Favoriting Observations of Deviance with David Mittleman: Playlist from May 28, 2024 Favoriting

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Observations of Deviance is a vinyl focused, free form program that harkens back to early days of underground FM radio. Your host, David Mittleman, hunts down the most exotic, unusual and off-the-beaten-track music from around the world in a number of genres: Spiritual Jazz, Free Improvisation, Experimental Electronics, Ethnographic Oddities and World-Wide Psychedelic Funk. You are guaranteed to hear sounds you’ve never heard before.

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Favoriting May 28, 2024: Rahsaan Rahsaan: The Music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
 
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Introduction   Favoriting Bright Moments  Atlantic  1973    0:02:18 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Pedal Up   Favoriting Bright Moments  Atlantic  1973    0:04:18 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Interview   Favoriting Interview, Denver, Colorado KDKO, ca. 1972  N/A  1972  https://youtu.be/jFHrkbJWFyg?si=mafi7yarkB3y2mgC  0:16:09 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Blacknuss   Favoriting Dog Years In The Fourth Ring  32 Jazz  1997    0:16:51 (Pop-up)
Roland Kirk  Hip Chops   Favoriting Gifts & Messages  Mercury  1964  Mono  0:23:12 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Ain't No Sunshine   Favoriting Blacknuss  Atlantic  1972    0:26:42 (Pop-up)
 
Roland Kirk  I Say A Little Prayer   Favoriting Volunteered Slavery  Atlantic  1969    0:32:17 (Pop-up)
Roland Kirk  Safari   Favoriting Slightly Latin  Limelight  1966    0:40:15 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Theme For The Eulipions   Favoriting The Return Of The 5000 Lb. Man  Warner Bros.  1976    0:44:40 (Pop-up)
Roland Kirk  The Business Ain't Nothin' But The Blues   Favoriting I Talk With The Spirits  Limelight  1965  Mono  0:54:22 (Pop-up)
 
The Roland Kirk Quartet Featuring Elvin Jones  Rip, Rig & Panic   Favoriting Rip, Rig & Panic  Limelight  1965    1:02:26 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Jammin' With A Wolf   Favoriting Dog Years In The Fourth Ring  32 Jazz  1997    1:09:17 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Something For Trane That Trane Could Have Said   Favoriting Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata  Atlantic  1971    1:09:43 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Blacknuss   Favoriting Blacknuss  Atlantic  1972    1:12:49 (Pop-up)
Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff  Funk Underneath   Favoriting Funk Underneath  Prestige  1967  aka Kirk's Work, 1961, Mono  1:17:59 (Pop-up)
Roland Kirk  The Inflated Tear   Favoriting The Inflated Tear  Atlantic  1968    1:24:15 (Pop-up)
 
Roland Kirk  Walk On By   Favoriting Slightly Latin  Limelight  1966    1:32:05 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Side Four   Favoriting The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color  Atlantic  1975    1:34:30 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibration Society  The Seeker   Favoriting Rahsaan Rahsaan  Atlantic  1970    1:34:56 (Pop-up)
Roy Haynes Quartet  Raoul   Favoriting Out Of The Afternoon  Impulse!  1962  feat. Roland Kirk  1:52:14 (Pop-up)
 
Roland Kirk  Volunteered Slavery   Favoriting Volunteered Slavery  Atlantic  1969    2:00:32 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Side Four   Favoriting The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color  Atlantic  1975    2:06:13 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Passion Dance   Favoriting Dog Years in the Fourth Ring  32 Jazz  1997  Berlin 1973  2:07:35 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Blacknuss   Favoriting 1972-10-29, WCBN Jazz Workshop, Boston, MA  N/A  1972    2:15:44 (Pop-up)
Roland Kirk  Raouf   Favoriting Slightly Latin  Limelight  1966    2:22:58 (Pop-up)
Roland Kirk  Roots   Favoriting Here Comes The Whistleman (Recorded "Live")  Atlantic  1967  Mono  2:26:00 (Pop-up)
 
Roland Kirk  Spirits Up Above   Favoriting Volunteered Slavery  Atlantic  1969    2:31:07 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  I Say A Little Prayer   Favoriting Dog Years in the Fourth Ring  32 Jazz  1997  Boston, Oct. 31, 1972  2:34:39 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Freaks For The Festival 1   Favoriting The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color  Atlantic  1975    2:47:38 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Dream   Favoriting The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color  Atlantic  1975    2:51:39 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Freaks For The Festival 2   Favoriting The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color  Atlantic  1975    2:52:27 (Pop-up)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk  sesroH   Favoriting The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color  Atlantic  1975    2:57:58 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

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Observations:

Going live in 2 minutes!
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pot8o:

hi everyone!
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David (in London):

Afternoon David and assembled groovers.
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WR:

That soul singer was just asking for a chance to explain. Oh, well, the stream flows onward.

