Many years ago I saw Rasaan on TV playing with the winners of the Playboy jazz poll winners. Some heavy weight players. They were all blown away by Rasaan circular breathing and of course never for a gimmick playing some totally way out stuff on three reeds at the same time. All of those heavy weights standing around mouths agape.

WILD!

Here's a good story. One night at Keystone Corner in San Francisco Rasaan was playing "Three Blind Mice" in his own inimitable way. He decided to lead the crowd out onto the streets like the Pied Piper. You can just imagine the blind Rasaan playing "Three Blind Mice" leading his sighted fans down the streets he knew so well! Ahhh, it must have been something. Rasaan and a San Francisco night and the good company of people who could well appreciate him.

What a joker.

Nice recording. Nice performance. Just listened to cut 2 and was blown away by his playing. Dense, complex, swinging, singing.

Think I'll keep this one.

This is one of the great live performances by anyone, previously available on CD only as part of the 10-disk Complete Mercury Roland Kirk box set. I bought that set mainly for these tracks. It swings hard and rolls easy, with solo after solo that grab you for the ride. The highlight is Cabin in the Sky, featuring an amazing no-pause-to-inhale flurry that seems to last 5 minutes. Every jazz fan must hear this.