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Roland Kirk was perhaps foremost a tenor sax player, but one should add to that flute, stritch and manzello, and one should also add that often he would play them all at once! So even before encountering his music one can marvel at just how he managed that? How did he breathe, control the instruments, how did he get them into his mouth? Then when the suitably intrigued listener finally does hear the music the marvel is multiplied a hundred-fold: this two-in-one album is one of the most exciting and stunning that you'll hear. Kirk mixes bop, funk, R&B, avant-garde and genres yet to be named into a soup of sound which avoids being the unruly mess one might expect and instead is truly enthralling. And for those who may be put off by the avant-garde, rest assured that Kirk had the gift of being both cutting-edge and solidly accessible. Taken separately Rip, Rig and Panic and Now Please Don't You Cry Beautiful Edith are desirable purchases, but now together on a single CD, they are truly essential. --Phil Brett
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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Many people focus on the fact that Rashaan Roland Kirk played many instruments and often all at the same time. Yeah, that IS pretty amazing, but the really amazing thing is that despite this tomfoolery the man could produce some of the most beautiful, haunting, soulful, funky, explosive music I have ever heard.
This is a great album - in so many ways, great music, great lineup (Elvin Jones on drums!) and two albums in one!. Usually it takes me time to get into something new, and I know that taking that time means that it will stay with me for a long time. Not so with Roland Kirk, I loved it straight off and I know I will keep hunting down the hard to find records for a long time to come.
Standout tracks include Mystical Dreams, the eponymous Rip Rig and Panic, Black Diamonds, Alfie (yes the Cilla Black number....) Silverisation and Now Please dont you cry Beautiful Edith. All different in their own way, but wonderful. Do yourself a favour and get into Rashaan's music and whenever someone asks you what your favourite Roland Kirk tune is just tell them - 'the one I'm listening to now', 'cos they are all knockouts.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Worth buying if only to discover the origins of the title - which is explained (in very small type) on the cover.
The music itself is extraordinary. I've been listening for the last couple of days in more or less any odd moment. It's completely addictive - think of John Coltrane's My Favorite Things and then go beyond. This may be one of the best jazz albums ever made.
The music itself is extraordinary. I've been listening for the last couple of days in more or less any odd moment. It's completely addictive - think of John Coltrane's My Favorite Things and then go beyond. This may be one of the best jazz albums ever made.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Jazzrook
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This marvellous CD combines two quartet albums by the multi-instrumentalis Rahsaan Roland Kirk(1936-1977).
'Rip, Rig and Panic'(tracks 1-7) was recorded in New Jersey on January 13, 1965 with Kirk(tenor saxophone, manzello, flute, oboe, stritch, castanets & siren) and a superb rhythm section of Jaki Byard(piano), Richard Davis(bass) & Elvin Jones(drums).
Kirk's idiosyncratic music is steeped in the jazz tradition and highlights of the seven tracks are the tribute to Lester Young 'No Tonic Pres', 'From Bechet, Byas and Fats' and the title-track(with breaking glass!).
'Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith'(tracks 8-15) was recorded in New Jersey during April, 1967 with Kirk(tenor saxophone, flute, stritch & manzello), Lonnie Liston Smith(piano), Ronald Boykins(bass) & Grady Tate(drums).
While not on the same high level as 'R, R & P' this is an enjoyable and varied session that's been unjustly overlooked.
All in all, this 67-minute CD is an ideal introduction to Kirk's extraordinary musical talents.
'Rip, Rig and Panic'(tracks 1-7) was recorded in New Jersey on January 13, 1965 with Kirk(tenor saxophone, manzello, flute, oboe, stritch, castanets & siren) and a superb rhythm section of Jaki Byard(piano), Richard Davis(bass) & Elvin Jones(drums).
Kirk's idiosyncratic music is steeped in the jazz tradition and highlights of the seven tracks are the tribute to Lester Young 'No Tonic Pres', 'From Bechet, Byas and Fats' and the title-track(with breaking glass!).
'Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith'(tracks 8-15) was recorded in New Jersey during April, 1967 with Kirk(tenor saxophone, flute, stritch & manzello), Lonnie Liston Smith(piano), Ronald Boykins(bass) & Grady Tate(drums).
While not on the same high level as 'R, R & P' this is an enjoyable and varied session that's been unjustly overlooked.
All in all, this 67-minute CD is an ideal introduction to Kirk's extraordinary musical talents.
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I bought this as a birthday present and the recipient is quite happy with it so it's getting 5 stars from me
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