Album · 1955
Afro-Cuban
Tracklist
1
Afrodisia
Afro-Cuban
5:06
2
Lotus Flower
Afro-Cuban
4:18
3
Minor's Holiday
Afro-Cuban
4:28
4
Minor's Holiday (alternate take)
Afro-Cuban
4:26
5
Basheer's Dream
Afro-Cuban
5:02
6
K.D.'s Motion
Afro-Cuban
5:28
7
La Villa
Afro-Cuban
5:23
8
Venita's Dance
Afro-Cuban
5:21
9
K.D.'s Cab Ride (Echo of Spring)
Afro-Cuban
6:10
In print
First pressed 1955, still pressed 2025 — 54 pressings across 5 countries.
Credits
Gordon H Jee
Art Direction · creative director [reissue]
Amanda Wray
Design
Gil Mellé
Design
m.b.llc.
Design
Reid Miles
Design
Art Blakey
Instrument · drums
Carlos “Patato” Valdés
Instrument · congas
Cecil Payne
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Hank Mobley
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Horace Silver
Instrument · piano
J.J. Johnson
Instrument · trombone
Kenny Dorham
Instrument · trumpet
Oscar Pettiford
Instrument · bass
Percy Heath
Instrument · bass
Bob Blumenthal
Liner Notes
Leonard Feather
Liner Notes
Michael Cuscuna
Liner Notes
Naoya Nakahara
Liner Notes
上條直之
Liner Notes
佐藤秀樹
Liner Notes
原田和典
Liner Notes
岡崎正通
Liner Notes
岩浪洋三
Liner Notes
行方均
Liner Notes
Bernie Grundman
Mastering
Chris Bellman
Mastering · lacquer cut by
David Cheppa
Mastering
Kevin Gray
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Lex van Coeverden
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Marko Kluge
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Rudy van Gelder
Mastering · remastered by
Steve Hoffman
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Francis Wolff
Photography
Alfred Lion
Producer
Jean-Michel Proust
Producer · executive-producer [reissue]
Nicolas Pflug
Producer · executive-producer [reissue]
Gigi Gryce
Writer
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