Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith

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Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith is an album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It was originally released on the Verve label in 1967 and features performances by Kirk with Lonnie Liston Smith, Ronnie Boykins and Grady Tate.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states, "Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (about Kirk's wife) was the first of his all groove sides.... This was the beginning of the exploration that led listeners to Blacknuss and Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real, and it is worth every bit as those two recordings".

Track listing

All compositions by Roland Kirk except as noted

1. "Blue Rol" - 6:09
2. "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:52
3. "Why Don't They Know" - 2:54
4. "Silverlization" - 4:57
5. "Fall Out" - 3:01
6. "Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith" - 4:23
7. "Stompin' Grounds" - 4:46
8. "It's a Grand Night for Swinging" (Billy Taylor) - 3:10

Personnel

• Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute
• Lonnie Liston Smith: piano
• Ronnie Boykins: bass
• Grady Tate: drums