Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Afro Roots
| Recorded | Dec 1958 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1958 |
| Discogs | master 282826 |
The record
Prestige's compilation of Mongo's late-fifties Fantasy sessions -- Afro-Cuban drumming at the root, including 'Afro Blue' in its first recorded form.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24018 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Prestige |
| 1972 | Prestige · 24018 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1972 | Bellaphon · BLST 6530 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24018 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24018 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24018 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 24018 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1989 | Prestige · PRCD-24018-2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1989 | Prestige · PCD-24018-2 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1993 | Prestige · PCD 24018-2 — CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2006 | Prestige · 00025218541824 — CD, Compilation, Reissue |
| — | Prestige · PRCD-24018 — CD, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Prestige · PR 24018 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered |