Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Aliases: Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
Roland Kirk
Roland Kirk Quartet
The Roland Kirk Quartet
Real name: Ronald Theodore Kirk
Born: August 7, 1935
Died: December 5, 1977
Country: United States
IPI: 00016276397 17 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Multi-instrumentalist and composer, Kirk recorded primarily on tenor saxophone and flute, but he also recorded on such exotic instruments as the manzello, stritch, and instruments of his own creation. Mastering the technique of circular breathing, Kirk was able to sustain notes for extended periods. He became blind at the age of two. Kirk adopted the name "Rahsaan" after it came to him in a dream in 1969. After a stroke left him paralyzed on one side of his body in 1975, he continued performing, relying on the skills he had developed over the course of his career playing several instruments with a single hand.

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Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Meeting of the Times	Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler	1972	Atlantic
Blacknuss	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1972	Atlantic
Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1978	Warner Bros. Records
Bright Moments	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	January 9, 1974	Atlantic
Brotherman in the Fatherland	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	2006	Hyena
Domino	Roland Kirk	1986	Mercury
Domino	Roland Kirk	1962	Mercury
Gifts & Messages	Roland Kirk	1964	Mercury
Here Comes the Whistleman	Roland Kirk	1967	Atlantic
Introducing Roland Kirk and featuring Ira Sullivan	Roland Kirk, featuring Ira Sullivan	December 1960	Argo [US]
I Talk with the Spirits	Roland Kirk	March 1965	Limelight
Kirkatron	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1977	Warner Bros. Records
Kirk in Copenhagen	Roland Kirk	January 1964	Mercury
Kirk's Work	Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff	1961	Prestige [US]
Left & Right	Roland Kirk	1969	Atlantic
Live in Copenhagen	Roland Kirk Quartet	1988	Magnetic Records
Natural Black Inventions - Root Strata	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1971	Atlantic
Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith	Roland Kirk	1967	Verve Records
Other Folks' Music	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1976	Atlantic
Rahsaan Rahsaan	Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society	1970	Atlantic
Rahsaan - The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1990	Mercury
Reeds & Deeds	Roland Kirk	1963	Mercury
Rip, Rig and Panic	The Roland Kirk Quartet	1965	Limelight
Slightly Latin	Roland Kirk	1966	Limelight
The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	November 1975	Atlantic
The Inflated Tear	Roland Kirk	1968	Atlantic
The Man Who Cried Fire	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1990	Night Records [GB]
The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man	Rahsaan Roland Kirk	1976	Warner Bros. Records
The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra	The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra	1964	Mercury
Triple Threat	Roland Kirk	1957	King [US]
Volunteered Slavery	Roland Kirk	1969	Atlantic
We Free Kings	Roland Kirk	January 1962	Mercury