Afro-Cuban Influence

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{{Infobox album

| name = Afro-Cuban Influence

| type = Studio

| artist = Shorty Rogers

| cover = Afro-Cuban Influence.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1958

| recorded = June 19 & 26, 1958

| venue =

| studio = Radio Recorders, Los Angeles

| genre = Jazz

| length = 42:34

| label = RCA Victor

| producer = Dick Pierce

| chronology = Shorty Rogers

| prev_title = Gigi in Jazz

| prev_year = 1958

| next_title = Chances Are It Swings

| next_year = 1958

}}

Afro-Cuban Influence is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers which was released by RCA Victor in 1958.[https://www.discogs.com/Shorty-Rogers-Afro-Cuban-Influence/release/4647822 Discogs album entry] accessed March 23, 2016Cohen, N. [http://www.attictoys.com/HerbGeller/Herb_Geller_discography_pt1.php Herb Geller discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103305/http://www.attictoys.com/HerbGeller/Herb_Geller_discography_pt1.php |date=March 5, 2016 }} accessed March 23, 2016[https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/claudio-roditi/ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827143329/https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/claudio-roditi/ |date=August 27, 2016 }} accessed March 23, 2016

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

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Allmusic called it a "highly recommended LP".{{AllMusic|first=Ken |last=Dryden |class=album |id= mw0000222271 |title=Manteca Afro-Cuban Influence – Review |accessdate=March 23, 2016}}

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

References