Some jazz artists do that too, facepaints and costumes, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, etc. Nothing wrong with some good old showmanship. Music-wise, have no opinion on the group called Kiss.
I agree, but as there's exception to every rule, there was a brief moment in history where Attila Zoller dabbled in jazz-rock.
Check out Wolfgang Dauner Et Cetera performance at Altena:
https://www.discogs.com/release/9043491-Various-International-New-Jazz-Meeting-Burg-Altena-1972-1973
Some interesting recommendations here.
Few more spring to mind:
Jorge Amado - Guia Das Ruas E Dos Mistérios Da Cidade Do Salvador Da Bahia (with Egberto Gismonti's Academia de Danças)
Michael Mantler - Hapless Child (with Robert Wyatt, Carla Bley, Terje Rypdal, Steve Swallow & Jack DeJohnette)
Pondered the spoken word albums, in jazz genre. Any recommendations.
Some I enjoy:
The Heinrich Heine album with Attila Zoller Quartet which was mentioned in German jazz topic recently.
Masaomi Kondo with music by The Freedom Unity group: Skokubuchu-shi: Hitoribotchi no heya (植物誌 ひとりぼっちの部屋)
https://www.discogs.com/release/6899411-近藤正臣-植物誌-ひとりぼっちの部屋
Jan Erik Wold with Jan Garbarek etc. several albums which are compiled here
https://www.discogs.com/release/2609874-Jan-Erik-Vold-Vokal-The-Complete-Recordings-1966-1977
Attila Zoller made some good albums in Germany with German musicians.
I like this one in particular:
https://www.discogs.com/release/911862-Heinrich-Heine-Attila-Zoller-Lyrik-Und-Jazz
I see people reporting Jim Beard has passed away. Is it true? Peter Erskine tweeted this today:
https://twitter.com/petererskine/status/1765432614176096261
Holy cow, here it is! Black Narcissus starts at 2:21:40
https://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2019/The-Jazz-Show-39170-154902-February-18-21-03-00.mp3
Interesting thing about the "In Japan" album, it was 1st released in Japan under different title, "Henderson's Habiliment," which includes Black Narcissus that does not appear on western editions, but omits Out 'n In.
Would be nice to see whole deal reissued. Funny the Japanese have not touched it even when their own top players are involved.