Roland Kirk – Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith: AS Verve (180g Vinyl LP)

Roland Kirk’s Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith on 180g LP. Remastered and Transferred from Analog Tapes. Pressed at QRP and Packaged in Deluxe Gatefold Packaging.

Released in 1967 with personnel including Lonnie Liston Smith (piano), Ronnie Boykins (bass), and Grady Tate (drums), Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith marked the beginning of Kirk’s groovier explorations that would eventually lead him to record Blacknuss in 1971. It’s vintage Kirk in a pared-down setting and is considered an essential Kirk album. This Verve Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180g vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Musicians:
Roland Kirk – Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Saxello, Flute
Lonnie Liston Smith – Piano
Ronnie Boykins – Bass
Grady Tate – Drums

Side A:

1. Blue Rol
2. Alfie
3. Why Don’t They Know
4. Silverlization

Side B:

1. Fall Out
2. Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith
3. Stompin’ Grounds
4. It’s A Grand Night For Swinging