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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Volunteered SlaveryWritten-By – Roland Kirk |
5:43 |
| 2 | Spirits Up AboveWritten-By – Roland Kirk |
3:35 |
| 3 | My Cherie AmourWritten-By – Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy |
3:18 |
| 4 | Search For The Reason WhyWritten-By – Roland Kirk |
2:05 |
| 5 | I Say A Little PrayerWritten-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David* |
7:57 |
| 6 | Roland's Opening Remarks | 0:39 |
| 7 | One TonWritten-By – Roland Kirk |
5:01 |
| 8 | Ovation & Roland's Remarks | 1:41 |
| A Tribute To John Coltrane | 8:12 | |
| 9.1 | Lush LifeWritten-By – Billy Strayhorn |
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| 9.2 | Afro-BlueWritten-By – Mongo Santamaria |
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| 9.3 | Bessie's BluesWritten-By – John Coltrane |
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| 10 | Three For The FestivalWritten-By – Roland Kirk |
4:24 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Newport Jazz Festival
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Roland Kirk Spirit Choir
- Bass – Vernon Martin
- Drums – Charles Crosby, Jimmy Hopps, Sonny Brown
- Piano – Ron Burton
- Producer – Joel Dorn
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Nose], Gong, Whistle, Horns [Stritch, Manzello], Vocals – Roland Kirk
- Trombone – Dick Griffin
- Trumpet – Charles McGhee
Notes
Originally Released as Atlantic 1534 in 1969.Songs 6-10 were recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1968.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 90431 63462 2
- Matrix / Runout: Z11206 45 COL2 6346.3-2 02
- Matrix / Runout: WEA MFG. OLYPHANT IFPI L909
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 |
| 8122-71407-2 | Roland Kirk | Volunteered Slavery (CD, Album, RE) | Rhino Records | 8122-71407-2 | Germany | 1993 |











