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Average: 4.0 (6 ratings)
- Date Released: January 25, 2001
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Latin Jazz
- Label: Fantasy
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This is a excellent single-disc sampler of what Mongo Santamaria was like before "Watermelon Man" catapulted him into the charts. Some of the Fantasy tracks sound like the musicians were just off the boat from Havana, and are a bit primitive in contrast to the brassy Santamaria of the mid- to late '60s, but they have overwhelming charm. The revered "Afro-Blue" can be heard in its original, spooky, stripped-down form, and it would be hard for anyone to resist the voodoo spell that the ten-plus minute "Mazacote" conveys. Besides Santamaria himself, included among the world-class percussionists on this record are Willie Bobo and Armando Peraza. The CD version adds four tracks, including "Watermelon Man" from the Battle/Riverside period and an alternate take of "Para Ti."
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| 01. |  |
Afro Blue |
4:01 |  |
| 02. | |
Mi Novia |
2:53 | |
| 03. | |
Linda Guajira |
3:08 | |
| 04. | |
Pito Pito |
2:44 | |
| 05. | |
Mazacote |
10:41 | |
| 06. | |
Para Ti |
3:05 | |
| 07. |
Watermelon Man |
2:29 | ||
| 08. | |
Manteca |
5:27 | |
| 09. | |
Sabroso |
3:45 | |
| 10. | |
Conga Pa Gozar |
4:07 | |
| 11. | |
Federico |
3:27 | |
| 12. | |
Mi Guaguanco |
4:38 | |
| 13. | |
Para Ti (Alternate) |
6:03 | |
| 14. | |
Las Guajiras |
7:45 | |
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Credits
- Armando Peraza - Percussion // Armando Peraza - Bongos // Armando Peraza - Conga // Niño Rivera - Tres // Francisco Aguabella - Conga // Willie Bobo - Timbales // Rudy Calzado - Vocals // José Luis Cortés - Producer // João Donato - Piano // Modesto Duran - Conga // Rolando Lozano - Flute // Mongo Santamaria - Percussion // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Carlos Vidal - Percussion // Carlos Vidal - Conga // Chombo Silva - Sax (Tenor) // Phil Carroll - Art Direction // Joe Tarantino - Digital Mastering // Joe Tarantino - Remastering // Deb Sibony - Design // Jim Easton - Engineer // Rudy Calizado - Vocals // Felix "Pupi" Legarreta - Violin // Jose Chombo Silva - Sax (Tenor) // Willie 3030 - Timbales // Carlos Yidal - Percussion // Carlos Yidal - Conga
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