Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra – Afro

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Label:	Norgran Records – MG N-1003
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Yellow Labels
Country:	US
Released:	Nov 1954
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Afro-Cuban Jazz

Tracklist

A1		Manteca Theme Conductor – O'Farrill* Written-By – Pozo, Gillespie
A2		Contraste Conductor – O'Farrill* Written-By – O'Farrill, Gillespie
A3		Jungla Conductor – O'Farrill* Written-By – O'Farrill, Gillespie
A4		Rhumba-Finale Conductor – O'Farrill* Written-By – O'Farrill, Gillespie
B1		A Night In Tunisia Written-By – Gillespie, Paparelli
B2		Con Alma Written-By – Gillespie*
B3		Caravan Written-By – Tizol*

Arranged By – Chico O'Farrill (tracks: A1 to A4), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: B1 to B3)
Artwork – David Stone Martin
Bass – Robert Rodriguez*, Lewis Hackney* (tracks: A1 to A4)
Bongos – Jose Mangual
Congas – Candido Camero* (tracks: B1 to B3), Rafael Miranda* (tracks: B1 to B3), Ramon Santanaria* (tracks: A1 to A4)
Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: A1 to A4)
Flute – Gilberto Valdes* (tracks: B1, B2)
Piano – Alejandro Hernandez (tracks: B1 to B3), Ray Concepcion (tracks: A1 to A4), Wade Legge (tracks: A1 to A4)
Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: A1 to A4), George Dorsey (tracks: A1 to A4), Earl Mobley* (tracks: A1 to A4), Hilton Jefferson (tracks: A1 to A4), Lucky Thompson (tracks: A1 to A4)
Timbales – Ubaldo Nieto
Trombone – George Matthews (2) (tracks: A1 to A4), J.J. Johnson (tracks: A1 to A4), Leon Comegys (tracks: A1 to A4)
Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal (tracks: A1 to A4), James Nottingham* (tracks: A1 to A4), Quincy Jones (tracks: A1 to A4)

Recorded at NYC, May 24, 1954 (Tracks A1 to A4).
Recorded at NYC, June 3, 1954 (Tracks B1 to B3).

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Afro (LP, Album, Mono, Black Labels)	Norgran Records	MG N-1003	US	1954
Recently Edited	Afro (3×7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, 3 Vinyl Set)	Norgran Records	EP N-2002-3	US	1954
Recently Edited	Afro (LP, Album, Mono)	Columbia	33CX 10002	UK	1956
Recently Edited	Manteca (LP, Album, Reissue)	Verve Records	MG V-8208	US	1956
New Submission	Manteca (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	Verve Records	MG V-6208	US	1958