Mongo Santamaria

Mongo at the Village Gate

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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Mongo at the Village Gate 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 infectious live set teams the conguero with trumpeter Marty Sheller, the reeds of Pat Patrick and Bobby Capers, pianist Rodgers Grant, bassist Victor Venegas, drummer Frank Hernandez, and the percussion of Chihuahua Martinez and Julian Cabrera. Such tunes as "Fatback," "Mongo's Groove," and "Creole" have happy, soulful, and simple melodies. This is one of Marty Sheller's best dates on trumpet, while Santamaria takes "My Sound" as a colorful unaccompanied solo. A remake of "Para Ti" is a welcome addition.

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	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Introduction by "Symphony Sid"	Mongo Santamaria	0:41
2	El Toro Valerie Capers	Mongo Santamaria	6:33
3	Fatback Bobby Capers / Robert Capers / Valerie Capers	Mongo Santamaria	5:59
4	Mongo's Groove Jimmy Heath	Mongo Santamaria	3:18
5	Creole Yusef Salim	Mongo Santamaria	2:29
6	The Jungle Bit Mongo Santamaria	Mongo Santamaria	6:47
7	My Sound Mongo Santamaria	Mongo Santamaria	2:59
8	The Morning After Rodgers Grant	Mongo Santamaria	6:46
9	Nothing for Nothing Pat Patrick	Mongo Santamaria	7:19
10	Para Ti Mongo Santamaria	Mongo Santamaria	5:14

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Mongo at the Village Gate

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

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