Styles: Latin Jazz
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:00
Size: 95,6 MB
Art: Front
(4:00) 1. La Bamba
(3:19) 2. Fat Back
(4:45) 3. Summertime
(4:49) 4. Manha De Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival) (From 'Black Orpheus')
(2:42) 5. Jose Outside
(2:36) 6. Coconut Milk
(3:18) 7. Watermelon Man
(3:58) 8. Do It To It
(2:24) 9. Ricky Tick
(2:52) 10. Streak O'Lean
(3:17) 11. Just Say Goodbye
(2:52) 12. From Me To You All
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:00
Size: 95,6 MB
Art: Front
(4:00) 1. La Bamba
(3:19) 2. Fat Back
(4:45) 3. Summertime
(4:49) 4. Manha De Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival) (From 'Black Orpheus')
(2:42) 5. Jose Outside
(2:36) 6. Coconut Milk
(3:18) 7. Watermelon Man
(3:58) 8. Do It To It
(2:24) 9. Ricky Tick
(2:52) 10. Streak O'Lean
(3:17) 11. Just Say Goodbye
(2:52) 12. From Me To You All
One good hit deserves a remake, so Columbia had Mongo Santamaria redo his breakthrough record "Watermelon Man" on his second LP for the label. Indeed, it is this brighter, better-recorded version that we generally hear on the radio nowadays instead of the Battle original. Even better, though, are "Fatback" and the wildly swinging workout on "La Bamba" that kicks off the album, to which you can imagine the foxy blonde model on the cover dancing the boogaloo.
Marty Sheller's charging arrangements and trumpet are in the driver's seat of this sports car with the Mongo engine, and Hubert Laws has a ball in his flute and tenor sax solos. Few records embodied the go-go spirit of the '60s as well as this Latin jazz album.
~ Richard S.Ginell http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-bamba-mw0000866540
Personnel: Leader, Bongos – Mongo Santamaria; Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Bobby Capers; Bass – Victor Venegas; Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Hubert Laws; Piano – Rodgers Grant; Timbales, Drums – Carmello Garcia; Trumpet – Marty Sheller
Personnel: Leader, Bongos – Mongo Santamaria; Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Bobby Capers; Bass – Victor Venegas; Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Hubert Laws; Piano – Rodgers Grant; Timbales, Drums – Carmello Garcia; Trumpet – Marty Sheller
Mr. Watermelon Man
The pianist's name was Rodgers Grant. He was a friend of mine so I wanted him to be remembered correctly. Thank you for the music.
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