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Roland Kirk – The Inflated Tear
Roland Kirk
The Inflated Tear
Style: Jazz
Label: Atlantic
Catalog Number: SC 1502
Released: 1968, 60's
The great Roland Kirk’s most famous composition, The Inflated Tear is an “awakening and a cry for love” presented in a five-minute package that within it contains traces of spirituals, blues, soul, and modern jazz. At the time, Kirk was mostly known for his wild, “blowing fest” performances where he would simultaneously play independent melodies on 2-3 different wind instruments. Though the album does feature Kirk on tenor, clarinet, flute, whistle, and English horn, The Inflated Tear is a surprisingly restrained and introspective affair. In the liner notes, Kirk reflects: “I guess you could say that I was on a ‘mystical trip’ when I realized I was part of an INFLATED TEAR… I went through years where my eyes used to run and hurt and be nothing but TEARS.”
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Blues / Post Bop / Spiritual
Tracklist:
A1 The Black And Crazy Blues
A2 A Laugh For Rory
A3 Many Blessings
A4 Fingers In The Wind
B1 The Inflated Tear
B2 The Creole Love Call
B3 A Handful Of Fives
B4 Fly By Night
B5 Lovellevelliloqui
Credits:
Bass – Steve Novosel
Design [Cover] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Jimmy Hopps
Engineer [Recording] – Paul Goodman
Photography By [Cover] – Lee Friedlander
Piano – Ron Burton
Producer – Joel Dorn
Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Manzello, Stritch], Clarinet, Flute, Whistle, English Horn, Performer [Flexafone] – Roland Kirk
Written-By – Duke Ellington (tracks: B2), Roland Kirk (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5)
