Afro (album)

Afro is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, released in 1954 on the Norgran label. Afro (album)_sentence_0

Gillespie worked with many Cuban musicians on the album. Afro (album)_sentence_1

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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review states "Pairing Dizzy Gillespie with Cuban arranger/composer Chico O'Farrill produced a stunning session which originally made up the first half of a Norgran LP...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." Afro (album)_sentence_2

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Track listing Afro (album)_section_1

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1. "Manteca Theme" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 4:10Afro (album)_item_0_0
2. "Contraste" (Gillespie, Chico O'Farrill, Pozo) - 2:45Afro (album)_item_0_1
3. "Jungla" (Gillespie, O'Farrill, Pozo) - 4:44Afro (album)_item_0_2
4. "Rhumba Finale" (Gillespie, O'Farrill, Pozo) - 4:43Afro (album)_item_0_3
5. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 4:19Afro (album)_item_0_4
6. "Con Alma" (Gillespie) - 5:05Afro (album)_item_0_5
7. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 7:19Afro (album)_item_0_6

Personnel Afro (album)_section_2

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• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpetAfro (album)_item_1_7
• Gilbert Valdez - flute (tracks 5-7)Afro (album)_item_1_8
• Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_9
• Leon Comegys, J. J. Johnson, George Matthews - trombone (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_10
• George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_11
• Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_12
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_13
• Réne Hernandez (tracks 5-7), Wade Legge (tracks 1-4) - pianoAfro (album)_item_1_14
• Lou Hackney (tracks 1-4), Roberto Rodríguez - bassAfro (album)_item_1_15
• Charlie Persip - drums (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_16
• Cándido Camero - congas, percussionAfro (album)_item_1_17
• Mongo Santamaria - congas (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_18
• José Mangual - bongosAfro (album)_item_1_19
• Ubaldo Nieto - timbalesAfro (album)_item_1_20
• Ralph Miranda - percussion (tracks 5-7)Afro (album)_item_1_21
• Chico O'Farrill - arranger (tracks 1-4)Afro (album)_item_1_22

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