Recorded in 1968 and intended as a tribute to her late husband, Alice Coltrane is supported in her first solo outing by Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali all members of John Coltranes last quintet. While initial reviews to the album were lukewarm upon release, looking at it in the context of her larger body of work,A Monastic Trioserves as a delightful foreshadowing of what was to come.

ThisVerve By Requesttitle is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.