Wednesday 6 May 2009

Mongo Santamaria - Fuego (1972)

Crazy Lady
Don't Step On My Tears
Chambique
Teminha Pra Bebe
Last Tango In Paris
Besame
Springtime
Malcolm X
Fingers.

Mongo Santamaria Leader & Congas
Luis "Perico" Ortiz Trumpet, flugelhorn, and flute
Justo Almario Tenor sax and flute
Bill Saxton Alto and baritone sax, flute
Jose Madrid Piano
William Allen Bass
Tony Sanchez Drums and timbales
John Blake Violin on "Last Tango In Paris"
Claudio Roditi Trumpet
Julio Julito Collazo Bass drum, vocals
Bobby Porcelli Flute solo
Elliot Randall Electric guitar
Marty Sheller Güiro
Johny Pacheco Bongo bell
Marcelino Guerra Coro
Justo Betancourt Coro.

This early-1970s outing by revered Afro-Cuban conga player Mongo Santamaria belies its title, FUEGO (which translates from Spanish as "fire"), in presenting a relatively laid-back set of Latin-tinged jazz tunes. "Besame" saunters along at an ... Full Descriptioneasy-going pace, and the horn-laden "Chambique" moves even more slowly, creating a wonderfully hypnotic, but not terribly energetic, vibe. Listeners wanting to hear more from this era are advised to seek out the excellent Santamaria compilation THE BEST OF THE FANIA YEARS.

4 comments:

  1. Artist...............: Mongo Santamaria
    Album................: Fuego
    Genre................: Latin
    Source...............: CD
    Year.................: 1972
    Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
    Codec................: LAME 3.98
    Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
    Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 244kbps)
    Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
    Playing Time.........: 00:38:47
    Total Size...........: 68.27 MB.

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  2. MANY COMPLIMENTS, so easy to download. Glad all the other blogs don't use this crap! NEVERMIND.

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  3. I apologize for my yesterday's acid post. Thought one should typewrite faster. Today my ... 'neuronic' speed is much bettere. Thank you!

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  4. thanks for the album. unfortunately the fifth song "last tango in paris" is missing.

    can you please add this song!?

    best regards,
    Stefan

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