Cannabaceae

The Inflated Tear
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 1968 (1968-06-14)
RecordedNovember 27–30, 1967
StudioWebster Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:43
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJoel Dorn
Roland Kirk chronology
Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
(1967)
The Inflated Tear
(1968)
Left & Right
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Inflated Tear is a studio album by Roland Kirk, released on Atlantic in 1968.[4] It was re-released in 1998 by Rhino featuring a bonus track and extensive liner notes. In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 170 on its list of the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s".[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Roland Kirk, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Black and Crazy Blues" 6:07
2."A Laugh for Rory" 2:54
3."Many Blessings" 4:45
4."Fingers in the Wind" 4:18
5."The Inflated Tear" 4:58
6."Creole Love Call"Duke Ellington3:53
7."A Handful of Fives" 2:42
8."Fly by Night" 4:19
9."Lovellevelliloqui" 4:17
CD edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."I'm Glad There Is You"Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz2:12

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart Peak
position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6] 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Inflated Tear - Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Roland Kirk". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 828. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1968-07-13. p. 44.
  5. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2/10)". Pitchfork. August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2017.

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