Kenny Dorham was a very active jazz trumpeter during his life in a perhaps most productive time period for jazz. What's sad about him is that he always played somewhere in the back. He was in the big bands led by Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton but he also played in smaller arrangements like in a quintet led by Charlie Parker and so the list goes on. The man really knew his craft and he played for a number of big shots in jazz but for some reason (I'm guessing the absence of ass kissing and ambition) he never really made it big on his own. Some critic called him a synonymous for an underrated artist. Despite that he did put out some good stand alone albums with Afro-Cuban being one of his best.
As the name suggests the album is inspired by an afro-cuban sound. So what you get here is a very precise, rhythmic jazz mixed with African drumming and Latin-music melodies. The most apparent sound in the mix are the drums of course. It's rich with congas and similar small drum instruments that I have no idea of what they're called. So pour yourself some faggot cocktail and enjoy the rumba of this great jazz album.
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