{"product_id":"roland-kirk-the-inflated-tear","title":"Roland Kirk – The Inflated Tear","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"366\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"93\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear\u003cbr data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"128\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"158\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1968, Jazz, Post-Bop\/Spiritual Jazz, Columbus, Ohio \/ New York, New York 6\/26\u003cbr data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e SC 1502\u003cbr data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+, sounds great, some marks TC | Members: Roland K (35' - 77')\u003cbr data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"345\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"982\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7n2zt4\" data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"580\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"391\"\u003ePersonal Struggle\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirk became blind in early childhood, then built one of jazz’s most physical performance languages, using circular breathing and multiple horns at once without turning it into a gimmick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15jys2\" data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"787\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eStudio Lore\u003c\/strong\u003e The Inflated Tear helped frame Kirk as more than a novelty multi-instrumentalist, mixing blues roots, spiritual jazz feeling, flute work, and hard-edged tenor playing into one identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1n9f6vj\" data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"982\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"808\"\u003eScene Ecology\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirk stood between mainstream jazz clubs and the avant-garde, pulling older swing and blues language into the freer, more politically charged jazz climate of the late 1960s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\/2\/2026 CC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47911111065787,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-5126641-1423933331-5548.jpg?v=1780444376","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/roland-kirk-the-inflated-tear","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}