Afro-Cuban (album)

{{Infobox album|

| name = Afro-Cuban

| type = Album

| cover = Afro-Cuban (album).jpg

| alt =

| released = End of October 1955 (10")[https://books.google.com/books?id=OyMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Afro-Cuban+dorham&pg=PA28 Billboard Nov 5, 1955]
End of May 1957 (12")[https://books.google.com/books?id=qR0EAAAAMBAJ&q=dorham&pg=PA153 Billboard May 20, 1957]

| recorded = January 30 and March 29, 1955

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ

| genre = Jazz

| length = 18:53 (10")
35:08 (12")
45:44 (CD)

| label = Blue Note
BLP 5065 (10")
BLP 1535 (12")

| producer = Alfred Lion

| chronology = Kenny Dorham

| prev_title = Kenny Dorham Quintet

| prev_year = 1953

| next_title = 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia

| next_year = 1956

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = Album

| cover = Dorham-afro-cuban_5065.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = 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.

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=392}}

}}

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."Nastos, M. G. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r137824|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 28, 2010

Track listing

= 10" LP, BLP 5065 =

{{Track

| all_writing = Kenny Dorham, except as noted.

| headline = Side 1

| extra_column = Date recorded

| title1 = Afrodisia

| length1 = 5:06

| extra1 = March 29, 1955

| title2 = Lotus Flower

| length2 = 4:17

| extra2 = March 29, 1955

}}{{Track

| headline = Side 2

| extra_column = Date recorded

| title1 = Minor's Holiday

| length1 = 4:27

| extra1 = March 29, 1955

| title2 = Basheer's Dream

| length2 = 5:03

| writer2 = Gigi Gryce

| extra2 = March 29, 1955

}}

= LP, BLP 1535 =

{{Track

| all_writing = Kenny Dorham, except as noted.

| headline = Side 1

| extra_column = Date recorded

| title1 = Afrodisia

| length1 = 5:06

| extra1 = March 29, 1955

| title2 = Lotus Flower

| length2 = 4:17

| extra2 = March 29, 1955

| title3 = Minor's Holiday

| length3 = 4:27

| extra3 = March 29, 1955

| title4 = Basheer's Dream

| length4 = 5:03

| writer4 = Gigi Gryce

| extra4 = March 29, 1955

}}{{Track

| headline = Side 2

| extra_column = Date recorded

| title1 = K.D.'s Motion

| length1 = 5:29

| extra1 = January 30, 1955

| title2 = La Villa

| length2 = 5:24

| extra2 = January 30, 1955

| title3 = Venita's Dance

| length3 = 5:22

| extra3 = January 30, 1955

}}

= CD reissues =

{{Track

| headline = 1987 reissue

| extra_column = Date recorded

| title1 = Afrodisia

| length1 = 5:02

| extra1 = March 29, 1955

| title2 = Lotus Flower

| length2 = 4:15

| extra2 = March 29, 1955

| title3 = Minor's Holiday

| length3 = 4:25

| extra3 = March 29, 1955

| title4 = Minor's Holiday

| note4 = alternate take

| length4 = 4:21

| extra4 = March 29, 1955

| title5 = Basheer's Dream

| length5 = 5:00

| writer5 = Gigi Gryce

| extra5 = March 29, 1955

| title6 = K.D.'s Motion

| length6 = 5:25

| extra6 = January 30, 1955

| title7 = La Villa

| length7 = 5:20

| extra7 = January 30, 1955

| title8 = Venita's Dance

| length8 = 5:18

| extra8 = January 30, 1955

| title9 = K.D.'s Cab Ride

| length9 = 6:06

| extra9 = January 30, 1955

}}

The 2007 RVG edition restores the original track order, placing the alternate take of "Minor's Holiday" at the end, and retitles "K.D.'s Cab Ride" to "Echo of Spring".