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Mongo's graduation from Columbia to Atlantic, and from Top 40 covers to funkier soul-jazz, could not have been more welcome. At least half the credit for his new sound goes to Neal Creque, who wrote six of the ten tracks here. Creque, one of the most interesting composers of the late '60s and early '70s, has a sound that recalls Brasilians Deodato and Donato, Herbie Hancock, and the greats of New Orleans piano. The rest of the group (in the studio, at least) also is new for Mongo, although Marty Sheller returns as conductor. Featuring heavy soul-jazz with crack Latin percussion, Mongo '70 is consistently dramatic and evocative, so much so that it could've easily been the score for a movie. Nothing rates as filler, and the end is particularly strong. The funky "Mo' Do'" is followed by "Grass Roots," which has everything: guitar, vibraslap, mournful horns; "Dedicated to Love" is nearly an update on "Peter Gunn." Jon Hart's bass may be mixed a little high, but heavy funk is the message here. That and the fact that Neal Creque has arrived.
© Tony Wilds /TiVo
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Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Arranger, Electric Piano, Writer - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Arranger, Electric Piano, Writer - Eric Gale, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Gene Orloff, Violin - George Ricci, Cello - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Kermit Moore, Cello - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Alfred Brown, Viola - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Emanuel Green, Violin - Selwart Clarke, Viola - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion - Joe Malin, Violin
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Electric Piano - Sonny Henry, Arranger, Guitar, Writer - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Arranger, Electric Piano, Writer - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Electric Piano - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Arranger, Cornet, Writer - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Arranger, Electric Piano, Writer - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Neal Creque, Piano, Writer - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor, Arranger - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Joel Dorn, Producer - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion - Israel Gonzalez, Trumpet - Nearl Creque, Arranger
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Composer, Arranger, Electric Piano, Writer - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Electric Piano - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor, Arranger, Writer - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jimmy Douglass, RecordingEngineer - Neal Creque, Electric Piano - Sonny Henry, Guitar - Marty Sheller, Conductor - Jimmy Johnson, Drums - Trevor Lawrence, Baritone Saxophone - Mongo Santamaria, Bongo Drums, Congas, MainArtist - Lewis Hahn, RecordingEngineer, RemixingEngineer - Roger Glenn, Flute, Vibes - Angel Allende, Contributor, Percussion - Charles Williamson, Cornet - Grant Reed, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Israel Gonzales, Trumpet - Jon Hart, Arranger, Writer, Bass - Julio Colazzo, Percussion - Osvaldo Martinez, Percussion - Pelayo Diaz, Percussion
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Mongo's graduation from Columbia to Atlantic, and from Top 40 covers to funkier soul-jazz, could not have been more welcome. At least half the credit for his new sound goes to Neal Creque, who wrote six of the ten tracks here. Creque, one of the most interesting composers of the late '60s and early '70s, has a sound that recalls Brasilians Deodato and Donato, Herbie Hancock, and the greats of New Orleans piano. The rest of the group (in the studio, at least) also is new for Mongo, although Marty Sheller returns as conductor. Featuring heavy soul-jazz with crack Latin percussion, Mongo '70 is consistently dramatic and evocative, so much so that it could've easily been the score for a movie. Nothing rates as filler, and the end is particularly strong. The funky "Mo' Do'" is followed by "Grass Roots," which has everything: guitar, vibraslap, mournful horns; "Dedicated to Love" is nearly an update on "Peter Gunn." Jon Hart's bass may be mixed a little high, but heavy funk is the message here. That and the fact that Neal Creque has arrived.
© Tony Wilds /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:23
- Main artists: Mongo Santamaria
- Composer: Neal Creque
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 1970 Atlantic Records ℗ 2006 Atlantic Recording Corp., Manufactured & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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