Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7th, 1935 - December 5th, 1977) was a blind American jazz saxophonist, perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at once. Kirk was born Ronald Kirk in Columbus, Ohio, but felt compelled by a dream to transpose two letters in his first name to make Roland. After another dream about 1970 he added Rahsaan to his name.

Discography

Main Albums

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• 1960 - Introducing Roland Kirk - Chess
• 1961 - Kirk's Work - Prestige/OJC
• 1961 - We Free Kings - Mercury
• 1962 - Domino - Verve
• 1963 - Reeds & Deeds - Mercury
• 1963 - Kirk in Copenhagen - Mercury
• 1964 - Roland Kirk Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra - Mercury
• 1964 - I Talk to the Spirits - Verve
• 1964 - Gifts and Messages - Mercury
• 1965 - Here Comes the Whistleman - Atlantic
• 1965 - Slightly Latin - Limelight
• 1965 - Rip, Rig and Panic - Limelight
• 1967 - Funk Underneath - Prestige
• 1967 - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith - Verve
• 1967 - The Inflated Tear - Atlantic
• 1968 - Left and Right - Atlantic
• 1968 - Volunteered Slavery - Rhino
• 1970 - Rahsaan Rahsaan - Atlantic
• 1971 - Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata - Atlantic
• 1971 - Blacknuss - Collectables
• 1972 - A Meeting of the Times - Atlantic
• 1972 - I, Eye, Aye: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972 - Rhino
• 1973 - Bright Moments - Rhino
• 1973 - Prepare Thyself to Deal With a Miracle - Atlantic
• 1973 - The Art of Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Atlantic
• 1975 - The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color - Atlantic
• 1975 - The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man - Warner Bros.
• 1976 - Other Folks' Music - Atlantic
• 1976 - Kirkatron - Warner Bros.
• 1977 - Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real - Warner Bros.
• 2000 - Third Dimension - Bethlehem
• 2003 - Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom - Hyena
• 2005 - Third Dimension & Beyond - Boat
• Oh Yeah! (Mingus)
• Mingus at Carnegie Hall (Mingus)
• The Jaki Byard Experience (Byard)

Compilations

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• 1956 - Early Roots - Bethlehem
• 1956 - Soulful Saxes - Affinity
• 1956 - Triple Threat - King
• 1961 - Pre Rahsaan - Prestige
• 1961 - Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk - Mercury
• 1961 - Talkin' Verve: Roots of Acid Jazz - Verve
• 1961 - Does Your House Have Lions: The Rahsaan Roland Kirk Anthology - Rhino
• 1963 - Dog Years in the Fourth Ring - 32 Jazz
• 1965 - Rip, Rig and Panic/Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith - EmArcy
• 1968 - Aces Back to Back - 32 Jazz
• 1970 - Live in Paris, Vol. 1 - France's Concert
• 1970 - Live in Paris, Vol. 2 - France's Concert
• 1973 - The Man Who Cried Fire - Sindrome
• 1973 - The Man Who Cried Fire - Night
• 1976 - Paris 1976 - Royal Jazz
• 1976 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk & His Vibration Society Paris - Jeal
• 1976 - Simmer, Reduce, Garnish & Serve - Warner Archives
• 1994 - Verve Jazz Masters 27 - Polygram
• 1995 - Soul Station - Affinity
• 1996 - Three for the Festival - Le Jazz
• 1996 - Sweet Fire - Jazz Hour
• 1998 - Standing Eight - 32 Jazz
• 1999 - Haunted Melodies - Metropolitan
• 1999 - Separate But Equal: The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color/Part of the Search - 32 Jazz
• 1999 - Meeting of the Times/Ornette! - Collectables
• 1999 - Left Hook, Right Cross - 32 Jazz
• 2000 - Les Incontournables - Warner Jazz Les Inocontournables
• 2001 - Roland Kirk's Finest Hour - Verve
• 2004 - Inflated Tear/Natural Black Inventions: Roots Strata - Collectables
• 2005 - Kirkatron/Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real - Collectables
• The Best of Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Atlantic
• The Jazz Corps - Pacific
• The Vibration Continues - Atlantic