Album
The Inflated Tear
1968 · Jazz
7 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Inflated Tear is a Jazz album by Roland Kirk, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 58 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
About
No other jazz player combined showmanship with artistry as memorably as blind saxophone visionary Roland Kirk. Known for playing multiple horns at the same time without stopping for breath, Kirk plays it relatively straight to alternately joyous and melancholy effect on this moving, often hard-grooving 1968 recording with his quartet. He goes deep on "The Black and Crazy Blues," channels Duke Ellington's big band on "The Creole Love Call," and, on the title track, evokes the childhood accident that left him sightless.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Black And Crazy Blues5:59
- A2A Laugh For Rory2:47
- A3Many Blessings4:36
- A4Fingers In The Wind5:07
Side B
- B1The Inflated Tear4:46
- B2The Creole Love Call3:45
- B3A Handful Of Fives2:35
- B4Fly By Night4:09
- B5Lovellevelliloqui3:59
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- raw
- brooding
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Jimmy HoppsDRUMS
- Roland KirkCLARINET ENGLISH HORN FLUTE
- Ron BurtonPIANO
- Steve NovoselBASS
- Dick GriffinTROMBONE
- Dick GriffithTROMBONE
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 58 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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