Review
by Thom Jurek
The
final album Rahsaan Roland Kirk ever recorded remains one of his
finest. Post-stroke, Kirk struggled with his conception of the music he
was trying to make. Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real is the payoff.
The title track features strings playing distended harmonics over his
blowing and the backing of a guttersnipe rhythm section and a full-blown
horn section -- including a very young trombonist named Steve Turre --
behind him. From here, Kirk works veritable magic with the material of
the age, swimming deeply in the blues that Gershwin didn't know he had
in "I Loves You Porgy," getting an aging Tiny Grimes to wail his
guitar-playing ass off on "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor," and then
flowing elegantly on Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone" and Gershwin's
"Summertime." It's almost too much to bear as the emotions come falling
from the horn and the rhythm section tries to keep them balanced, but
the heartbreak and joy are everywhere. When Kirk closes the disc with
his own stomping hard-swing R&B of "Dorthaan's Walk" (dedicated to
his wife) and takes it out with Percy Heath's "Watergate Blues," he
closes the circle. With Hilton Ruiz playing a deep-grooved Latin funk
against Kirk's harmonica and alto, Heath playing cello, and Turre
opening up a huge space of feeling behind the front line as Sonny Brown
and Phil Bowler keep it all in check on drums and bass respectively,
Kirk sums it all up in his alto solo. There is so much sadness,
betrayal, pain, and resolve in his lines that the rules of Western music
no longer apply. The all-inclusive vision Kirk has of a music embraces
all emotions and attitudes and leaves no one outside the door. This is
Kirk's Black Classical Music, and it is fully realized on this final
track and album.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/boogie-woogie-string-along-for-real-mw0000875740
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Reseña
por Thom Jurek
El
último álbum que grabó Rahsaan Roland Kirk sigue siendo uno de los
mejores. Después de sufrir una apoplejía, Kirk luchó con su concepción
de la música que intentaba hacer. Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real es
la recompensa. El tema que da título al disco presenta cuerdas que
tocan armónicos distendidos por encima de sus soplidos y el respaldo de
una sección rítmica de golfillos y una sección de vientos en toda regla
-incluido un jovencísimo trombonista llamado Steve Turre- detrás de él. A
partir de aquí, Kirk hace verdadera magia con el material de la época,
nadando profundamente en el blues que Gershwin no sabía que tenía en "I
Loves You Porgy", haciendo que un envejecido Tiny Grimes se deje la piel
tocando la guitarra en "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor", y luego
fluyendo con elegancia en "In a Mellow Tone" de Ellington y "Summertime"
de Gershwin. Es casi demasiado para soportarlo mientras las emociones
caen de la trompa y la sección rítmica intenta mantenerlas equilibradas,
pero el desamor y la alegría están por todas partes. Cuando Kirk cierra
el disco con su propio R&B hard-swing de "Dorthaan's Walk"
(dedicado a su mujer) y se despacha con "Watergate Blues" de Percy
Heath, cierra el círculo. Con Hilton Ruiz tocando un funk latino de
garganta profunda contra la armónica y el contralto de Kirk, Heath
tocando el violonchelo y Turre abriendo un enorme espacio de sentimiento
detrás de la primera línea mientras Sonny Brown y Phil Bowler lo
mantienen todo bajo control a la batería y el bajo respectivamente, Kirk
lo resume todo en su solo de contralto. Hay tanta tristeza, traición,
dolor y determinación en sus líneas que las reglas de la música
occidental ya no se aplican. La visión omnicomprensiva que Kirk tiene de
una música abarca todas las emociones y actitudes y no deja a nadie
fuera de la puerta. Esta es la Música Clásica Negra de Kirk, y se
materializa plenamente en este tema final y en el álbum.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/boogie-woogie-string-along-for-real-mw0000875740
1 - Boogie-Woogie String Along For Real
2 - I Loves You, Porgy
3 - Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
4 - Hey Babepips
5 - In A Mellow Tone
6 - Summertime
7 - Dorthaan's Walk
8 - Watergate Blues
Credits:
Arranged By – Rahsaan Roland Kirk*, William S. Fischer (tracks: 1)
Bass – Arvell Shaw (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6), Philip Bowler* (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8)
Cello – Charles Fambrough (tracks: 1), Eugene Moye (tracks: 1), Jonathan Abramowitz (tracks: 1), Percy Heath (tracks: 4, 8)
Clarinet – Rahsaan Roland Kirk* (tracks: 3)
Drums – Gifford McDonald (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6), Sonny Brown (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8)
Electric Piano – William S. Fischer (tracks: 1)
Flute – Kenneth Harris (tracks: 1), Rahsaan Roland Kirk* (tracks: 8)
French Horn – Jimmy Buffington* (tracks: 1)
Guitar – Tiny Grimes (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6)
Harmonica – Rahsaan Roland Kirk* (tracks: 6, 8)
Kalimba [Electric] – Rahsaan Roland Kirk* (tracks: 4)
Keyboards – Hilton Ruiz (tracks: 4, 7, 8)
Liner Notes – Dorthaan Kirk
Piano – Sammy Price (tracks: 1-3, 5, 6)
Producer – Joel Dorn, Rahsaan Roland Kirk*
Recorded By, Remix – Vince McGarry
Tenor Saxophone – Rahsaan Roland Kirk*
Trombone – Steve Turre (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8)
Trumpet – Eddie Preston (tracks: 1)
Viola – Julien Barber (tracks: 1), Linda Lawrence (tracks: 1), Selwart Clarke (tracks: 1)
Violin – Doreen Callender (tracks: 1), Harold Kohon (tracks: 1), Kathryn Kienke (tracks: 1), Regis Iandiorio (tracks: 1), Sanford Allen (tracks: 1), Tony Posk (tracks: 1), Yoko Matsuo (tracks: 1)
"This is the last album Rahsaan recorded, a classic example of his dedication to BLACK CLASSICAL MUSIC, and another link in his chain of his music. Those of you who have heard him know that he did not use the term "jazz." He always listened to all aspects of music and explored all areas in his recordings, not just his yunes, as is demonstrated on this album."
Doorthaan Kirk (Excerpt from release notes)
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"Este
es el último álbum que grabó Rahsaan, un ejemplo clásico de su
dedicación a la MÚSICA CLÁSICA NEGRA, y un eslabón más en la cadena de
su música. Los que le habéis escuchado sabéis que él no utilizaba el
término "jazz". Siempre escuchaba todos los aspectos de la música y
exploraba todas las áreas en sus grabaciones, no sólo sus temas, como
queda demostrado en este álbum."
Doorthaan Kirk (Extracto de las notas de publicación)
Label: Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3085
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Los Angeles Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1170996-Rahsaan-Roland-Kirk-Boogie-Woogie-String-Along-For-Real
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