Capitol Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Cuban Fire!
| Recorded | May 22-24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | Capitol Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 24 credited players |
| Discogs | master 325010 |
The record
Johnny Richards' Afro-Cuban suite pushed Kenton's orchestra into dense, brass-heavy territory, with congas and bongos locking into the reed and horn charts rather than sitting on top of them. A high-water mark for progressive big band writing, where Latin rhythm meets Kenton's signature wall-of-sound arranging.
Session personnel
- Curtis Counce — bass
- Willie Rodriguez — bongos
- Tommy Lopez, Sr. — congas
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Vinnie Tanno — flugelhorn
- Irving Rosenthal — french horn
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Ralph Blaze — guitar
- Stan Kenton — piano, conductor
- Bill Perkins — saxophone
- Billy Root — saxophone
- Lennie Niehaus — saxophone
- Lucky Thompson — saxophone
- George Laguna — timbales
- Bob Fitzpatrick — trombone
- Carl Fontana — trombone
- Don Kelly — trombone
- Kent Larsen — trombone
- Al Mattaliano — trumpet
- Ed Leddy — trumpet
- Lee Katzman — trumpet
- Phil Gilbert — trumpet
- Sam Noto — trumpet
- Jay McAllister — tuba
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file here is the 1956 US Capitol, T 731, and it is a mono record. The stereo you will see advertised is Creative World's later ST-1008, which our data marks duophonic -- electronically rechannelled, not a true stereo mix. Capitol repressed T 731 in 1959 and 1962 and reissued the album as SM-11794. A UK LCT 6118 and a Canadian T-731 also date to 1956.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 23 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Capitol Records · T 731 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Capitol Records · T-731 — Vinyl, LP, Album · deep groove |
| 1956 | Capitol Records · LCT 6118 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1956 | Capitol Records · T-731 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1957 | Capitol Records — MONO |
| 1957 | Capitol Records · EAP1731 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Capitol Records · T 731 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1962 | Capitol Records · T 731 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1991 | Capitol Records · CDP 7 96260 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono |
| 1991 | Capitol Jazz · CDP 7 96260 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono |
| — | Capitol Records · SM-11794 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| — | Creative World · ST-1008 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
| — | Creative World · ST 1008 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Duophonic |
| — | Creative World · ST-1008 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Duophonic |
Follow the players
Curtis Counce also plays on
Willie Rodriguez also plays on
Tommy Lopez, Sr. also plays on