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Released on Verve, also ’S Wonderful (Ella Fitzgerald), Too Darn Hot (Ella Fitzgerald) and Baby I’m a Fool (Melody Gardot)
Engineered by Rudy van Gelder, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Blue Train (John Coltrane)
Produced by Creed Taylor, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Africa (John Coltrane)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Africa (John Coltrane)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rudy van Gelder engineered 1208 songs on fono, the 7th most of any engineer
1082 other songs on fono were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, by Freddie Hubbard and Grant Green and others
Creed Taylor produced 327 songs on fono
Rudy van Gelder’s most frequent co-engineer is Maureen Sickler (13 songs together)
Credits
All 15 credits
- Written by
- Mongo Santamaría
- Produced by
- Creed Taylor
- Performed by
- Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés, Armando Peraza, Bob Bushnell, Cal Tjader, Donald Byrd, Grady Tate, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Burrell and Richard Davis
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Part of
- Soul Sauce
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Verve
- Written by
- Mongo Santamaría
- Produced by
- Creed Taylor
- Performed by
- Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés, Armando Peraza, Bob Bushnell, Cal Tjader, Donald Byrd, Grady Tate, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Burrell and Richard Davis
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Part of
- Soul Sauce
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Verve
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same writer: Mongo Santamaría
Same label: Verve
Same release: Soul Sauce
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same writer: Mongo Santamaría
Same label: Verve
Same release: Soul Sauce
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés
Afro‐Blue was performed by Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Armando Peraza
Afro‐Blue was performed by Armando Peraza
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Bob Bushnell
4MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Cal Tjader
5MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Donald Byrd
6MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Grady Tate
7MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Jimmy Heath
8MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Kenny Burrell
Afro‐Blue was performed by Kenny Burrell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was performed by Richard Davis
Afro‐Blue was performed by Richard Davis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was produced by Creed Taylor
11MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was written by Mongo Santamaría
Afro‐Blue was written by Mongo Santamaría
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue is part of the release Soul Sauce
Afro‐Blue is part of the release Soul Sauce
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Afro‐Blue was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Verve is the label of the song Afro‐Blue
Verve is the label of the song Afro‐Blue
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
Afro‐Blue was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Afro‐Blue was released on 1965