| Afro | ||||
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| Released | November 1954 | |||
| Recorded | May 24 and June 3, 1954 New York City | |||
| Genre | Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop | |||
| Length | 33:05 | |||
| Label | Norgran MGN 1003 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Afro is a studio album by the jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was released in November 1954 through Norgran Records. [1] Gillespie worked with many Cuban musicians on the album. [2]
The AllMusic review states "Pairing Dizzy Gillespie with Cuban arranger/composer Chico O'Farrill produced a stunning session which originally made up the first half of a Norgran LP... A later small-group session features the trumpeter with an all-Latin rhythm section and flutist Gilberto Valdes... it is well worth acquiring." [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
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