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- Date Released: January 25, 2001
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Latin Jazz
- Label: Fantasy
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Applying their famous two-fer philosophy to the digital era, Fantasy combines Mighty Mongo and Viva Mongo! on a single CD, showcasing two somewhat different slants on Mongo Santamaria's music during a period of exploration. Mighty Mongo leans more to Mongo's jazz side without sacrificing his Afro-Cuban rhythmic base, while Viva Mongo has a more distinctly ethnic Cuban sound with Rudy Calzado's solo vocals and the band's group chanting, Rolando Lozano's wooden flute riding playfully above the ensemble, and the traditional Cuban use of string counterlines. On Mighty Mongo, "Descarga at the Black Hawk" sets an especially tasty groove, with some timbales/congas/cymbals action on an extended vamp. Lozano shines in an extended flute solo on "Bacoso" before a scorcher of a percussion battle develops, while composer/pianist Joao Donato also doubles on trombone on "Sabor." Viva Mongo's highlights include "Las Guajiras," a relaxed spellbinder at a guajira tempo; "Merengue Changa," a stupefying merger of two different rhythmic feelings; and the appropriately titled "Mambo Terrifico." Jose "Chombo" Silva, the Cuban Stan Getz worshipper who also evokes Coleman Hawkins on occasion, careens pleasingly on both albums. Of the two, Viva Mongo is perhaps the more vital record, but it's a close call; both are vibrant expressions of Mongo's art.
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| 01. |  |
Bluchanga |
8:00 |  |
| 02. | |
Tenderly |
4:04 | |
| 03. | |
Dejcarga At The Black Hawk |
7:30 | |
| 04. | |
Bacoso |
8:54 | |
| 05. | |
Sabor |
4:05 | |
| 06. | |
All The Things You Are |
4:57 | |
| 07. | |
Pachanga Twist |
3:27 | |
| 08. | |
Las Guajiras |
7:47 | |
| 09. | |
Para Ti |
3:04 | |
| 10. | |
Bady And Soul |
5:40 | |
| 11. | |
Merengue Changa |
3:49 | |
| 12. | |
Dulce Sueno |
2:38 | |
| 13. | |
Mambo Terrifico |
2:54 | |
| 14. | |
Close Your Eyes |
5:43 | |
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Credits
- Willie Bobo - Timbales // Rudy Calzado - Vocals // Julio Collazo - Percussion // Phil DeLancie - Digital Remastering // João Donato - Piano // João Donato - Trombone // René Hernández - ? // Rolando Lozano - Wood Flute // Pat Patrick - Sax (Baritone) // Mongo Santamaria - Percussion // Mongo Santamaria - Bongos // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Jose Silva - ? // Victor Venegas - Bass // Phil Carroll - Art Direction // Domingo G. Echevarria - ? // Pupi Legarreta - Violin // Harry Sepulveda - ? // Deb Sibony - Design // Chuck Ellsworth - Liner Notes // Jose Chombo Silva - Violin // Jose Chombo Silva - Sax (Tenor) // Cuco Martinez - Percussion // Cuco Martinez - Timbales
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