Bright Moments: The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk

by KRUTH JOHN

• ISBN13: 9781566491051
• ISBN10: 1566491053
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Rahssan Roland Kirk was one of the most unique and colorful creators in music. Such imagination. Such a creative individual. He was awesome, at the top of my list. Quincy Jones

Author Biography

John Kruth is a musician and writer of poetry and short fiction, contributor to Rolling Stone, Musician, and Sing Out!, and co-producer with legendary music producer Joel Dorn of a three-CD box set of Rahsaan's rare live tracks, Dog Years in the Fourth Ring. He lives in New York City

Table of Contents

The Revenge of the 5000 Lb. Man	1	(8)
Echoes of Primitive Ohio	9	(14)
The Seeker	23	(17)
Here Comes the Whistleman	40	(17)
Rip, Rig and Panic	57	(12)
The Black Stick	69	(5)
The Electric Marshmallows versus the Sightless Pioneer From the 4th Ring	74	(16)
Classical Jazzical	90	(17)
Three for Monk	107	(3)
Hip Chops	110	(19)
Hog Calls, Little Prayers, and a Lotta Frogs	129	(6)
Kingus Mingus	135	(9)
The Black and Crazy Blues	144	(14)
A Mouthful of Fives	158	(5)
Triple Threat	163	(10)
Blacknuss (or One Sunny Thing Happened That Night)	173	(14)
Serenade to a Kook (or Two)	187	(16)
Blind Man's Movie	203	(11)
Say Good-bye to Your Mind	214	(10)
We're Only In It for the Porkchops	224	(5)
Habao	229	(4)
Bright Moments in Frownland	233	(2)
The Dance of Revolution	235	(16)
Radio Free Rahsaan	251	(5)
The Name Game	256	(5)
Volunteered Slavery	261	(4)
The Bottomless Evening of a Day on End	265	(4)
Strange Weekend in Syracuse	269	(4)
Life and Death---All in One Breath	273	(10)
Tenor Badness	283	(3)
Mo'Moments	286	(4)
The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color	290	(7)
Freaks for the Festival	297	(17)
Sun/Rah	314	(3)
Over the Hump to Eulipia	317	(9)
That Old Rugged Cross	326	(14)
Harder & Harder Spiritual	340	(9)
Boogie-Woogie String Along Forever	349	(4)
Queen/Mayor/Nurse Nightingale/Dorthaan	353	(8)
The Invisible Whip	361	(11)
17 Saskatoons or Welcome to the Rahsaanaissance	372	(2)
Never Can Say Good-bye	374	(1)
Discography	375	(10)
Kirk's Confectionary (A Guide to Rahsaan's Musical Instrument Arsenal)	385	(2)
Acknowledgments	387	(2)
Sources	389	(2)
Bibliography	391	(2)
Index	393