Whats on your turntable tonight?

Rushton: You're welcome, and likewise on your own posts, even though classical obviously isn't (and I'm afraid never will be) my main bag. I never did see much point in simply enumerating disks listened-to without also commenting on them to some degree if possible.

Spencer: Have you heard the other Kirk titles I listed? For whichever you have, what is your opinion on those? And when was "The Inflated Tear" recorded and for what label?

Zaikes,
Roland Kirk's The Inflated Tear came out in 1967, selling 10k copies in the first year(pretty big for a jazz LP then). It was his first LP for Atlantic.
Check this link for a nice synopsis on his discography:
http://www.mp3.com/albums/55944/summary.html
Their summary of The inflated Tear - "This is Roland Kirk at his most poised and visionary; his reading of azz harmony and fickle sonances are nearly without peer. And only Mingus understood Ellington in the way Kirk did. That evidence is here also. If you are looking for a place to start with Kirk, this is it."
I also own "Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata", but wouldn't recommend it nearly as much.
The Domino re-issue is near the top of my shopping list.
If you haven't already, I strongly suggest digging into Charles Mingus, an obvious influence on Kirk, and a genius in his own right.
Regards,
Spencer

Mingus and me are tight :-)

Patrica Barber Cafe Blue 45rpm and Alica Keys LP

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin (Japanese Pressing)
Joni Mitchell - Hejira