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Kwanza

Archie Shepp

Initial release : 1974

Impulse

Tracks recorded with a number of line-ups in 1968 and 1969.

Tracks

  • Back Back (Shepp)
  • Spoo Dee Doo (Shepp)
  • New Africa (Moncur)
  • Slow Drag (Shepp)
  • Bakai (Massey)
Musicians

On Back Back:

  • Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Owens - trumpet
  • Grachan Moncur III - trombone
  • James Spaulding - alto saxophone
  • Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
  • Dave Burrell - organ
  • Wally Richardson - guitar
  • Bob Bushnell - bass
  • Bernard Purdie - drums
On Spoo Pee Doo:
  • Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
  • Martin Banks - trumpet
  • Robin Kenyatta - flute
  • Andrew Bey - piano
  • Bert Payne - guitar
  • Albert Winston - bass
  • Beaver Harris - drums
  • Doris Troy, Leon Thomas, Tasha Thomas - vocals
On New Africa:
  • Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, vocals
  • Jimmy owens - trumpet
  • Grachan Moncur III - trombone
  • Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
  • Dave Burrell - piano
  • Walter Booker - bass
  • Beaver Harris - drums
On Slow Drag:
  • Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Woody Shaw - trumpet
  • Matthew Gee - trombone
  • C. Sharpe - alto saxophone
  • Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Wilbur Ware - bass
  • Joe Chambers - drums
On Bakai:
  • Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Jimmy owens - trumpet
  • Grachan Moncur III - trombone
  • Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
  • Dave Burrell - piano
  • Walter Booker - bass
  • Beaver Harris - drums
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