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Some would say the title of this package is deceptive, as it only covers his mid- to late-'60s period with Columbia (and should not be confused with other Mongo Santamaria releases with similar titles covering different eras, such as Fantasy's). Furthermore, some would also say that it's not representative of Santamaria's best work, or that representative of Santamaria at all, since it's largely devoted to some of his most pop-oriented material. That's the purist stance, anyway. Because actually, this disc is for the most part a gas, even if it is not among the more Latin-esque or jazzy of his recordings. His Columbia stint saw the influence of soul become ascendant upon his studio output and indeed, many of the tunes here are soul covers: "Cloud Nine," "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," "Twenty-Five Miles," "Cold Sweat," and "Green Onions." Being commercial, however -- and this was an attempt by Santamaria and Columbia to be commercial, as both Santamaria and producer David Rubinson state in the liner notes -- does not always lead to bad music. Sometimes, indeed, it leads to pretty good music. And the 1964-1969 cuts on this disc are cool, often smokin' boogaloo, that mixture of Latin, jazz, soul, and pop that briefly became in vogue during the '60s. If Mongo and his large bands were disenchanted with this direction, it certainly doesn't show at all in the performances, which have an irresistible verve, whether on tailored-for-Santamaria compositions like "Fatback" or shopworn material like "La Bamba."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Herbie Hancock, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Mersey, Producer
Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - N.J. Whitfield, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer - B. Strong, Composer, Lyricist
(P) Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - O. Redding, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer - S. Cropper, Composer, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - R. L. Christian, Composer, Lyricist - Billy Jackson, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Bobby Capers, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer
(P) Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J.W. Bristol, Composer, Lyricist - Billy Jackson, Producer - H. Fugua, Composer, Lyricist - E. Starr, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - James Brown, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer - Alfred Ellis, Composer, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Booker T.Jones, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer - S. Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - L. Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist - A. Jackson, Jr., Composer, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - William Allen, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer
(P) Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ritchie Valens, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer
(P) Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Mongo Santamaria, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Valerie Capers, Composer, Lyricist - B. Jackson, Producer
(P) Originally Released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Some would say the title of this package is deceptive, as it only covers his mid- to late-'60s period with Columbia (and should not be confused with other Mongo Santamaria releases with similar titles covering different eras, such as Fantasy's). Furthermore, some would also say that it's not representative of Santamaria's best work, or that representative of Santamaria at all, since it's largely devoted to some of his most pop-oriented material. That's the purist stance, anyway. Because actually, this disc is for the most part a gas, even if it is not among the more Latin-esque or jazzy of his recordings. His Columbia stint saw the influence of soul become ascendant upon his studio output and indeed, many of the tunes here are soul covers: "Cloud Nine," "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," "Twenty-Five Miles," "Cold Sweat," and "Green Onions." Being commercial, however -- and this was an attempt by Santamaria and Columbia to be commercial, as both Santamaria and producer David Rubinson state in the liner notes -- does not always lead to bad music. Sometimes, indeed, it leads to pretty good music. And the 1964-1969 cuts on this disc are cool, often smokin' boogaloo, that mixture of Latin, jazz, soul, and pop that briefly became in vogue during the '60s. If Mongo and his large bands were disenchanted with this direction, it certainly doesn't show at all in the performances, which have an irresistible verve, whether on tailored-for-Santamaria compositions like "Fatback" or shopworn material like "La Bamba."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:42
- Main artists: Mongo Santamaria
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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