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Recorded in 1965 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey, Roland Kirk’s album Rip, Rig and Panic finds him teamed with the most awesome rhythm section he ever recorded with: pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Elvin Jones.
It received a 5 stars rating on AllMusic, with reviewer Thom Jurek stating that “Rip, Rig, and Panic may be pre-Rahsaan Roland Kirk's greatest outing. Kirk and his quartet moved through a series of musicological changes that defined him as an artist at the time. Five of the seven compositions are his, and reach through each of the phases that Kirk was interested in integrating into his compositional and improvisational voice. Positively smashing.”
PERSONNEL:
Roland Kirk - (tenor Saxophone, Manzello, Stritch, Castanets)
Elvin Jones - (drums)
Jaki Byard - (piano)
Richard Davis - (bass)
Recorded January 13, 1965, Englewood, New Jersey.
Tracklist
A1. NO TONIC PRES
A2. ONCE IN A WHILE
A3. FROM BECHET, BYAS, AND FATS
A4. MYSTICAL DREAM
B1. RIP, RIG AND PANIC
B2. BLACK DIAMOND
B3. SLIPPERY, HIPPERY, FLIPPERY