It adds a latin groove and occasional vocals, and reached greater popularity on the charts than hancocks original song. Month by highlighting mongo at the village gate by mongo santamaria. A cd reissue of a mid70s repackaging of mongo santamaria s first two fantasy albums, 1958s yambu and 1959s mongo, afroroots is superb latin jazz. A master conguero, santamaria at his best creates an incantatory spell rooted in cuban religious rituals, quietly seating himself before his congas and soloing with total command over the rhythmic spaces between the beats while his band pumps out an endless vamp a potent example on records is the hypnotic mazacote available on afro roots. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Shop our newest and most popular mongo santamaria sheet music such as afro blue, or click the button above to browse all mongo santamaria sheet music. Mongo santamaria afro roots prestige prcd24018 previously released as mongo 1959 and yambu 1958 1. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from mongo santamaria. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Find mongo santamaria credit information on allmusic. Miami, florida, usa was a cuban rumba quinto master and an afrocuban latin jazz percussionist. Its definately a different type of mongo santamaria cd but one worth buying.
Mongo santamaria by mongo santamaria on amazon music. Mongo santamaria listen and stream free music, albums, new. Afroroots by mongo santamaria 25218541824 cd barnes. A killer early album by mongo santamaria almost an equal blend of jazz and latin rhythms, and a great illustration of the unique contribution that he was making to both types of music back in the 60s. Mongo santamaria is the man who gave the world afro blue, a song that caught the ears of john coltrane and many others for its soaring and dignified spirituality a songmadefor trane. Mar 20, 2011 this classic cut is from the lp mongo1958 and included in afro roots1972. Sep 25, 2006 check out movies and tv shows that have featured music by mongo santamaria. All albums by mongo santamaria available to download and stream in high quality. Irakere live at newport and montreux 1978 cuban music series. The classic latin jazz tune arranged for younger percuss j. Ramon mongo santamaria rodriguez april 7, 1917 february 1, 2003 was a rumba quinto.
Mongo santamaria listen and stream free music, albums. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. Mongo santamaria afro cuban drum beaters download album flac. Discover all mongo santamarias music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Listen to your favorite songs from feelin alright by mongo santamaria now. A killer early album by mongo santamaria almost an equal blend of jazz and latin rhythms, and a great illustration of the unique contribution that he was making to both types of. Mongo santamaria samples, covers and remixes whosampled. In 1950 he moved to new york city where he played with perez prado, tito puente, cal tjader, and the fania all stars. The 10 inch 33 rpm phonorecord afrocuban drums by santamaria was. Most of the numbers in this package, incidentally, are compositions of mongo santamaria and sev eral of them include chants and have sym bolic and direct references to various aspects of authentic afro cuban culture. Mongo santamarias greatest hits by mongo santamaria pandora. Mongo santamarias afroroots 19581959 new york public. Studio 60 on the sunset strip s1 e2 the cold open 25 sep 2006. Free download mongo santamaria mongo s way up from the roots 1999 retail cd covers and album art available on allcdcovers.
So here are three fantastic, slamming slabs of mongo santamaria vinyl, donated here by bacoso followed a discography of 54 of his albums. Check out mongo santamaria by mongo santamaria on amazon music. Worked, collaborated or recorded with artists such as george shearing, cal tjader, herbie mann, mongo santamaria, p. Download on amazon hippo walk play on apple music hippo walk download on itunes hippo walk play on spotify hippo walk play on youtube hippo walk. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard afro blue, as performed by john coltrane among others. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Mongo santamarias afroroots 1958 1959 by andy wagstaff, collection developmentdecember 3. One thing to note about this cd is that it is one of the more musically balanced mongo cds ive heard. Going by the downloads for latin rhodes 2, weve got some latin heads here. That the composer himself, meanwhile, is no onehit wonder is abundantly proven by this concord picante collection, aptly titled afro blue. A compilation of cuban conguero ramon mongo santamarias first two albums for fantasy records, afro roots features not only an allstar percussion section. Dec 18, 2014 chano pozo, there is mongos own composition in his honor on this album. Ramon mongo santamaria rodriguez april 7, 1917 february 1, 2003 was a rumba quinto master and an afrocuban latin jazz percussionist.
