▁Mor oc co , ▁Tun is ia . ▁ ▁K ne pper ▁documented ▁this ▁tour ▁met icul ously ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁letters ▁he ▁sent ▁home ▁to ▁his ▁wife , ▁Max ine , ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Robin , ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁Tim othy . ▁These ▁letters ▁were ▁recently ▁found ▁carefully ▁preserved ▁in ▁a ▁dust y ▁box ▁in ▁the ▁att ic ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁home , ▁and ▁have ▁now ▁been ▁trans cribed ▁by ▁his ▁daughter . ▁They ▁provide ▁a ▁fasc in ating ▁g limp se ▁into ▁the ▁inner ▁circles ▁of ▁a ▁notable ▁piece ▁of ▁jazz ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁tour ing ▁music ian , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁devoted ▁family ▁man . ▁He ▁pain ts ▁v ivid ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁personal ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁mus icians ▁he ▁worked ▁with , ▁and ▁his ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁Africa ' s ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁people ▁provide ▁a ▁v ivid ▁portrait ▁of ▁an ▁era ▁in ▁which ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁civil ▁rights ▁for ▁Afr icans ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁lands . ▁ ▁K ne pper ' s ▁daughter ▁is ▁hoping ▁to ▁publish ▁these ▁letters ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future . ▁ ▁< person al ▁letters ▁of ▁Jimmy ▁K ne pper ▁being ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Robin ▁K ne pper ▁Mah onen > ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁K ne pper ▁tou red ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁with ▁Ben ny ▁Good man ' s ▁Big ▁Band , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁cultural ▁exchange ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁in ▁which ▁the