Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, 1962

This appears to an adaptation of Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s flute and triple-sax studio number “3-In-1 Without The Oil.” Kirk had the unique ability to and trademark of playing three saxophones at once.

Over the course of his career Kirk would collaborate with Quincy Jones and Charles Mingus.

Personnel:

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, sax, flute
Vernon Martin, bass
Andrew Hill, piano
Clifford Jarvis, drums