The Inflated Tear

“The Inflated Tear” sounded like the entire spectrum of the history of African-American music rolled into one four-minute song: old slavery spirituals, work songs, field hollers, soul, modern jazz, and early blues. It was like a Duke Ellington reed section, yet more emotional, more intimate, with a sound that ached of centuries. It was like listening to the inside of someone’s heart.

Songs Of Our Lives: Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s “The Inflated Tear” by May Cobb

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