Album · 1968
The Inflated Tear
Tracklist
1
The Black and Crazy Blues
The Inflated Tear
6:08
2
A Laugh for Rory
The Inflated Tear
2:54
3
Many Blessings
The Inflated Tear
4:46
4
Fingers in the Wind
The Inflated Tear
4:16
5
The Inflated Tear
The Inflated Tear
4:58
6
The Creole Love Call
The Inflated Tear
3:54
7
A Handful of Fives
The Inflated Tear
2:42
8
Fly by Night
The Inflated Tear
4:18
9
Lovellevelliloqui
The Inflated Tear
4:04
In print
First pressed 1968, still pressed 2026 — 57 pressings across 13 countries.
Credits
Bob Defrin
Art Direction
Curtice Taylor
Artwork
Mental Block
Design
Stanislaw Zagorski
Design
Dick Griffin
Instrument · trombone
Jimmy Hopps
Instrument · drums
Ron Burton
Instrument · piano
Steve Novosel
Instrument · bass
"Casey" Bailey
Liner Notes
Joel Dorn
Liner Notes
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Liner Notes
佐藤秀樹
Liner Notes
Bill Inglot
Mastering · remastered by
Dan Hersch
Mastering · remastered by
George Piros
Mastering · remastered by
Luke Pacholski
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Matthew Lutthans
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Rob Grenell
Mastering · lacquer cut by
David Gahr
Photography
Lee Friedlander
Photography
Nesuhi Ertegun
Producer
Paul Goodman
Recording
Duke Ellington
Writer