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

These 1969 recordings (released 5 years later) combine Archie Shepp’s 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, featuring James Spaulding and Charles Davis on sax along with trombonist Graham Moncur III lead the way on stand outs including “New Africa” and “Spoo Pee Doo”.

This Verve By Request LP features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in 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.