Afro-Cuban

Kenny Dorham

Released: End of October 1955 (10")
Tracks: 4

4 more tracks from these dates went to Afro-Cuban

Who's on it

Kenny Dorham – trumpet
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Cecil Payne – baritone sax
Horace Silver – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Carlos Patato Valdes – conga
Richie Goldberg – cowbell

Credits

Producer: Alfred Lion
recording engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
design: Reid Miles
photography: Francis Wolff
liner notes: Leonard Feather

The tracks

Side one

1AfrodisiaMarch 29, 1955 · take 75:06
2Lotus FlowerOn this track: Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey, Carlos Patato ValdesMarch 29, 1955 · take 84:17

Side two

1Minor's HolidayMarch 29, 1955 · take 34:27
2Basheer's DreamGigi GryceOn this track: Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey, Carlos Patato ValdesMarch 29, 1955 · take 55:03

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Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BLP 1535	Afro-Cuban	Kenny Dorham	1957	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey, Carlos Patato Valdes, Richie Goldberg

4 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 4325	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers · not on the site yet	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers	1954	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5058	Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 3)	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers	1955	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5062	Horace Silver Quintet (Volume 4)	Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers	1955	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
MG-36007	Clark Terry	Clark Terry Septet	1955	Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
BLP 1502	Miles Davis Volume 2	Miles Davis	1956	J.J. Johnson, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
BLP 1507	At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 1	The Jazz Messengers	1956	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1508	At the Cafe Bohemia Volume 2	The Jazz Messengers	1956	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1518	Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers	Horace Silver	1956	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey

3 of them 17 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 1501	Miles Davis Volume 1	Miles Davis	1955	J.J. Johnson, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
BLP 5064	Julius Watkins Sextet Vol. 2	Julius Watkins Sextet	1955	Hank Mobley, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
BLP 5066	Hank Mobley Quartet	Hank Mobley Quartet	1955	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5070	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol. 3	Jay Jay Johnson Quintet	1955	J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
MG-36030	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1955	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne, Art Blakey
CL 897	The Jazz Messengers	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1956	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
CL 903	The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys	Rita Reys	1956	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1506	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Oscar Pettiford
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
BLP 1537	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet	Lou Donaldson	1957	Kenny Dorham, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1544	Hank Mobley and His All Stars	Hank Mobley	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1550	Hank Mobley Quintet	Hank Mobley	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1558	Sonny Rollins Volume 2	Sonny Rollins	1957	J.J. Johnson, Horace Silver, Art Blakey
RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Kenny Dorham, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Oscar Pettiford
JLP 82	Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley & Sonny Rollins	Kenny Dorham Quintet/Sextet	1962	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne, Oscar Pettiford

