These 1969 recordings (released 5 years later) combine 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 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. ThisVerve By Request LP features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

Tracklist
A1. Back Back
A2. Spoo Pee Doo
A3. New Africa
B1. Slow Drag
B2. Bakai