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- Date Released: December 17, 1962
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Bebop, Classic Jazz, Latin Jazz
- Label: Fantasy / Milestone
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Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was a gigantic hit for Mongo Santamaria in 1963, doing for him in the '60s what Pérez Prado's big mambo hits did for him in the '50s. Naturally, then, the follow-up LP to the single is devoted to 12 airplay-length tracks loaded with bright, swinging Latin cha-chas and mambo rhythms mixed with blues, soul, and jazz, presumably suitable for twisting the night away. Rodgers Grant's piano supplies a good deal of the harmonic foundation of jazz, with the help of occasional jazz solos from saxophonists Pat Patrick and Bobby Capers, while Marty Sheller's commanding party-time trumpet rides above the thundering congas of Mongo. In this setting, even the venerable "The Peanut Vendor" is brought right up to date. The 1998 CD reissue on Milestone adds six previously unissued tracks from a live San Francisco date in 1962. As all but one are between six and eight minutes long, they allow the band to stretch out more than they did in the studio. In fact, the personnel is almost totally different than it is on the Watermelon Man album. Notable components of the live lineup are Willie Bobo on timbales and Felix "Pupi" Legaretta on violin; only bassist Victor Venegas is on both the studio and live material.
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| 01. |
Watermelon Man |
2:30 | ||
| 02. |  |
Funny Money |
2:17 |  |
| 03. | |
Cut That Cane |
2:25 | |
| 04. | |
Get The Monkey |
3:28 | |
| 05. | |
The Boogie Cha-Cha Blues |
2:16 | |
| 06. | |
Don't Bother Me No More |
2:27 | |
| 07. | |
Love , Oh Love |
2:09 | |
| 08. | |
Yeh-Yeh |
3:07 | |
| 09. | |
The Peanut Vendor |
3:48 | |
| 10. | |
Go Git It! |
2:01 | |
| 11. | |
Bayou Roots |
3:05 | |
| 12. | |
Suavito |
2:43 | |
| 13. | |
Guaguanco Mania |
3:47 | |
| 14. | |
A Little Dab'll Do Ya |
7:19 | |
| 15. | |
Que Maravillosa |
6:47 | |
| 16. | |
I'll Remember April |
7:22 | |
| 17. | |
Afro Blue |
7:01 | |
| 18. | |
Mazacote |
8:24 | |
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Credits
- La Lupe - Vocals // La Lupe - ? // La Lupe - Vocal Effect // Marty Sheller - Trumpet // Marty Sheller - ? // Willie Bobo - Timbales // Rudy Calzado - Vocals // Rudy Calzado - ? // Bobby Capers - Flute // Bobby Capers - Saxophone // Bobby Capers - ? // John Coltrane - ? // John Coltrane - ? // John Coltrane - ? // John Coltrane - ? // John Coltrane - ? // John Coltrane - ? // John Coltrane - ? // Ray Fowler - Engineer // Brian Gardner - Remastering // Joseph Gorgas - Percussion // Joseph Gorgas - ? // Rodgers Grant - Piano // Rodgers Grant - ? // Frank Hernandez - Drums // Frank Hernandez - ? // Kako - Percussion // Kako - ? // Orrin Keepnews - Producer // Felix Legaretta - Violin // Felix Legaretta - ? // Ray Lucas - Drums // Ray Lucas - ? // David Luke - Digital Editing // David Luke - Transfers // Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez - Percussion // Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez - Vocals // Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez - ? // Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez - Vocal Effect // Pat Patrick - Flute // Pat Patrick - Trumpet // Pat Patrick - ? // Mongo Santamaria - Bongos // Mongo Santamaria - Conga // Mongo Santamaria - Drums // Mongo Santamaria - Main Performer // Mauricio Smith - Flute // Mauricio Smith - ? // Victor Venegas - Bass // Victor Venegas - ? // Joe Tarantino - Remastering // Dave Jones - Engineer // Larry Maxwell - Producer // Koko - Percussion // Mary Sheller - ? // Jose Chombo Silva - ? // Cuco Martinez - Percussion // Cuco Martinez - ? // Eric Miller - Compilation Producer
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