“Sound” (1966-67), Pt. 1, 2 and 3.

At the age of 12 i first heard the vinyl record of Roland Kirk called “Kirk in Copenhagen”. This experience had the most profound effect on me, hearing Kirk and Big Skol (a.k.a. Sonny Boy Williamson) (I think) set me on the path to playing blues harmonica a lifetime journey that gets better and bigger. But the realisation that the elements of sound, performance and emotion rather than just playing music came directly from Roland Kirk.

I am eternally grateful to him and his contemporaries, Coltrane, Les Mccann, Miles, Monk, brother Ray etc…etc This film is great, the commentary so true what else can I say, nothing than more praise. i eventually saw Rhassan at Dallas Brooks hall in Melbourne much later. He made everybody’s jaw drop at his musicianship, playing 2 flutes at once, different things on each flute simultaneously. and the manzello, strich and sax sounding like the Duke Ellington Band from 1 person. Thanks for the opportunity to add my thoughts