Soul! October 4, 1972
An evening with free-jazz artist Rahsaan Roland Kirk and his group.
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Chapter 1: Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
Montage of Rahsaan Roland Kirk clips into performance of "The Inflated Tear". Rahsaan solos on 3 horns at once. (3:00) -
Chapter 2: Interview: Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Host Ellis Haizlip interviews Rahsaan Roland Kirk about his blindness, and about electronic, jazz, and classical music. (10:25) -
Chapter 3: Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
Following the interview, Rahsaan & Co. take on "Pedal Up", then move into Ellington and Strayhorn's "Satin Doll". (10:59) -
Chapter 4: Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
The group covers "The Old Rugged Cross" then segues into a super-fast redux, "The Old Rugged Cross (Genocide on the Music)", then goes full-tilt into cacophony as Rahsaan destroys a chair. (16:29) -
Chapter 5: Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society perform "BlackNuss", a wide-ranging call-and-response number bolstered Rahsaan's spoken word passages. (7:42) -
Chapter 6: Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
They tear through "The Inflated Tear" again, with spoken word passages from Rahsaan. (6:00) -
Chapter 7: Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society
Rahsaan & group do a swinging "Red Beans and Rice", and the audience breaks into a clapping beat. (4:21)
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