Rahsaan Roland Kirk
USA
Born: 07 August 1936
Died: 05 December 1977
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Creative, Soul Jazz, Soul Jazz/Groove, Mainstream Jazz, Bop, New Orleans/Classic Jazz
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Arguably the most exciting saxophone soloist in jazz history, Kirk was a post-modernist before that term even existed. Kirk played the continuum of jazz tradition as an instrument unto itself; he felt little compunction about mixing and matching elements from the music's history, and his concoctions usually seemed natural, if not inevitable. When discussing Kirk, a great deal of attention is always paid to his eccentricities -- playing several horns at once, making his own instruments, clowning on stage. However, Kirk was an immensely creative ...
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