Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - I Say A Little Prayer - Live 1969

3 BRAIN KARNAK INTERLOPER (Free subscription) | 02/04/2010

Sunday Overnight - 1000th post edition

darkblack (Free subscription) | 01/03/2010

...Technically 1001 posts on this blog from your humble scribe, dear reader - but as with so much else in these environs, artistic license is available for viewing upon request. At this time, I would like to thank those who come here to hear the gems produced from an ethos long ago and far away - May those days of quality and craftsmanship, the product of many disciplined hours spent at the expense...

Reading/Listening To/Watching 12.25

Harmony's Weblog (Free subscription) | 12/26/2009

Reading OK, so earlier this month I finished The Life and Times of Thelonious Monk: An American Original, by Robin Kelley, an exhaustive look into the world of Monk that kinda took over my listening life. I got so caught up in Monk’s music that I not only pulled out many of my Monk LPs, but I added a [...]

Is It Supersonic?

Odd Bits of Life in New Orleans (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

I’m a big fan of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, but I wasn’t aware of this odd film featuring Kirk and John Cage, with Cage providing the libretto and some of the mix and overdubs to Kirk’s music. Some people think Kirk is just a freak show, the man who can blow three horns and play a [...]

OBITUARY: Pianist Morris Nanton Dies at 80

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Perth Amboy, NJ -- Morris Nanton passed away peacefully at home Sunday morning, November 15. He was born in Perth Amboy and lived there all his life. He served his country with honor in the U.S. Armed Forces with the 5th Army Division Band during the Korean War. He graduated from Perth Amboy High School and Juilliard Conservatory of Music in New York after attending on full scholarship. Known throughout...

Late Night Music Club with Dream Warriors

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Title: My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style Artist: Dream Warriors Hip hop jazz and toasting from Toronto. Who knew? I kid, I kid. They’re actually very polite. My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style I love the fusion of jazz and hip hop. Both are dynamic styles, whose artists make up new rules as they go along. Hip hop looked to jazz for funky hooks, break beats and themes to create tonal...

SOCIAL GATHERING: Andy Polay Quintet at Beanrunner in Peekskill, NY on November 7th

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

On Saturday evening, Nov. 7 at 8:00PM, a stellar show will grace the stage of the Beanrunner in Peekskill, NY, 201 S. Division St.(914-737-1701... reservations recommended). On that night, the Andy Polay Quintet will perform miles of Miles, Honks of Herbie, no shortage of Shorter, mounds of Monk, and more as the 'Trane steams for a few hours of hot, spicy jazz...

Late Night Music Club with Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

"Pedal Up" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk After the intro, Kirk feels around for the mikes, to make sure they’re in the right place, and starts playing both saxophones slung around his neck. During this tune, he remembers a few of his favorite things for a few moments, like a seemingly random thought that pops up in the middle of a conversation. At the end, he’s gone full blown and his...

these are a few of my favorite things

Soul Cocina (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009

Tune: My Favorite Things by John Coltrane brussels sprouts tajines cooked in tajines hard knock radio jj on the radio Cover to Cover with Jennifer Stone grinders grooveyard slim and slam old school hip hop new hip hop that doesn't suck brown butter phirni homemade ice cream sandwich Django Reinhardt old records old radios old record players hand made tortillas old cufflinks figs persimmons slow braised...

Happy 50th birthday Ronnie Scott's

The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009

This month, the world's most famous jazz club celebrates five decades of playing host to an extraordinary procession of musical legends Fifty years ago this month, what was to become the most famous jazz club on the planet – Ronnie Scott's – staged its first gig. The location wasn't today's glitzy Frith Street supper club, with its soft-lit ambiance, plush furnishings and coolly expert...

Rahsaan Roland Kirk at Fillmore Auditorium Apr 18, 1968

Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009

Listen to Rahsaan Roland Kirk performed at Fillmore Auditorium on April 18, 1968

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey:one Day in Brooklyn

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009

By: Dennis Cook The studio debut of the 2009 configuration of JFJO is perhaps the "jazziest" effort from them in some time. While often seen as the genre's wild child (a well earned tag), the Fred works in a smoother, slinkier vein on One Day In Brooklyn (released September 1 on Kinnara Records), fitting for what may be the most forthrightly sensual lineup in their 15 year history...

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Austin Jazz Workshop Releases Mystery Note

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009

The Austin Jazz Workshop a nonprofit group of professional musicians dedicated to jazz performance and education in Austin public schools, is proud to release its fifth compact disc recording, Mystery Note: Austin Jazz Workshop plays Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The disc features Alex Coke and Michael Melinger on flutes and saxophones, Ron Westray on trombone, Floyd Domino on piano, Michael Stevens on bass,...

C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Morphine

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009

Title: Buena Artist: Morphine Buena Live - Transmusicales Rennes - December 1993 Morphine had a unique sound based on several factors. Their front man, Mark Sanders was a major part of that. He had a great voice and sense of phrasing, and played a two string bass (check out the close up of the bass neck and head at the beginning of Honey White ). Another part of the sound was the baritone saxophone...

• C&L’s Late Nite Music Club with Morphine - Drunk at idrunk.com

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: SF Jazz Announces Hotplate

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009

Hotplate is a new concept from SFJAZZ that features a different Bay Area artist each month, interpreting the music of their favorite jazz legend. Generously supported by The Wallace Foundation, the Hotplate program provides new performance opportunities for local jazz talent and is set to run continuously through 2011...