Latin, French, Italian Mongo Santamaria Mongo Santamaria – Mongo At The Village Gate (1990)
Mongo Santamaria – Mongo At The Village Gate (1990)
Mongo Santamaria – Mongo At The Village Gate (1990)
A1 Introduction By "Symphony Sid" A2 El Toro A3 Fatback A4 Mongo's Groove A5 Creole B1 The Jungle Bit B2 My Sound (Conga Drum Solo) B3 The Morning After B4 Nothing For Nothing B5 Para Ti Bass – Victor Venegas Congas – Mongo Santamaria Drums – Frank Hernandez Flute, Saxophone – Bobby Capers, Pat Patrick Percussion – Julian Cabrera, "Chihuahua" Martinez Piano – Rodgers Grant Trumpet – Marty Sheller
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. ---Scott Yanow, AllMusic Review
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