Welcome to Tuesday morning, David.

Rahsaan! Rahsaan!
Avatar 12:02pm
Observations:

WE ARE LIVE BABY LIVE!
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Yvang:

Hi David and observers! Hi pot8o, David (in London), WR! Hi Rahsaan!
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Sem:

Hello, David Mittleman, and deviance devotees.
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Yvang:

Hi Sem!
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Sem:

↳ Yvang @12:03
Yo, Yvang!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Good afternoon, David, and all other listeners!
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Yvang:

↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:03
Hi Andrew!
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Sem:

↳ Andrew in Toronto @12:03
Good afternoon, AiT!
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Andrew in Toronto:

↳ David (in London) @12:01
Afternoon, David.
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Andrew in Toronto:

↳ Yvang @12:02
Hi, Yvang!
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Andrew in Toronto:

↳ Sem @12:02
Hiya, Sem!
Avatar 12:06pm
Observations:

✌️😎🙏👋👋👋
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
David (in London):

Yvang, Andrew, pot8o, WR, Semulator: salutations good people.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
WR:

Rahsaan liked that train metaphor he used in his intro. He also used it (and train sound effects) on a series of radio shows he did.
Avatar 12:11pm
Observations:

🚂🚂🚂🚂
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:14pm
WR:

↳ Song: "Pedal Up" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
Rahsaan duetting with himself...
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luka:

nice sounds yes
Avatar 12:17pm
Observations:

↳ Song: "Blacknuss" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
unfortunately no notes as to source of this live version
Avatar 12:21pm
Observations:

↳ Song: "Blacknuss" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
3-CD set. 1st 2 discs have never been on vinyl, never reissued
  12:27pm
alain c:

I saw R.R kirk on 3 occasions in Paris, 1972,75 & 77, can't forget...
Avatar 12:33pm
Observations:

↳ alain c @12:27
Wow! 👀👀Jealous!
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WR:

↳ alain c @12:27
Wonderful experiences to remember. I didn't get to see him in person.
Avatar 12:41pm
Observations:

↳ Song: "Safari" by "Roland Kirk"
Flutes!
Avatar 12:48pm
Charles, Count of Cook:

Hi! Just switched over from the main stream, this suits my mood much better!
Avatar 12:48pm
Observations:

www.washingtonpost.com...
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Observations:

↳ Charles, Count of Cook @12:48
Welcome CCofC!
Avatar 12:51pm
Observations:

UPCOMING ON MY OWN SHOW::

Sat. Jun 8th, 7pm - 10pm: Black Lives, People of Earth: Jean-Paul Bourelly Interview

Active for over four decades, Haitian-American Jazz guitar player Jean-Paul Bourelly has pushed boundaries with some of the top Jazz musicians in the world (Miles Davis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Cassandra Wilson) and continues to break new ground. To celebrate People of Earth, his new album with the US/French band Black Lives, he sat down for an exclusive interview with host David Mittleman. They discussed the new album and Bourelly's extensive discography.

wfmu.org...
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coelacanth∅:

Greetings David, deviants, observers
Avatar 12:54pm
Charles, Count of Cook:

Toronto Andrew, London David, Yvang, nice to see some familiar faces here. Hi everybody.
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David (in London):

↳ coelacanth∅ @12:51
Deviant Observers is my new band.
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David (in London):

↳ Charles, Count of Cook @12:54
All hail the Count!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ David (in London) @12:54
-opening for, and observing Daona?!
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coelacanth∅:

...then you can have a punkrock offshoot,"Daona Deviants"
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Charles, Count of Cook:

snap crackle pop
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WR:

crackle crackle. There you are.
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coelacanth∅:

↳ David (in London) @12:54
(i don't know what the hell i'm talking about)
hi David (iL)
Avatar 1:03pm
Observations:

sorry for the crackle, that's never happened before!
  1:03pm
wimpy:

I’ve really fallen in love with Roland kirk this year. Missed the first hour but excited for the rest of the show!
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David (in London):

↳ coelacanth∅ @12:59
Daona Deviants is now filed away for future album titles...!
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coelacanth∅:

talking with a friend on saturday about players most often regarded as excellent side people that don't widely get recognised for their contributions beyond that. of course Elvin Jones came up.
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coelacanth∅:

↳ David (in London) @1:06
i'll be watching for it!
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sukkal:

Thanks for the transportation to the higher planes while I'm deskbound & the world burns.
Avatar 1:19pm
Observations:

↳ sukkal @1:18
Thanks for listening 🙏
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doctorjazz:

Missing a Kirkathon, great stuff!
Hi David, Deviants!
  1:27pm
wimpy:

