Kwanza

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Back Back Alto Saxophone – James SpauldingBass – Bob BushnellDrums – Bernard PurdieGuitar – Wally RichardsonOrgan – Dave Burrell	5:45
2	Spoo Pee Doo Bass – Albert WinstonFlute – Robin KenyattaGuitar – Bert PaynePiano – Andrew Bey*Trumpet – Martin BanksVocals – Doris Troy, Leon Thomas, Tasha Thomas	2:37
3	New Africa Bass – Walter BookerPiano – Dave Burrell	12:49
4	Slow Drag Alto Saxophone – Clarence SharpeBaritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneBass – Wilbur WareDrums – Joe ChambersPiano – Cedar WaltonProducer – Ed MichelTrombone – Matthew GeeTrumpet – Woody Shaw	10:08
5	Bakai Bass – Walter BookerPiano – Dave Burrell	9:57

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Verve Music Group
• Copyright (c) – The Verve Music Group
• Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution – UMD

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone – Charles Davis (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Drums – Beaver Harris (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
• Mastered By – Bob Irwin, Jayme Pieruzzi
• Producer – Bob Thiele (tracks: 1 to 3, 5)
• Reissue Producer – Bryan Koniarz
• Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
• Trombone – Grachan Moncur III (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Trumpet – Jimmy Owens (tracks: 1, 3, 5)

Notes

Original LP issue: Impulse AS-9262
Recorded September 1968 and February and August 1969 in New York City.

(P) 1974 The Verve Music Group
(C) 2006 The Verve Music Group

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 602517050396
• Barcode (Printed): 6 02517 05039 6

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AS-9262	Archie Shepp	Kwanza ‎(LP, Album, Quad)	Impulse!	AS-9262	US	1974
AS-9262	Archie Shepp	Kwanza ‎(LP, Album, Quad, Gat)	ABC Impulse!	AS-9262	US	1974
MVCZ-124	Archie Shepp	Kwanza ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Impulse!	MVCZ-124	Japan	1997
AS-9262	Archie Shepp	Kwanza ‎(LP, Gat)	ABC Impulse!	AS-9262	France	1974
0602517050396	Archie Shepp	Kwanza ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Impulse!	0602517050396	Europe	2006