| Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real | ||||
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| Studio album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 18, 1975-1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Joel Dorn | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
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. It was recorded following a stroke which left him partially paralysed.
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".