Whats on your turntable tonight?

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

All this talk of Roland Kirk has me playing The Jaki Byard Experience (Prestige), with Kirk on reeds. It's a terrific LP (also now on CD). It also features Richard Davis on bass. I was lucky enough to catch Kirk at the Village Vanguard back in 1973 when I was right out of college. It was around the time he released "Bright Moments," and he used a lot of those songs to really stretch out. Incrediable musician. I had to catch a train so couldn't stay for the end of the second set, to my lasting regret.