Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith

Occupation

• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, manzello, Stritch singing: Roland Kirk
• Piano: Lonnie Liston Smith
• Bass: Ronald Boykins

Now Please Do not You Cry, Beautiful Edith is a jazz album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk Quartet. The Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs recorded on May 2, 1967, and produced by Creed Taylor was the only album of the musician for the major label Verve Records.

The album

Rashaan Roland Kirk had not made their own recordings more since its last session for his album Strictly Latin Limelight in November 1965. After several years at Mercury Records, and this single album for Verve, he moved to Atlantic Records. The resulting as a quartet with a rhythm section of pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, drummer Grady Tate and bassist Ronald Boykins on May 2, 1967 album consists mostly of mostly briefly held interpretations of compositions by the band leader. Added to this was the at that time very popular, composed by Burt Bacharach pop song " Alfie " (which is also in the movie The Alfie came into use ) and the title "It's a Grand Night for Swinging " by Billy Taylor, who is also the original liner notes wrote. The title of the album Now Please Do not You Cry, Beautiful Edith refers to Kirk's wife Edith, who is also depicted alongside her husband on the cover photo.

The first track of the album, the blues "Blue Rol " is strongly influenced by the music of Ellington, in particular its horn section and six minutes, the by far the longest of the album. Kirk plays his three instruments simultaneously, except for his tenor solo with circular breathing, and Lonnie Liston Smith remains in the game in the middle register. This is followed by the - then known by Cher has evolved and successfully interpreted by Dionne Warwick - pop song " Alfie ". With its warm ballad Kirk recalls the game Ben Webster. Having a mid-tempo song " Why Do not They Know " with its bossa rhythm is initiated by the flute and the Call Roland Kirk; be lamenting forming chant forms the finale: "After fifteen years, twenty -five years, They should know by now". After " Silverization ", which is supported by the sluggish beat Grady Tate, followed by the influence of rock and roll song " Fallout ". With the title track of Kirk's quartet plays a more soulful ballad; for " Stompin ' Grounds" is "It's a Grand Night for Swinging " Billy Taylor on a simple riff figure based composition the brilliant final point: " Finally, at the Taylor piece seems - after stunning arpeggio orgy in " Stompin' Grounds " between Kirk and Smith - the elegance of the musician through, as Kirk's flute floats over the rhythm section (...). Smith's piano playing is so lightly, his stop as quickly and fluently that Kirk just can only glide through the piece, " wrote the critic Thom Jurek at Allmusic.

Reception Album

Compared to previous albums like Rip, Rig and Panic of 1965, this session was less exceptional in its claim judged Jurek, who gave the album four ( out of five) stars. It was the first of its consistently provided with a groove plates and thus the " beginning of a development that led the listener to later albums such as Black walnut (1971) and Boogie Woogie String Along for Real".

Editorial note

For the CD release of the album in 1990 by Polygram was coupled to the sub-label Emarcy with the aforementioned Mercury Album Rip, Rig and Panic.

Title of the album

• Verve V6 - 8709 (LP), Emarcy 832164-3 (CD)

All other compositions are by Roland Kirk.