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

Roland Kirk plays 'I Say A Little Prayer'. Live, England, 1969

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[Mick Brown]

I saw him play twice at Ronny Scotts in 1968 or 1969. One night he played a two-hour solo. Ten years later I was playing one of his records at the bottom of my garden and someone called the police.

[Mr112662]

This was combination of avant-garde, church, pop, jazz and some other wild mix that just blew me away with absoulte joy. This man wasn't just a genius, he was MAD GENIUS!!! And to think how so-called jazz artists like Wynton Marsailes would frown upon this type of music and artists.Thats because he doesn't have the guts to do what real artists like Rahsaahn brought to jazz. To challange and have some serious fun with the music.

[wware51]

Rahsaan was at that rare level of mastery where he could play what he felt and you could understand what he was saying thru his music. He first performed this after MLK was murdered- the version I have still brings tears to my eyes.

[Jean-Philippe Cote]

So much the best version of that song!

[AK4769er]

06:56 Frank Zappa in the crowd? :D

[Nostra Thomas]

super show 1969. its on netflix

[MEdalFan26]

2:43 bro hue new taht Malcom X wuz suche a gr-ate drumer?/

D;

[Freddie Pirotta]

Who do you think that is in the audience at 3:46?

[David Harris]

I saw Roland Kirk Adelaide 1964 and apart form playing his records from time to time, I was totally overcome with this performance - never thought to look him up youtube until a couple of weeks ago. I have played the clip about 10 times in that time and I still feel like I have witnessed god in the vibrancy and raw excitement - and I am an atheist! The tambo player inspires me to play it (feel it) better.

[zu0832]

There's a guy from that generation who belongs in the same catagory who's still going strong...Hermeto Pascual

[JcBassCat]

Roland and Hendrix used hang and jam. they were set to record together but Jimi disappeared the day before the session. too bad, it would have been incredible. peace.

[JcBassCat]

he is a master percussionist.