2 of them 81 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 109	Modern Jazz Trombones	Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars	1951	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson
LP-623	Max!	Max Roach	1958?	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley
BLP 5006	James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo	James Moody And His Bop Men	1952	Cecil Payne, Art Blakey
BLP 5010	New Sounds	Max Roach, James Moody, Art Blakey	1952	Kenny Dorham, Art Blakey
BLP 5013	Young Man With A Horn	Miles Davis	1953	J.J. Johnson, Oscar Pettiford
BLP 5018	New Faces-New Sounds	Horace Silver	1953	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5021	New Faces-New Sounds	Lou Donaldson	1953	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5022	Miles Davis Vol. 2	The Miles Davis Sextet	1953	J.J. Johnson, Art Blakey
MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
MG 9025	The Birth Of Bop Volume 4	Various Artists	1953	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
PRLP 161	Miles Davis Quartet	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
PRLP 182	Miles Davis All Star Sextet	Miles Davis All Star Sextet	1954	J.J. Johnson, Horace Silver
PRLP 186	Sonny Rollins Quintet	Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny Dorham	1954	Kenny Dorham, Art Blakey
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley
BLP 5034	Spotlight On Drums	Horace Silver Trio Vol. 2/Art Blakey-Sabu	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5037	A Night At Birdland Vol. 1	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5038	A Night At Birdland Vol. 2	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5039	A Night At Birdland Vol. 3	Art Blakey Quintet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5040	Miles Davis Vol. 3	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 5055	Lou Donaldson Sextet Vol. 2	Lou Donaldson Sextet	1954	Kenny Dorham, Art Blakey
PR 7822	Miles Davis Quartet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Quartet	1954	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
MG-26025	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1954	Cecil Payne, Art Blakey
MG-26027	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1954	Cecil Payne, Art Blakey
MGN-1023	Dizzy And Strings	Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra	1955	J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
MG-36010	I Surrender, Dear	Billy Eckstine	1955	Cecil Payne, Art Blakey
MG-36029	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1955	Cecil Payne, Art Blakey
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Cecil Payne, Art Blakey
MG-36043	Julian "Cannonball" Adderley	Cannonball Adderley Octet	1955	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
RLP 12-209	The Unique Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Trio	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
RLP 12-221	Jazz By Gee!	Matthew Gee All Stars	1956	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne
BLP 1520	Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu	Horace Silver	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1521	A Night at Birdland Volume 1	Art Blakey	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1522	A Night at Birdland Volume 2	Art Blakey	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1539	6 Pieces of Silver	Horace Silver	1956	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
PRLP 7023	Trombone By Three	J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green	1956	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson
PRLP 7037	Fontainebleau	Tadd Dameron	1956	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne
PRLP 7054	Blue Haze	Miles Davis	1956	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
PRLP 7058	Moving Out	Sonny Rollins	1956	Kenny Dorham, Art Blakey
MG 12047	The Champ	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	J.J. Johnson, Art Blakey
MG-36066	Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars	Jimmy Cleveland Octet	1956	Cecil Payne, Oscar Pettiford
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
RLP 12-233	The Hawk Flies High	Coleman Hawkins Septet	1957	J.J. Johnson, Oscar Pettiford
RLP 12-239	Jazz Contrasts	Kenny Dorham	1957	Kenny Dorham, Oscar Pettiford
CL 1002	Drum Suite	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
BLP 1540	Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan	Hank Mobley	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
BLP 1541	Lee Morgan Sextet (Vol. 2)	Lee Morgan	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
BLP 1547	A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 1	Jimmy Smith	1957	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 1548	A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume 2	Jimmy Smith	1957	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 1549	Blowing in from Chicago	Cliff Jordan & John Gilmore	1957	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
BLP 1554	Orgy in Rhythm Volume 1	Art Blakey	1957	Art Blakey, Carlos Patato Valdes
BLP 1555	Orgy in Rhythm Volume 2	Art Blakey	1957	Art Blakey, Carlos Patato Valdes
BLP 1559	A Blowing Session	Johnny Griffin	1957	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 1562	The Stylings of Silver	Horace Silver	1957	Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
PRLP 7076	Walkin'	Miles Davis All Stars	1957	J.J. Johnson, Horace Silver
PRLP 7082	Mobley's 2nd Message	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
MG 12106	J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets	J.J. Johnson's Beboppers	1957	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
RLP 12-256	The Modern Touch	Benny Golson Sextet	1958	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson
RLP 12-297	Blue Spring	Kenny Dorham Septet, Cannonball Adderley	1959	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne
BLP 1556	The Sounds of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith	1959	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 4015	At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol. 1	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	1959	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
MG-36127	The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker	Max Roach Quartet	1959	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley
JLP 3	The Swingers	Kenny Dorham	1960	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne
BLP 4016	At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol. 2	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	1960	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 4031	Soul Station	Hank Mobley	1960	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
LP 1337	The Blues In Modern Jazz	Various Artists	1961	Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford
BLP 4058	Roll Call	Hank Mobley	1961	Hank Mobley, Art Blakey
BLP 4063	Whistle Stop	Kenny Dorham	1961	Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley
CJM 8019	The Jazz Life!	Various Artists	1961	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne
CJM 8022	Newport Rebels	Jazz Artists Guild	1961	Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne
JLP 72	Sonny's Time	Sonny Rollins	1962	Kenny Dorham, Oscar Pettiford
PRLP 7253	Looking Back	J.J. Johnson	1963	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	J.J. Johnson, Cecil Payne
BLP 4220	The Cape Verdean Blues	The Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson	1965	J.J. Johnson, Horace Silver
PR 7352	Miles Davis Plays For Lovers	Miles Davis Quartet	1965	Horace Silver, Art Blakey
LM-82002	I/We Had A Ball	Various Artists	1965	J.J. Johnson, Art Blakey
LM-82017	3/27/65 - Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall	Various Artists	1965	Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson
PR 7457	Miles Davis Greatest Hits	Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1966	J.J. Johnson, Horace Silver