Afro-Cuban (album)

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Afro-Cuban
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Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of October 1955 (10") [1]
End of May 1957 (12") [2]
RecordedJanuary 30 and March 29, 1955
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length18:53 (10")
35:08 (12")
45:44 (CD)
Label Blue Note
BLP 5065 (10")
BLP 1535 (12")
Producer Alfred Lion
Kenny Dorham chronology
Kenny Dorham Quintet
(1953)
Afro-Cuban
(1955)
'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia
(1956)
Alternative cover
Dorham-afro-cuban 5065.jpg
10" Vinyl (1955) artwork

Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham, recorded for Blue Note on March 29, 1955 and released later that year on the Blue Note Modern Jazz Series, shortly before the label discontinued the format. It was soon reissued on the new 1500 series, recompiled with a session by an early incarnation of the ensemble, with new cover art. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "A first-rate recording for the under-appreciated Dorham, this one should be in every collection of all true music lovers." [3]

Track listing

10" LP, BLP 5065

All tracks are written by Kenny Dorham, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleDate recordedLength
1."Afrodisia"March 29, 19555:06
2."Lotus Flower"March 29, 19554:17
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Minor's Holiday" March 29, 19554:27
2."Basheer's Dream"Gigi GryceMarch 29, 19555:03

LP, BLP 1535

All tracks are written by Kenny Dorham, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Afrodisia" March 29, 19555:06
2."Lotus Flower" March 29, 19554:17
3."Minor's Holiday" March 29, 19554:27
4."Basheer's Dream" Gigi Gryce March 29, 19555:03
Side 2
No.TitleDate recordedLength
1."K.D.'s Motion"January 30, 19555:29
2."La Villa"January 30, 19555:24
3."Venita's Dance"January 30, 19555:22

CD reissues

1987 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Afrodisia" March 29, 19555:02
2."Lotus Flower" March 29, 19554:15
3."Minor's Holiday" March 29, 19554:25
4."Minor's Holiday" (alternate take) March 29, 19554:21
5."Basheer's Dream" Gigi Gryce March 29, 19555:00
6."K.D.'s Motion" January 30, 19555:25
7."La Villa" January 30, 19555:20
8."Venita's Dance" January 30, 19555:18
9."K.D.'s Cab Ride" January 30, 19556:06

Personnel

Musicians

January 30, 1955

March 29, 1955

Technical personnel

Original

Reissue

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References

  1. Billboard Nov 5, 1955
  2. 1 2 Billboard May 20, 1957
  3. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2010
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 392. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.