5. Roland KirkVolunteered Slavery
Roland Kirk was a really multi-dimensional character, he was a real joker, but also dead serious. Some people take that whole three horns at a time thing as a gimmick, but you listen to The Inflated Tear and you hear all the harmony that he’s producing from three horns at once, it’s pretty amazing. I picked Volunteered Slavery because there’s just a lot of moments on it that really tickle me in this really great way. ‘Spirits Up Above’ is a really great track, and you could say that it goes into parts that are a little bit cheesy, but I really like the whole thing. The cover of ‘My Cherie Amour’ is amazing! It’s funny. I really appreciate when music can make you laugh. And it can make you laugh, and be really good and be virtuosic all at the same time – and it can have other political implications too. That was one of the really cool things about Roland Kirk, is that he was exceptional on so many levels.
