Afro-Cuban Influence

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Afro-Cuban Influence
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Studio album by
Shorty Rogers
Released1958
RecordedJune 19 & 26, 1958
Studio Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre Jazz
Length42:34
Label RCA Victor
Producer Dick Pierce
Shorty Rogers chronology
Gigi in Jazz
(1958)		Afro-Cuban Influence
(1958)		 Chances Are It Swings
(1958)

Afro-Cuban Influence is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers which was released by RCA Victor in 1958. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic called it a "highly recommended LP". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Wuayacañanga Suite" (Carlos Vidal, Modesto Duran, Shorty Rogers) – 21:58
  2. "Manteca" (Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) – 9:02
  3. "Moon Over Cuba" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol) – 4:12
  4. "Viva Puente" (Shorty Rogers) – 3:39
  5. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) – 3:36

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
  2. ↑ Cohen, N. Herb Geller discography Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived August 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  4. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Manteca Afro-Cuban Influence – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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