Feelin alright by mongo santamaria on amazon music unlimited. He was one of the greatest drummers of his time the 5. Mongo santamaria born april 7, 1917, havana, cuba died february 1, 2003, miami, florida, usa was a cuban rumba quinto master and an afrocuban latin jazz percussionist. One of my favourite mongo albums, this one is a cracker not least for marty shellers furious dirty willie. The classic latin jazz tune arranged for younger percuss. Find mongo santamaria discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Mongo santamarias profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Mongo santamaria, mongo santamaria and his afrocuban drum beaters. Afrocuban jazz boogaloo cuban jazz latin jazz salsa world fusion afrocuban crossover jazz cuban traditions also known as ramon mongo santamaria. According to some, his frenetic playing bordered on being a religious experience. A killer early album by mongo santamaria almost an equal blend of jazz and latin rhythms, and a. Since maximum playing time of a cd could not accommodate the entire length of the original doublealbum release, one selection mi guaguanco has been deleted. Find music from your favorite tv shows and movies at tunefind. Brought to you by tqmp the quality music project north american latin jazz audiences were knocked out when this lp came out, for it was the first idea many of us had of the explosive power of this cuban jazzrock band, which had been let briefly out of cuba. Mongo santamaria mongos way up from the roots 1999.
Jan 26, 2009 mongo santamaria afro blue originally released on the album mongo fantasy records 1959 reissued on the album afroroots prestige records 1972 if you like the music, support the artists. Mongo santamaria listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos mongo santamaria. A legend, his discography includes such successes as images, love at yankee stadium, mongo at the village gate, sofrito, and afro blue, which was. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Mongo santamaria afro blue originally released on the album mongo fantasy records 1959 reissued on the album afroroots prestige records 1972 if you like the music, support the artists.
Mongo santamaria congas, bongos, percusion willi bobo timbales pablo. Although these were santamaria s first albums as a leader, the conga player had already worked with perez prado, tito puente, and cal tjader, giving him absolutely impeccable latin jazz credentials to go along with his obviously amazing chops. We tend to be pretty suspicious about these things, so if the shrinkwrap doesnt look original, or if the record seems to have undergone some damage over time, well probably take it out of the wrapper to ensure that its in good shape which is why we dont have more of these. This classic cut is from the lp mongo1958 and included in afro roots1972. African vocal samples rapidshare downloader whitesokol. Mongo santamaria virtue up from the roots on vimeo. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Although these were santamarias first albums as a leader, the conga player had already worked with perez prado, tito puente, and cal tjader, giving him absolutely impeccable latin jazz credentials to go along with his obviously amazing chops. Mongo santamaria s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. A cd reissue of a mid70s repackaging of mongo santamarias first two fantasy albums, 1958s yambu and 1959s mongo, afroroots is superb latin jazz. View profile view forum posts private message visit homepage. Mongo santamaria telecharger et ecouter les albums. There are no conga heavy tunes and each instrument is given an opportunity to shine. His 1963 hit rendition of herbie hancocks watermelon man was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1998. This can be good and bad, but its pulled off rather well in this collection. Mongo santamaria afro blue originally released on the album mongo fantasy records 1959 reissued on the album afroroots prestige records 1972. Record 1 previously released as fantasy 8032 mongo recorded may 1959 record 2 previously released as fantasy 8012 yambu recorded december 1958 label variation barcode and other identifiers matrix runout matrix record 1.
Mongo santamaria afro roots 1958 1959 flabbergasted vibes. Mongo santamaria, mongo santamaria and his afro cuban drum beaters. From funky guajira to charanga to mambo, this collection of mongo santamaria performances typifies the swinging side of this legendary conguerobandleaders inimitable style and sound. Mongo santamaria mongo at the village gate cd out of stock. Ramon mongo santamaria rodriguez april 7, 1917 february 1, 2003 was a rumba quinto player and an afrocuban latin jazz percussionist. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Mongo santamaria afro blue originally released on the album mongo fantasy records 1959 reissued on the album afro roots prestige records 1972.
Afrocuban jazz, latin jazz mongo santamaria afro roots. Mongo santamaria musician music database radio swiss jazz. This 1962 mongo satamaria arrangement is of herbie hancocks 1961 original composition of the same name, watermelon man. Afro blue mongo santamaria afro blue rb1 john coltrane 05152015, 08.
Handpicked from mongos acclaimed work on the concord picante label, perennially favorite mongo tunes and latin jazz classicss make this the unltimate mongo. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mongo santamaria at the discogs marketplace. Mongo santamaria discography behold dead links from 2008. Mongo santamaria samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. This is what it says, that the record is still held fast in shrinkwrap. A compilation of cuban conguero ramon mongo santamaria s first two albums for fantasy records, afro roots features not only an allstar percussion section, including willie bobo, francisco aguabella, carlos vidal, and armando perazza, but also musicians such as flutist paul horn, vibist cal tjader, and saxophonist jose chombo silva. Please share your edited chart herebob quick navigation jazz top. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits.
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