in human form. I was blessed to see him perform 3 times here's true pointmybuddyCt greatest jazz drummer Larry Dinataĺi play with him and blew our minds

@mikefarmer7238 Жыл бұрын

A hard act to follow!

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

for sure

@mariuszpuchloski1663 2 ай бұрын

Big Master!

@klaus8456 Жыл бұрын

This particular performance of Pedal Up is just some of the most powerfull straight ahead heavy jazz, the highlight of the full broadcast. Bright Moments to me is a top 10 album, (not to belittle anything or missplace or idk how to say it) but to me its kind of is Rahsaan's A Love Supreme(not that its the same thing), its just a perfect moment in time capturing the true escense and mastery of the leader, a true offering to the higher beyond with an utmost important message to live by to all... Bright Moments!

@BarryTones Жыл бұрын

thank you so much Bret for these timeless clips of these Masters. I had the honour of watching Roland Kirk perform at the Country Club Belsize Park London back in the day. He certainly made a massive impression on my young self that has stayed with me throughout life. A genius that I have never forgotten, always at the back of my mind for 50 years.

@ThreeMinutesAday Жыл бұрын

Straight up madness!! I love it!! Thank you for the post!! 💖

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

glad you dig

@brianhiggins5899 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JazzVideoGuy 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@tomculhane6648 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks. Saw Rahsaan live around the late 70s at the Village Vanguard. Loved what he did with "I'll Be Seeing You" and "There Will Never Be Another You," too. Him and Sonny -- what a combination!

@Davett53 Жыл бұрын

I began listening to his music when I was in college, beginning in 1972. I collected Jazz albums, while I was attending OU, in Athens, Ohio. I had no idea he was born in Columbus, Ohio, at the time. I eventually attended The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, for graduate school in 1977. I met people there who lived in town, who said he'd pop in and play in his home town. Local Jazz venues, clubs and some outdoors events. If I had been lucky I could have seen him perform, unfortunately, he died in (maybe, December) of 1977, at age 42.

@jfreijser Жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh work song, with Sonny ,,, I'm on the floor crying...

@robstevens9590 Жыл бұрын

It was a fascinating experience to see Roland Kirk play live ... unforgettable!

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

Absoutely incredible. What a spirit.

@robertschlagal7593 Жыл бұрын

What a great tribute to one of our great musical treasures. Very much missed.

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

Jazz has produced a number of remarkable creators and Rahsaan is on the ten best list, for sure.

@SuperOutloud Жыл бұрын

Wish I had gotten to see and hear him. What an innovator! And swinging!!!!!

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

Thankfully, we have video documention of these artists, and their recordings, for listening, inspiration and study.

@gijsleffelaar908 Жыл бұрын

Imagine having to solo after Roland Kirk.

@Julio1jpg 7 ай бұрын

A blues on the key of W. Genius, I love him

@jfreijser Жыл бұрын

There is a clip I remember, when he switches mainly to the tenor, moving his right hand perfectly to the top of the microphone to move it closer to the sax... Yes his sound explorations are unique and go beyond and further than that. Loved and adored every note he ever played ....

@ianbuxton8332 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like "So What" with a smidgen of "My Favourite Things" spliced in!! Wonderful!!

@jfreijser Жыл бұрын

Hearing echoes of Coltrane in Kirk, always, but especially so because McCoy Tyner is with him here.... Kirk is THE master sound-maker of all time!

@bluessax5089 Жыл бұрын

And they gave the Guinness world record for circular breathing to Kenny G??? 🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️. Like….how???

@FCntertainr Жыл бұрын

I loved Rahsaan from jumpstreet! It took me awhile to get to Rollins imagine that!. I wasn't mature enough to hear solo sax playing melody then busting the changes. Lol I got into Jazz related tunes before the actual artistry. People have to look at the artistry, expression. Rahsaan is look down as a charlatan to some , a wild man. Sonny was established before Coltrane and at one point the critics who first criticized Coltrane, wanted Sonny and (everybody else) to play like Coltrane! Sad many didn't understand Rahsaan but could not deny his musicianship.

@robertocasale5991 Жыл бұрын

One of graitest Funk Roland is a Master give a lesson in playng Horns amazing ❤ 12 minutes in Iperventilation🤙🤟👏🏻

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

yes!

@williamtaps4565 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for the great video.

@arthurroschbooksandmusic7700 Жыл бұрын

Where can I get a big hat like Sonny's got? Listen to him wail!

@caiusiv4616 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😎

@devilshark6694 23 күн бұрын

loved the video of him doling out cocaine to audience members lol

@JazzVideoGuy 23 күн бұрын

@martinsaltzman5003 Жыл бұрын

I was curious about having Sonny Rollins together with Kirk because when I saw both of them at the Village Gate, Sonny took a breathtakingly brilliant set of solos for an hour and a half. When Kirk came on next, he was furious because sets usually lasted 45 minutes. He was so angry that he picked up a concert grand Steinway and crashed it down to the ground. (It was okay). Kirk went on to play a brilliant set of his own.

@ninidesbois Жыл бұрын

Hello Brett. The tenor mouthpiece is ok. I love the sound of the soprano. I was advised to buy a soprano mouthpiece just to do exercises. It's very hard on the zygomatic muscles. 😬And at the ninth minute + 11 seconds. I see the guy playing tenor, alto and soprano at the same time, knowing that you have to send enough air in the 3 instruments. It's crazy.

@JazzVideoGuy Жыл бұрын

One day at a time.

@russellkitch4043 Жыл бұрын

I am in awe of anyone who can sustain circular breathing, I tried once with a didgeridoo and found it impossible, let alone a brass instrument which takes power.

@ernietollar407 Жыл бұрын

lots of cheek and throat ... love his melodicism on Blue For Alice

@gijsleffelaar908 Жыл бұрын

Pedal up