[JPL] Roland Kirk

[Phillip Greenlief]

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On Behalf Of Eric Jackson
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [JPL] Roland Kirk

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I'm not sure why you won't call the man Rahsaan. Obviously that's what 
he wanted be called. I do know because I saw it happen that he got very 
upset with some people for refusing to call him Rahsaan. He considered 
it disrespectful.


Eric Jackson
WGBH Boston

PG:
My apologies - No disrespect intended! - Just laziness, perhaps.

I invented an instrument about 25 years ago that had long brass tubes
hanging from a wood frame and I tuned it to a unique scale using
microtonal tunings. Because the sound reverberated for so long, I was
reminded of Rahsaan's circular breathing (the first person I ever heard
exhibiting this technique - I've since spent 27 years mastering the
technique) - so I called it a Rahsaan-o-phone. Believe me: I have
nothing but respect for him.

And don't think it's a racist thing: I had the Muslim symbol (crescent
moon and star) tattooed on my arm out of solidarity with the brothers
and sisters in the Middle East when we invaded Iraq.