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Album · 1954 · United States

Afro

Dizzy Gillespie

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Tracks: 7
Playing time: 33 min
Genres: Jazz, Trumpet, Afro-Cuban jazz
Popularity: 48 of 100

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Afro is the 1954 album by Dizzy Gillespie, from the United States: 7 tracks and 33 minutes of jazz, trumpet and Afro-Cuban jazz. It is on The trumpet. Its track played most at Tidal today is “Con Alma”.

Tracks

1Manteca Theme4:10
2Contraste2:45
3Jungla4:44
4Rhumba-Finale4:43
5A Night In Tunisia4:19
6Con Alma5:05
7Caravan7:19

7 tracks, 33 min.

Where it is fromUnited StatesMusic of the United States

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