The Roland Kirk Quartet - Rip, Rig & Panic (Featuring Elvin Jones)

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 ***** 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.

Tracklist:

SIDE 1:

1. NO TONIC PRES
2. ONCE IN A WHILE
3. FROM BECHET, BYAS, AND FATS
4. MYSTICAL DREAM

SIDE 2

1. RIP, RIG AND PANIC
2. BLACK DIAMOND
3. SLIPPERY, HIPPERY, FLIPPERY

Personnel:

ROLAND KIRK —Tenor Saxophone, Manzello, Stritch, Castanets, and Siren

ELVIN JONES—Drums 

JAKI BYARD—Piano 

RICHARD DAVIS—Bass

Produced by Jack Tracy

Recorded January 13, 1965 at Rudy Van Gelder Studios, Englewood, New Jersey. Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

Personnel: Roland Kirk—Tenor Saxophone, Manzello,

Stritch, Castanets, and Siren; Elvin Jones—Drums;

Jaki Byard—Piano; Richard Davis—Bass