Only Rahsaan could make a recorder sound jazzy! What a wood winds monster he was. And his vocalizations were perfect..

I'm 16, and I love this guy...

The whistle man from Columbus Ohio my hometown used to hang with his brother the man was magnificent blow five horns at one time nothing like him long live the music of Roland Kirk

Found this video again today. Brought me great joy listening to this after a long hiatus from listening to this recording 🙏

WOW!!!! This is WONDERFUL!!! Thanks for posting the AMAZINGLY talented Rahsaan!!! Saw him only once, at a club in Madison Wisconsin. What a FANTASTIC showman he was. Incredible and unique talent, combined with amazing skill...I still fondly recall seeing this giant in performance all these decades later. A truly memorable performer...

Whenever I watch Rahsaan I start to think that I'm not eccentric enough. That shit's an art.

I was there!!!!

I have toured with some of the giants of old school Jazz since and remain thankful for that first trip for me on a 747 out of NYC while much of the East Coast was recovering from a terrible storm!

Never less than brilliant! Really happy to see some Rah on KZfaq

I got his LP "I talk with the spirits" from a student friend in 1969. A fantastic LP where he plays mostly flute. I bought a flute in 1969. I saw him live in Oslo a few years after this. I was a bit sad because he didn't play any flute, only many saxes.

RAHSAAN! The power, love and pure music flowing from this magic man captivate and take listeners on journeys that few others can muster. Never got the chance to witness his particular splendor live and did not discover him until about 15 or so years ago: THIS IS WHAT THE INTERWEBS ARE FOR ! Long live the man with the 3-sided dreams! * * * What are anyone's fave RRK albums & WHY? * * * Me? I adore the raw emotion of THE INFLATED TEAR (his masterpiece, tho, all were!) and PREPARE THYSELF TO DEAL WITH A MIRACLE ==>those spare percussive accompaniments allow Kirk's multi-horn work to shine with these simple yet profound compositions, then the CONCERTO EXPLODES: genius. SLIGHTLY LATIN is a real close 3rd place: heavens to mergatroids, but EBRAUQS kill it !

one of my favorites

You are watching a genius in the true form totaly original and creative !

Espectacular¡¡¡¡

This is incredible.

this video changed my life

Absolutely amazing !!!!!

Thanks PleasantVoyage. I am hooked! 8)

Bright Moments!

Auch ich war da, 1972 gruss dr ürsu

Damn!!!

Exactly.

Земля,вітер,вогонь!!!Бравісімо!!!

that's some explosive shredding!

They should be playing more of his music AND yours

Thank you! Share all you can :)

This performance is absolutely astonishing. And I'm really diggin his cat in the hat look

　Ｒｏｌａｎｄ　Ｋｉｒｋ（氏）の両端を見られる１回見るだけで２度美味しい良い映像でした。

they do

Fuck'n sick!!!!!

larger than life

I play flute compare to him,I just quit playing,INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!

@Jazzman555 It's not a nose flute. At 0:57, you can see that it's in his mouth. So, his lips, plus all that tape, are holding it in place. Plus, I think that playing a nose flute and a regular flute at the same time is impossible, since you can't exhale from your nose and mouth at the same time. Though, if anybody could figure out a way....

how does the nose flute stay up there when hes not holding it

Anyone know what it is he says after the double flute intro?

@Jazzman555 cocaine