Roland Kirk Montreux 1975 (3/4): Bright Moments, part 1

Rahsaan Roland Kirk with Hilton Ruiz (p), Henry Pete Pearson (b), Sonny Brown (d), Todd Barkan (perc). playing "Bright Moments"
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 18, 1975.

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• Rahsaan
• Roland
• Kirk
• Hilton
• Ruiz
• Montreux
• 1975
• jazz

[crownpropeller]

Better watch this in low quality, tone and picture are asynchronous in hi quality - don't know why.

[BoboBerlinsky]

I wish he was still around. He talked to his audience and then showed their ears some real cool shit! A real showman and wonderful jazz musician. The guys today think they too cool to talk to us. From me, to you, Rasahnn, prayers and much love.

[TonyRa27]

I feel so much better now.Thanks Rahsaan

[szeal]

Sampling before there was sampling!

[JimLavallee]

He was an incredible performer and a miracle of a musician.

[piedpiperpianos]

@fluidjazz I guess you are right - it is difficult to judge these old clips by today's standards. On first listen I heard prejudice and rudeness - but many artists are much ruder. He is certainly innovative - and right what he says about Fats Waller - his blindness never even struck me - to be honest I didn't get past the intro the first time. My February resolution is to post only positive comments online - thanks for pointing out my failings - I am not being ironic! Cheers

[fluidjazz]

@piedpiperpianos how so? I see a blind man trying to asert himself in a world that regards him as second class, when clearly he is one of a kind, pure genius who delt with is affliction in a positive way, especially when you think of how unpolitially correct his time was.

[piedpiperpianos]

what an unpleasant man

[equinoxdbz]

Is he blind?

[guidobondioli]

This guy has always been an amazing model of how art is done.

[snakefinger]

F'ING GENIUS!

[sykwon]

He is rough-edged but super original and super cool!

I love his music.

[mryoko3]

彼はものすごい表現者た゜、今頃気がついた。グロテスクジャズ,­などという宣伝文句に惑わされた,自分が恥ずかしい !!