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- Date Released: January 1, 1987
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Latin Jazz, Contemporary
- Label: Concord (Picante)
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On his first Concord album (now on CD), Mongo Santamaria remains anchored to his Afro-Cuban base but is more than willing to acknowledge the 1980s world around him. Just like the 1960s, you would say. With longtime conductor Marty Sheller at the controls, Mongo's band ventures twice into Top Fortyland, covering Anita Baker's "Sweet Love" in a Latin funk manner and finding a perfect candidate for easygoing guajira swing in Sade's "Smooth Operator." Mongo also pays a convincing visit to the Brazilian samba on the title track, and "Salazar" is an ambitious, tense Sheller workout that flits unpredictably in and out of Brazilian rhythms, but not without plenty of complex Cuban drumming from Mongo and his four percussionists. As a one-off bonus, pianist Charlie Palmieri (in one of his last recordings) and trumpeter Piro Rodriguez make galvanizing guest appearances on "Mayeya."
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| 01. |  |
La Manzana (The Apple) |
5:03 |
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| 02. | |
Sweet Love |
4:34 |
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| 03. | |
Soy Yo (That's Me) |
4:11 |
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| 04. | |
Salazar |
7:43 |
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| 05. | |
Mayeya |
5:56 |
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| 06. | |
Oasis |
4:49 |
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| 07. | |
Smooth Operator |
5:00 |
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| 08. | |
Un Dia De Playa (A Day At The Beach) |
5:04 |
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08 Total Tracks, 42:20 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 - Conductor // Marty Sheller - ? // E.J. Allen - Trumpet // E.J. Allen - ? // John Andrews - Drums // John Andrews - Timbales // John Andrews - ? // Phil Edwards - Remixing // Sam Furnace - Flute // Sam Furnace - Sax (Alto) // Sam Furnace - Sax (Baritone) // Sam Furnace - ? // George Horn - Mastering // Carl Jefferson - Executive Producer // Ray Martinez - Bass // Ray Martinez - ? // Bob Quaranta - Synthesizer // Bob Quaranta - Piano // Bob Quaranta - ? // Piro Rodriguez - Trumpet // Pablo Rosario - Percussion // Pablo Rosario - Bongos // Pablo Rosario - ? // Pablo Rosario - Cowbell // Pablo Rosario - Guiro // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Steve Thornton - Percussion // Steve Thornton - Surdo // Steve Thornton - ? // Steve Thornton - Cuica // Steve Thornton - Shakere // Ed Trabanco - Producer // Ed Trabanco - Engineer // Merceditas Valdés - Vocals // Ada Chabrier - Vocals // David Lubarsky - Photography // Tom Burgess - Art Direction // Valtinho - Percussion // Valtinho - Tambourine // Valtinho - Pandeiro // Valtinho - ? // Carrie Wassanaar - Assistant Engineer // Denice Nortez Wiener - Vocals // Tony Hinson - Flute // Tony Hinson - Sax (Tenor) // Tony Hinson - ?
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