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- Date Released: April 6, 1987
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Latin Jazz, Contemporary
- Label: Concord (Picante)
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They Say...
In assembling its own "Mongo's Greatest Hits" entry, Concord Picante had only a slim catalog of four albums, a narrow time frame, and one of Mongo's less incendiary phases to choose from. But they stuck with a purist concept, avoiding pop covers and experiments, targeting Mongo's vintage standards and numbers that conjure some of the old Afro-Cuban heat, and they came up with a nice overview of the Picante years. Whenever possible, we get authentic guajiras, mambos and guarachas, as well as the charanga-band sound that harkens back to Mongo's recordings of the 1950s -- all now in gleaming modern sound. Some of the highlights: the hypnotic Cuban voodoo-like incantation of "La Tumba," stimulating live renditions of "Manteca" and "Afro Blue," and pianist Charlie Palmieri's valedictory appearance with Mongo on "Mayeya." While this wouldn't qualify as the basic Mongo collection, you will still find it vastly entertaining.
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| 01. |  |
Un Dia De Playa ( A Day At The Beach) |
5:06 |
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| 02. | |
Mayeya |
5:54 |
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| 03. | |
Con Mi Ritmo |
6:32 |
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| 04. | |
La Tumba |
5:25 |
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| 05. | |
El Campesino |
4:27 |
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| 06. | |
Manteca |
7:05 |
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| 07. | |
Bonita |
4:50 |
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| 08. | |
Para Ti |
6:06 |
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| 09. | |
Come Candela |
5:33 |
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| 10. | |
Afro Blue |
10:44 |
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10 Total Tracks, 61:42 Total Length
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Credits
- Charlie Palmieri - Piano // Charlie Palmieri - Piano // Charlie Palmieri - Piano // Charlie Palmieri - Piano // Charlie Palmieri - Piano // Allen Farnham - Producer // Allen Farnham - Producer // Marty Sheller - Arranger // Marty Sheller - Conductor // Eddie Allen - Trumpet // Eddie Allen - Trumpet // Eddie Allen - Arranger // Eddie Allen - Arranger // Ron Davis - Assembly // Ron Davis - Assembly // Phil Edwards - Engineer // Phil Edwards - Mixing // Mitch Frohman - Flute // Mitch Frohman - Sax (Tenor) // Sam Furnace - Sax (Alto) // Sam Furnace - Sax (Baritone) // Claudia Gomez - Vocals (Background) // Brian Hague - Assistant Engineer // Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez - Percussion // Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez - Bongos // Mike Hoaglin - Production Manager // George Horn - Mastering // Carl Jefferson - Producer // Carl Jefferson - Executive Producer // Ray Martinez - Bass // Ray Martinez - Arranger // Bernie Minoso - Bass // Bernie Minoso - Vocals (Background) // Angelo-Mark Pagen - Vocals (Background) // Nick Phillips - Producer // Nick Phillips - Assistant Producer // Bobby Porcelli - Flute // Bobby Porcelli - Sax (Baritone) // Bob Quaranta - Piano // Bob Quaranta - Arranger // Piro Rodriguez - Trumpet // Pablo Rosario - Percussion // Pablo Rosario - Bongos // Mongo Santamaria - Arranger // Mongo Santamaria - Arranger // Mongo Santamaria - Arranger // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Steve Thornton - Percussion // Ed Trabanco - Producer // Ed Trabanco - Engineer // Merceditas Valdés - Vocals (Background) // Ada Chabrier - Vocals (Background) // Scot Charles - Assistant Engineer // Jim Hilson - Assistant Engineer // Eddie Rodrigues - Percussion // Eddie Rodrigues - Bongos // Eddie Rodrigues - Vocals // Eddie Rodrigues - Vocals (Background) // David Lubarsky - Photography // Kent Judkins - Art Direction // Valtinho - Percussion // Ray Vega - Percussion // Ray Vega - Trumpet // Ray Vega - Flugelhorn // Ray Vega - Vocals (Background) // Carrie Wassanaar - Assistant Engineer // Denice Nortez Wiener - Vocals (Background) // Joe Conzo - Sequencing // Joe Conzo - Compilation Producer // Tony Hinson - Sax (Tenor) // Luís Céspedes - Vocals (Background)
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