Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Mongo Santamaria Title: Mongo at the Village Gate Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Ojc Release Date: 7/1/1991 Album Type: Live Genres: International Music, Jazz, Latin Music Styles: Caribbean & Cuba, Cuba, Latin Jazz Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 025218649025, 0090204033980 |
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 | Mongo Santamaria Mongo at the Village Gate Genres: International Music, Jazz, Latin Music
This OJC/Concord Jazz reissue CD finds Mongo Santamaria entering the boogaloo era with a variety of funky pieces that show the influence of R&B and soul-jazz without losing the group's roots in Cuban music. The infec... more » |
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Album Description This OJC/Concord Jazz reissue CD finds Mongo Santamaria entering the boogaloo era with a variety of funky pieces that show the influence of R&B and soul-jazz without losing the group's roots in Cuban music. The infectious live set teams the conguero with trumpeter Marty Sheller, the reeds of Pat Patrick and Bobby Capers, pianist Rodgers Grant, bassist Victor Venegas, drummer Frank Hernandez, and the percussion of Chihuahua Martinez and Julian Cabrera. Such tunes as 'Fatback,' 'Mongo's Groove,' and 'Creole' have happy, soulful, and simple melodies. This is one of Marty Sheller's best dates on trumpet, while Santamaira takes 'My Sound' as a colorful unaccompanied solo. A remake of 'Para Ti' is a welcome bonus track on this enjoyable CD. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsAn incredible CD!!! Wish I was there that evening. Luis E. Cotto | USA | 04/21/1998 (5 out of 5 stars) "Starting with the introduction by Symphony Sid...this CD takes off with some incredible cuts by Mongo and his group. This CD is a must-have if your a latin-jazz fan. It manages to hold on to you track through track, ironically without the addition of two standard Mongo tracks (Watermelon Man and Afro Blue). El Toro, My Sound, and the Morning After are classics. !!UN EXITO!!" Ultimate Latin Jazz David M. Doyle | El Monte, CA USA | 03/13/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "This recording is one of the Pinnacles of Latin Jazz Want to Dig Latin Jazz? Want to gain insight in the Concept of Latin Jazz? Buy this recording plus Willie Bobo's "Spanish Grease" These 2 recordings were the seed ,the catylist of Latin Jazz as we know it. Listen childern and you shall hear,,,wail on Mongo in the Great Descarga in the Sky,,, Axe Mongo,,, Dios te paga,,, Dios te paga,,, Axe,,, We miss you Mongo,,, David Doyle Los Angeles,Calif " Mongo one of the greatest conga drummers ever jaye l price | md | 06/07/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "This cd proves that He indeed is one of the greatest if not the
greatest conga drummers ever. The thing I like so much about this cd is the musicians take the solos so seriously. It is filled with many great solos. The highlight of the cd is the conga solo. It can and has been used as a teaching tool for those who would like to play congas and play the afro-latin way. Add this cd to your collection, you won't regret it. jaye price beltsville,md" |
