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Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real

1977 studio album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real
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Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real is the final album recorded by jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, featuring performances by Kirk with string section and orchestra.[1] It was recorded following a stroke which left him partially paralysed.[2]

Quick Facts Studio album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Released ...
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Critical reception

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The Bay State Banner wrote that "Kirk's playing has certainly diminished since his stroke last year; it lacks the verve, strength and variety of earlier times, but his humor and satirical bite are still present."[5]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states: "The final album Rahsaan Roland Kirk ever recorded remains one of his finest. Post-stroke, Kirk struggled with his conception of the music he was trying to make. Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real is the payoff... The all-inclusive vision Kirk has of a music embraces all emotions and attitudes and leaves no one outside the door. This is Kirk's Black Classical Music, and it is fully realized on this final track and album."[3]

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Track listing

All compositions by Rahsaan Roland Kirk except as indicated
  1. "Boogie Woogie String Along for Real" – 8:52
  2. "I Loves You, Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 1:51
  3. "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" (Traditional) – 7:14
  4. "Hey Babebips" – 5:10
  5. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 6:15
  6. "Summertime" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) – 1:40
  7. "Dorthaan's Walk" – 7:08
  8. "Watergate Blues" (Percy Heath) – 6:35
    • Recorded at Regent Sound Studios, NYC, 1977
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