Rahsaan Roland Kirk - In Europe 1962-1967 (2006)

This was an unexpected treat, as I had never seen moving footage of Roland "Rahsaan" Kirk in his prime.
For those not familiar with Kirk, he was a blind jazz saxophonist who was interested in a very wide range of sounds and styles (one of his mid period albums features musique concrete), but he was famous for playing multiple horns (3!) at the same time. One of his horns was the'manzello', which was actually a 'modified saxello', while his other odd horn was the 'stritch', which was a modified straight E flat alto sax. Anyway, he was a marvelous player with great style, humor and panache. This has over 20' from Milan, Italy on November 15, 1962 and then 55' from a Prague, Czech Republic Jazz Festival on October 19, 1967.
While the crisp black and white video footage has deteriorated a little bit in the 40+ years since it was made, this is still a very high quality document.

Artists:
- Roland Kirk: Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax
- Ron Burton: Piano
- Steve Novosel: Bass
- Jimmy Hopps: Drums
- Tete Montoliu: Piano
- Tommy Potter: Bass
- Kenny Clarke: Drums


Tracklist:
Live In Milan, 1962:
01. Blues in F
02. A Cabin in the Sky
03. 3-in1 Without the Oil
Live At The Fourth Mezinarodni Jazz Festival, Prague, October 19, 1967:
04. Ode to Billie Joe
05. My Ship
06. Creole Love Call
07. The Inflated Tear
08. Lovellevelliloqui
09. Making Love After Hours
10. Free Interlude/Bessie's Blues


Features:
- Direct Scene Access
- Interactive Menu