Archie Shepp – Kwanza (Verve By Request Series) – LP – Gatefold 180g Vinyl

These 1969 recordings (released 5 years later) combineArchie Shepps free jazz bonafides and a blend of blues and funk through an African lens, all in a big band setting. The all-star brass section, featuringJames SpauldingandCharles Davison sax along with trombonistGraham Moncur IIIlead the way on stand outs including New Africa and Spoo Pee Doo.

ThisVerve By RequestLP features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180-gram vinyl, pressed atThird Manin Detroit.

Tracklist:

A1 Back Back [5:48]
A2 Spoo Pee Doo [2:38]
A3 New Africa [13:01]

B1 Slow Drag [10:15]
B2 Bakai [10:07]

Total Time: 41:21

A1 recorded February 17, 1969, at RCA Studios, New York City.
A2 recorded September 9, 1968, at RCA Studios, New York City.
A3 recorded February 26, 1969, at National Recording Studios, New York City.

B1 recorded August 26, 1969, at RCA Studios, New York City.
B2 recorded February 26, 1969, at National Recording Studios, New York City.