Roland Kirk- Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)

Label: Verve

Reissued 3/21/2025, Originally released 1967

Released in 1967 with personnel including Lonnie Liston Smith (piano), Ronnie Boykins (bass), and Grady Tate (drums), Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith marked the beginning of Kirk's groovier explorations that would eventually lead him to record Blacknuss in 1971. It's vintage Kirk in a pared-down setting and is considered an essential Kirk album.

Track listing:

1. Blue Rol
2. Alfie
3. Why Don't They Know
4. Silverlization
5. Fallout  
6. Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
7. Stompin' Grounds  
8. It's A Grand Night For Swinging