Volunteered Slavery
Side One
- VOLUNTEERED SLAVERY
(By Roland Kirk; Rokir, BMI. Time: 5:4D)
- SPIRITS UP ABOVE
(By Roland Kirk: Rokir, BMI. Time: 3:3s)
- MY CHERIE AMOUR
(By Stevie Wonder, Sylvia May & Henry Cosby: Jobete, BMI. Time: 3:17)
- SEARCH FOR THE REASON WHY
(By Roland Kirk: Rokir, BMI. Time: 2:04)
- I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
(By Burt Bacharach & Hal David: Blue Seas-Jac: ASCAP. Time: 7:55)
Side Two
ROLAND'S OPENING REMARKS
(Time: 0:40)
- ONE TON
(By Roland Kirk: Rokir, BMI. Time: 4:55)
OVATION & ROLAND'S REMARKS (Time: 1 :45)
- A TRIBUTE TO JOHN COLTRANE
(Time: 8:10)
- LUSH LIFE
(By Billy Strayhorn; Tempo, ASCAP.)
- AFRO-BLUE
(By Mongo Santamaria: Radcliffe, BMI.)
- BESSIE'S BLUES
(By John Coltrane; Jowcol. BMI.)
- THREE FOR THE FESTIVAL
(By Roland Kirk; MRC, BMI. Time: 4:00)
The personnel is: Roland Kirk, tenor sax, flute, nose flute,
manzello, stritch, gong, whistle & vocals: Charles McGhee,
trumpet, Dick Griffin trombone; Ron Burton, piano; Vernon Martin,
bass; Sonny Brown, Jimmy Hopps or Charles Crosby, drums.
The vocal backgrounds are by the Roland Kirk Spirit Choir.
Recording engineer for Side One: Bob Liftin/Regent Sound Studios, New
York
Recording engineer for Side Two: Riece Hamel
Re-mix engineer: William Arit
Cover photo: Ray Ross
Cover design: Haig Adishian
PRODUCED BY JOEL DORN
Side Two of this album was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1969. Atlantic Records gratefully acknowledges the kind cooperation of George Wein and his staff.
The Shack last modified: 7 March 1998
Nicholas Anthony Russo
n-russo@uchicago.edu