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On his first Concord album (now on CD), Mongo Santamaria remains anchored to his Afro-Cuban base but is more than willing to acknowledge the 1980s world around him. Just like the 1960s, you would say. With longtime conductor Marty Sheller at the controls, Mongo's band ventures twice into Top Fortyland, covering Anita Baker's "Sweet Love" in a Latin funk manner and finding a perfect candidate for easygoing guajira swing in Sade's "Smooth Operator." Mongo also pays a convincing visit to the Brazilian samba on the title track, and "Salazar" is an ambitious, tense Sheller workout that flits unpredictably in and out of Brazilian rhythms, but not without plenty of complex Cuban drumming from Mongo and his four percussionists. As a one-off bonus, pianist Charlie Palmieri (in one of his last recordings) and trumpeter Piro Rodriguez make galvanizing guest appearances on "Mayeya."
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Marty Sheller, ComposerLyricist - E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Picante, Inc.
E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Anita Baker, ComposerLyricist - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Bias, ComposerLyricist - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Picante
E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Picante
Marty Sheller, ComposerLyricist - E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Picante
E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Ileana Mesa, ComposerLyricist - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Picante
E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Weingart, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Records, Inc.
Helen Adu, ComposerLyricist - E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raymond St. John, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Picante
E.J. Allen, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Thornton, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Martinez, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Andrews, Drums, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pablo Rosario, Percussion, Bongos, Guiro, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valtinho, Percussion, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Furnace, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Hinson, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Farnham, Producer, Recording Producer - Eddie "E.J." Allen, ComposerLyricist - Bob Quaranta, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Trabanco, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Jefferson, Producer, Executive Producer - Carrie Wassenaar, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Concord Picante
Album review
On his first Concord album (now on CD), Mongo Santamaria remains anchored to his Afro-Cuban base but is more than willing to acknowledge the 1980s world around him. Just like the 1960s, you would say. With longtime conductor Marty Sheller at the controls, Mongo's band ventures twice into Top Fortyland, covering Anita Baker's "Sweet Love" in a Latin funk manner and finding a perfect candidate for easygoing guajira swing in Sade's "Smooth Operator." Mongo also pays a convincing visit to the Brazilian samba on the title track, and "Salazar" is an ambitious, tense Sheller workout that flits unpredictably in and out of Brazilian rhythms, but not without plenty of complex Cuban drumming from Mongo and his four percussionists. As a one-off bonus, pianist Charlie Palmieri (in one of his last recordings) and trumpeter Piro Rodriguez make galvanizing guest appearances on "Mayeya."
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:18
- Main artists: Mongo Santamaria
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Picante
- Genre: World
© 1987 Concord Picante ℗ 1987 Concord Picante
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