Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Original Album Series (2015)

5CD set. Collects five of his original albums, Features "Here Comes The Whistleman" (1965), "The Inflated Tear" (1967), "Left & Right" (1968), "Volunteered Slavery" (1969) and "Natural Black Inventions : Root Strata" (1971). (RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK).

Tracklist

CD1 - Here Comes the Whistleman (1967)
01. Roots (05:49)
02. Here Comes the Whistleman (04:05)
03. I Wished on the Moon (05:54)
04. Making Love After Hours (04:30)
05. Yesterdays (04:08)
06. Aluminum Baby (06:12)
07. Step Right Up (04:50)

CD2 - The Inflated Tear (1968)
01. The Black and Crazy Blues (06:08)
02. A Laugh for Rory (02:54)
03. Many Blessings (04:46)
04. Fingers in the Wind (04:18)
05. The Inflated Tear (04:59)
06. The Creole Love Call (03:54)
07. A Handful of Fives (02:43)
08. Fly by Night (04:19)
09. Lovellevelliloqui (04:06)

CD3 - Left & Right (1969)
01. Black Mystery Has Been Revealed (01:18)
02. Expansions (019:38)
03. Lady’s Blues (03:46)
04. IX Love (03:40)
05. Hot Cha (03:24)
06. Quintessence (04:12)
07. I Waited for You (02:54)
08. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (03:56)

CD4 - Volunteered Slavery (1969)
01. Volunteered Slavery (05:45)
02. Spirits Up Above (03:38)
03. Ma chérie amour (03:21)
04. Search for the Reason Why (02:08)
05. I Say a Little Prayer (08:00)
06. Roland’s Opening Remarks (00:40)
07. One Ton (05:01)
08. Ovation and Roland’s Remarks (01:41)
09. A Tribute to John Coltrane: a. Lush Life / b. Afro-Blue / c. Bessie’s Blues (08:12)
10. Three for the Festival (04:25)

CD5 - Natural Black Inventions- Root Strata (1971)
01. Something for Trane That Trane Could Have Said (03:07)
02. Island Cry (03:54)
03. Runnin' from the Trash (02:16)
04. Day Dream (03:42)
05. The Ragman and the Junkman Ran from the Businessman They Laughed and He Cried (03:04)
06. Breath-a-Thon (01:55)
07. Rahsaanica (03:43)
08. Raped Voices (01:47)
09. Haunted Feelings (02:27)
10. Prelude Back Home (03:45)
11. Dance of the Lobes (02:06)
12. Harder & Harder Spiritual (02:35)
13. Black Root (03:17)