Film / nonfiction / jazzfilm

Rahsaan Roland Kirk : The case of the three sided dream


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Uncut

d. 27. May 2016

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Richard Williams

d. 27. May 2016

"It's all there, and much more besides, with testimony from family, friends and fellow artists, in Adam Kahan's loving and beautifully made film".


All about jazz

d. 15. June 2016

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William Levine

d. 15. June 2016

"Rahsaan Roland Kirk as the natural successor to Bird and Coltrane? It's certainly a debatable point, and it might overlook the place of Sonny Rollins and Ornette Coleman in the evolution of saxophone playing during the first post-bop generations, but The Case of the Three Sided Dream, a documentary directed by Adam Kahan, makes a tenable case for reassessing the multi-reed player's role in reshaping jazz history, and not just because he could play three reed instruments at once".


DownBeat

2016 December

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John Ephland

2016 December

"This is a fascinating portrait of an artist who went blind at an early age yet developed innovative musical approaches, such as playing multiple horns simultaneously, and other techniques of playing - even after suffering partial paralysis. Viewers can experience Kirk playing "Black Classical Music" on plantation earth," in this film, which was named Best Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival".