Rashaan - wish I'd seen him live

Many an old UK jazzer has mentioned the incredible performance of the late Rashaan Roland Kirk at Ronnie Scotts in the 70s - still playing two horns at a time after a stroke had paralyzed half his body. Having dug up some old LPs by the guy, I could never quite get what the fuss was about and tended to agree with a lot of Rashaan's critics who accused him of being a cheap circus act - playing gimmicks for laughs. Then I saw these - Kirk was one of the few who could push the boundaries of what the music could be AND burn an intense groove.