Roland Kirk – Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith (Acoustic Sounds)

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 wouldeventually lead him to record Blacknuss in 1971. It’s vintage Kirk in a pared-down setting and is considered an essential Kirk album.