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
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| 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
- "Wuayacañanga Suite" (Carlos Vidal, Modesto Duran, Shorty Rogers) – 21:58
- "Manteca" (Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) – 9:02
- "Moon Over Cuba" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol) – 4:12
- "Viva Puente" (Shorty Rogers) – 3:39
- "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) – 3:36
Personnel
- Shorty Rogers – flugelhorn, arranger
- Buddy Childers, Don Fagerquist, Ed Leddy, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari – trumpet
- Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
- Harry Betts, George Roberts, Frank Rosolino, Ken Shroyer – trombone
- Bud Shank – flute, alto saxophone
- Herb Geller – alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper, Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
- Bill Hood – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone
- Joe Mondragon – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Carlos Vidal, Frank Guerrero, Juan Cheda, Luis Miranda, Manuel Ochoa, Mike Pacheco, Modesto Duran, Sirelda Gonzalez – percussion, vocals
References
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