One of the truly unique voices in Jazz belonged to Rahsaan Roland Kirk. His mastery at playing multiple horns at once and his breath control were legendary, almost bordering on the mythic.

But he was the real deal and no one has come along, before or since, to take his place.

Here is a concert, recorded by Polish Radio on October 14, 1967, featuring Rahsaan Roland Kirk playing at Sala Kongresowa in Warsaw.

Here's the track listing and the players:

01 Creole Love Call
02 The Inflated Tear
03 three for the Festival
04 Blues for C&T
05 My Ship
06 Lovellevelliloqui
07 Intro / Cousin Mary /
08 Things Ain't What They Used To Be
09 Fly By Night
10 You Did It, You Did It / Ow!

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - flute, tenor sax, stritch, manzello, clarinet, vocals etc...
Ron Burton - piano
Steve Novosel - bass
Jimmy Hopps - drums

There's a few more Rahsaan Roland Kirk concerts sitting in the wings so stick around.

In the meantime, enjoy.

I understand there are people on this planet who have never heard of Rahsaan Roland Kirk before. You have missed one of the true geniuses, innovators and lunatics the Jazz world had to offer.

The only horn player I ever heard who could play three instruments at once with two different melodies going simultaneously. Above and beyond an extraordinary technique of breathing, he also had unbelievable control and that gift of splitting his brain in half. I don't know how he did it. To this day I don't know how he did it, some thirty-three years after his passing. On top of everything else, he was also blind.

His recordings are legendary, both his studio albums as well as live. He was truly one of a kind and if you've never heard him before, I urge you to check him out and listen to his amazing catalog of recordings.

Tonight's track, Three For The Festival, is the opening number from his 1961 album for Emarcy (Mercury) We Free Kings.

'nuff said.