RIP, RIG AND PANIC / NOW PLEASE DON'T YOU CRY, BEAUTIFUL EDITH - Roland Kirk

RIP, RIG AND PANIC / NOW PLEASE DON'T YOU CRY, BEAUTIFUL EDITH - Roland Kirk

RIP, RIG AND PANIC:
1. No Tonic Press
2. Once in a While
3. From Bechet, Byas, and Fats
4. Mystical Dream
5. Rip, Rig, and Panic
6. Black Diamond
7. Slippery, Hippery, Flippery

NOW PLEASE DON'T YOU CRY, BEAUTIFUL EDITH:
8. Blue Rol
9. Alfie
10. Why Don't They Know
11. Silverlization
12. Fallout
13. Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
14. Stompin' Grounds
15. It's a Grand Night for Swinging

1-7 (Recorded January 13, 1965):
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, castanets, and siren
Jaki Byard: piano
Richard Davis: bass
Elvin Jones: drums

8-15 (Recorded April, 1967):
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, flute, stritch, and manzello
Lonnie Liston Smith: piano
Ronald Boykins: bass
Grady Tate: drums

Emarcy
PolyGram
832 164-2

このCDはいわゆる2 in 1のタイプのもの。
Rahsaan Roland Kirk のアルバムの中で一番好きなのが RIP, RIG AND PANIC です。Kirk のプレイが最高なのはもちろんのこと、Richard Davis のベースと Elvin のドラムスがたまらない。Byard のピアノは（演奏そのものはともかく）例によって Van Gelder の「あの」音で、好みは人によって分かれるようですが、私はどちらかといえば苦手な方です。