Mongo Mongo
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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Compilation of cuts made for Vaya in 70s. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Mongo's Groove
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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Some of his best cuts from 50s and 60s. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Yambu
Released: December 1958
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Released: December 1958
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Mongo returns to his Cuban roots with this descarga-rich affair. Eschewing the big bands of his mambo beginnings and the boogaloo of later releases, Santamaria brings together a host of top Latin...
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Sabroso!
Released: May 1959
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Released: May 1959
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At the time that Sabroso was recorded, Mongo Santamaria's group was essentially a charanga band with two trumpets added, a combination that works quite well. The group has superior playing by Jose...
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Skins
Released: Jul 9, 1962
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Released: Jul 9, 1962
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This single CD has all of the contents of the two Mongo Santamaria Riverside albums originally titled Mongo Explodes and Go, Mongo! The music was last available as a two-LP set also titled Skins....
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Mongo at the Village Gate
Released: Sep 2, 1963
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Released: Sep 2, 1963
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This reissue CD finds Mongo Santamaria entering the boogaloo era with a variety of funky pieces that show the influence of R&B and soul-jazz without losing the group's roots in Cuban music. The...
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