Oh hey david I didn’t get to listen live but that interview you did with Ahmed Abdullah was really cool. Probably one of my favorite programs I’ve heard since I started listening to wfmu this year!
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doctorjazz:

↳ coelacanth∅ @1:06
There Is a Mosaic Box set of Jones' own bands, great stuff...
www.discogs.com...
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Observations:

↳ wimpy @1:27
Thanks so much for your support! I really enjoyed that interview. 😎✌️🙏
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Observations:

↳ Song: "Side Four" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
"This is side four of a three sided album. There is no music on this side. Grooves have been cut into the record so that no damage can be done to the stylus or tone arm if this side were accidently placed on the changer."
Avatar 1:37pm
Observations:

↳ Song: "The Seeker" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk & The Vibrati...
Violin – LeRoy Jenkins
  1:41pm
alain c:

I finished Ahmed Abdullah's strange celestial road; 500+ pages of great interest & stories, the interview was ok.
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Andrew in Toronto:

↳ Charles, Count of Cook @12:54
Hello Charles, Count.
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Charles, Count of Cook:

I have a work meeting so I have to turn off this awesome program. Hope I got back before it's over! We've really enjoyed this deep dive into RRK.
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Observations:

↳ Charles, Count of Cook @1:50
glad you enjoyed it!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ doctorjazz @1:21
greetings doctor!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ doctorjazz @1:29
wish list
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doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "Volunteered Slavery" by "Roland Kirk"
Obvious Hey Jude interlude (such a great track)!
  2:06pm
rw:

Good morning! Digging the RRK you’ve dug deeply to deliver today. And it’s helping to keep me on track with work too! Thank you for filling in and delivering!
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doctorjazz:

Kirk did a few radio shows (his musical tastes were just so inclusive, loved/played everything!)
www.google.com...
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Observations:

More live radio after this show:

3:00 – 7:00pm (ET) :::::: Live from Downtown NYC

DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL with Julie wfmu.org...

7:00 – 10:00pm (ET) :::::: Live from Melbourne, Australia

FIVE MILES TO MIDNIGHT with The Knave wfmu.org...

10:00 – Midnight (ET) :::::: Live from San Antonio, Texas

THE LONG WAY HOME with Kris Holmes wfmu.org...
  2:07pm
wimpy:

That’s actually the second time I’ve heard hey Jude quoted in a jazz song in the last week or so on here lol
Avatar 2:09pm
Observations:

↳ rw @2:06
✌️😎🙏
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doctorjazz:

↳ wimpy @2:07
The Microscopic Septet quote it in one of their songs (Dave Sewelson plays it during his solo; it's in Lobster Parade-had to search to find the name of the tune).
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Hams:

what a treat.
  2:17pm
rw:

Ah! I didn’t know that about Blacknuss. All black notes.
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Sem:

Enjoying all of Capt. Rahsaan Roland Kirk's enterprises. Thanks for your work putting this together for us!
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Observations:

↳ Sem @2:26
I appreciate your listenership!
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coelacanth∅:

↳ rw @2:06
hey rw!
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doctorjazz:

Having a slow day at work, the better to listen to Rahsaan! (I'm usually in and out of range of my radio).
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doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "Spirits Up Above" by "Roland Kirk"
Go Down Moses...
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doctorjazz:

(I have most of this stuff, but haven't pulled it out in a while, great to hear it all!)
  2:38pm
rw:

Hey coelacanth!
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Observations:

↳ Song: "I Say A Little Prayer" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
www.discogs.com...
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doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "I Say A Little Prayer" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
Circular breathing demo...
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Mxter Baba:

wow, just wow. and hi, David and folx!
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doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "I Say A Little Prayer" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
(The trouble with clicky starring this is I can't clicky star it again...)
  2:49pm
wimpy:

Man I swear some like native tongues style hip hop song samples this one, I listened to this album a few weeks ago and couldn’t shake that feeling. Anybody know off the top of their heads?
Avatar 2:51pm
Observations:

↳ Song: "Freaks For The Festival 1" by "Rahsaan Roland Kirk"
www.whosampled.com...
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Andrew in Toronto:

↳ Observations @2:51
What a wonderful show!
Thanks, David!
  2:53pm
wimpy:

Well there it is, the beastie boys on check your head. That would explain it, I loved (and still love) the beastie boys earlier stuff
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doctorjazz:

Great show, thanks, David!
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doctorjazz:

(Will go back to the beginning if I can)
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Yvang:

Thanks David! Great RRK tribute!
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Julie:

when David is done, I'll be right here. And bring your dancin' shoes wfmu.org...
  2:58pm
wimpy:

Loved the show David! Thanks!
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WR:

Thank you! David!
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Observations:

Thanks everyone!
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