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Volunteered Slavery
1-1	Volunteered Slavery	5:40
1-2	Spirits Up Above	3:36
1-3	My Cherie Amour Written By – Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy	3:17
1-4	Search For The Reason Why	2:04
1-5	I Say A Little Prayer Written By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David	7:56
1-6	Roland's Opening Remarks	0:40
1-7	One Ton	5:01
1-8	Ovation & Roland's Remarks	1:40
Tribute To John Coltrane	(8:10)
1-9a	Lush Life Written By – Billy Strayhorn
1-9b	Afro-Blue Written By – R. Santamaria*
1-9c	Bessie's Blues Written By – John Coltrane
1-10	Three For The Festival	4:26
Blacknuss
2-1	Ain't No Sunshine Written By – Bill Withers	2:26
2-2	What's Going On / Mercy Mercy Me Written By – Marvin Gaye	3:46
2-3	I Love You Yes I Do Written By – Johnny Cameron	2:48
2-4	Take Me Girl, I'm Ready Written By – Johnny Bristol, Pam Sawyer	3:19
2-5	My Girl Written By – Ronald White, William Robinson*	3:06
2-6	Which Way Is It Going	2:24
2-7	One Nation Written By, Vocals – Princess Patience Burton	3:40
2-8	Never Can Say Goodbye Written By – Clifton Davis	4:00
2-9	Old Rugged Cross	7:14
2-10	Make It With You Written By – David Gates	4:50
2-11	Blacknuss	5:13

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – 32 Jazz
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
• Licensed From – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Record Company – Regent Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Newport Jazz Festival
• Recorded At – Atlantic Studios

Credits

• Baby Grand Piano – Sonelius Smith (tracks: 2-1, 2-5, 2-8, 2-11)
• Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Roland Kirk Spirit Choir (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
• Bass – Henry Pearson (tracks: 2-1, 2-5, 2-8, 2-11), Vernon Martin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Bill Salter* (tracks: 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10)
• Congas [Conga Drum] – Richard Landrum (tracks: 2-1, 2-5, 2-8, 2-11)
• Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10), Charles Crosby (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Jimmy Hopps (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Khalil Mhdri (tracks: 2-1, 2-5, 2-8, 2-11), Sonny Brown (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
• Guitar – Billy Butler (tracks: 2-1, 2-5, 2-8, 2-11), Cornell Dupree (tracks: 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10), Keith Loving (tracks: 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10)
• Organ – Mickey Tucker (tracks: 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10)
• Percussion – Joe Texidor (tracks: Joe Habad Texidor)
• Piano – Richard Tee (tracks: 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10), Ron Burton (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Nose Flute, Gong, Whistle, Vocals, Saxophone [Manzello, Stritch] – Roland Kirk
• Trombone – Dick Griffin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10, 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10)
• Trumpet – Charles McGhee (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10, 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10)
• Vocals – Princess Patience Burton (tracks: 2-2 tp 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10)

Notes

Volunteered Slavery Originally Released as Atlantic 1534 on October 15, 1969
1-1 to 1-5 recorded at Regent Sound Studios, New York, N.Y.
2-6 to 2-10 were recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1968.

Blacknuss Originally Released as Atlantic 1601 on January 24, 1972
Tracks 2-1, 2-8, 2-11 recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
Tracks 2-2 to 2-7, 2-9, 2-10 recorded at Regent Sound Studios, New York, N.Y.