I don't think I've really heard him mentioned here a whole lot, but I'm sure some of you are familiar with this fantastic musician.
Kirk was a multi-instrumentalist jazz musician who went blind at a young age. Not only was he great, but the bands he played with were awesome as well.....some real sick moments.
I first heard of him from a buddy of mine has the VHS of his performance from the 1972 Montreaux Jazz Festival....def. try and hunt it down if you are a fan of Kirk, it rules. It's fucking classic when he starts dishing out coke to the audience from his little pouch that he has on him. A couple of the vids I'm going to post are from that performance.
A nice introduction to Kirk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPATPXGJgKo
Seasons - Montreaux 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXD1OrmzCQI
Serenade to a Cuckoo - Montreaux 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb3UlZ5dbEs
Awesome clip from some tv show....def. check out the last 30 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoP9HCqGalk
But yeah, hopefully y'all will bust out some of his stuff or hunt some down!!
"Never say goodbye!! Never say goodbye!!"