Anne, Sol and all,
All this talk about jazz etc. reminds me of the things I listened to in
college. Anyone ever heard of Rhashan Roland Kirk? I always liked his music a
lot. It was very comical and he used to play three horns at once.
RA
Ann Klefstad wrote:
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> > From: Davidson Gigliotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: query
> > Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 12:22 PM
> >
> > Oh yes, I remember Sun Ra.
>
> I saw him in a tiny hall in Santa Monica. The thing about him and his very
> large Arkestra is that they all lived together for 30 years out in the
> country, and played together all the time, so they were like a single
> entity, doing improvisations of a complexity and supernatural tightness
> that were incredible.
>
> His use of common-and-garden popular tunes in these amazingly orchestrated
> works was also intensely charming (viz Sol's Disney tunes album).
>
> A friend told me that he saw Sun Ra blowing a note for many minutes on end
> (circular breathing), turning in a circle on one leg.
>
> I have the album Space is the Place, and some others. He was one of the
> wonders of the world.
>
> AK
>
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