Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Singer: | Roland Kirk |
| Title: | Volunteered Slavery |
| Short-info: | Label:
Rhino Records – 8122-71407-2
Series: Atlantic Jazz Gallery – Type: CD, Album, Reissue Country: Germany Date of released: 1993 Category: Jazz Style: Free Jazz |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1725 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1485 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Volunteered SlaveryComposed By – Roland Kirk |
5:40 |
| 2 | Spirits Up AboveComposed By – Roland Kirk |
3:36 |
| 3 | Ma Chérie AmourComposed By – Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy |
3:17 |
| 4 | Search For The Reason WhyComposed By – Roland Kirk |
2:04 |
| 5 | I Say A Little PrayerComposed By – Burt Bacharach / Hal David* |
7:56 |
| 6 | Roland's Opening Remarks | 0:40 |
| 7 | One TonComposed By – Roland Kirk |
4:55 |
| 8 | Ovation And Roland's Remarks | 1:45 |
| A Tribute To John Coltrane | 8:10 | |
| 9a | Lush LifeComposed By – Billy Strayhorn |
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| 9b | Afro-BluesComposed By – Mango Santamaria* |
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| 9c | Bessie's BluesComposed By – John Coltrane |
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| 10 | Three For The FestivalComposed By – Roland Kirk |
4:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
- Recorded At – Newport Jazz Festival
- Remastered At – DB Plus
- Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Credits
- Backing Vocals [Backgrounds] – Roland Kirk Spirit Choir (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Bass – Vernon Martin
- Design [Original Cover] – Haig Adreshan*
- Drums – Charles Crosby (tracks: 1), Jimmy Hopps (tracks: 6 to 10), Sonny Brown (tracks: 2 to 5)
- Engineer [Remix] – William Arlt
- Liner Notes – Ed Williams
- Percussion – Joe Habao Texidor* (tracks: 1, 6 to 10)
- Photography By [Cover] – Ray Boss
- Photography By [Kirk] – Michael Ochs Archives
- Piano – Ron Burton
- Producer – Joel Dorn
- Recorded By – Bob Liftin (tracks: 1 to 5), Riece Hamel* (tracks: 6 to 10)
- Remastered By – Gene Paul
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Nose], Horns [Manzello, Stritch], Gong, Whistle, Vocals – Roland Kirk
- Trombone – Dick Griffin (tracks: 1, 5)
- Trumpet – Charles McGhee (tracks: 1, 5)
Notes
Tracks 1-5 were recorded at Regent Sound Studios, NYC, July 22-23, 1969.Tracks 6-10 were recorded live at The Newport Jazz Festival, July 7, 1968.
This album was originally issued as Atlantic #1534, October 15, 1969.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 8122-71407-2 4
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Rights Society: BIEM
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Label Code: LC 2982
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 05Z7
- Matrix / Runout: 812271407-2 WME
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD 1534 | Roland Kirk | Volunteered Slavery (LP, Album) | Atlantic | SD 1534 | US | 1969 |
| SD 1534 | Roland Kirk | Volunteered Slavery (LP, Album) | Atlantic | SD 1534 | Canada | 1969 |
| 8122731732 | Roland Kirk | Volunteered Slavery (CD, Album, RE) | Atlantic, Warner Jazz, Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122731732 | Europe | 2005 |
| WPCR-25115 | Roland Kirk | Volunteered Slavery (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) | Atlantic | WPCR-25115 | Japan | 2006 |
| COL-CD-6346 | Roland Kirk | Volunteered Slavery (CD, Album, RE) | Collectables | COL-CD-6346 | US | 2002 |









