Afro-Cuban(1535)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
J. J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 1-4 and 9)
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Horace Silver – piano
Percy Heath (tracks 5-8), Oscar Pettiford (tracks 1-4 and 9) – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Carlos "Patato" Valdes – conga (tracks 1-4 and 9)
Richie Goldberg – cowbell (tracks 1-4 and 9)