Results for "Mongo Santamaria"

Article: Live Review

Coltrane Configurations: Funky Trane Is On The Road

by Alex Martynov
May 8, 2009

Coltrane Configurations DK Metallurgov Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine April 17, 2009 John Coltrane resides in the pantheon of most, if not all, jazz lovers. Both fans of post-bop harmonies and free-jazzers appreciate his contribution to music. Many of his compositions became standards that have been played again and again by his ...

Video

Afro Blue

Featuring the music of Mongo Santamaria
Duration: 9:59
April 14, 2009

"Afro Blue" composed by Mongo Santamaria. Columbia University 1986 Marty Sheller -- Musical Director Mongo Santamaria -- Congas Frank Malabe -- Bongo Ignacio Berroa -- Drums Lew Soloff -- Trumpet Bobby Porcelli -- Alto Saxophone Barry Rogers -- Trombone Andy Gonzalez -- Bass Bob Quaranta -- Piano

Article: Interview

John di Martino: Piano Man In/On Demand

by Marcia Hillman
March 31, 2009

John di Martino is a New York area based pianist, composer, arranger and Venus recording artist. He is a sought after musical director and is in demand by many singers as an accompanist, having accompanied such singers as Jon Hendricks, Sylvia Sims, Diane Schuur and Billy Eckstine. His talents as a pianist and arranger can be ...

Article: Album Review

Cynthia Felton: Afro Blue: The Music of Oscar Brown, Jr.

by C. Michael Bailey
January 19, 2009

Oscar Brown, Jr. (1926-2005) was a man of many talents and interests. Brown could count himself as a singer, songwriter, arranger, playwright, poet, and civil right activist with political proclivities. In jazz, Brown is best remembered for providing lyrics to many instrumental jazz standards, including Miles Davis' “All Blues" and Bobby Timmons' “Dat Dere." Dr. Cynthia ...

Article: Album Review

Cal Tjader: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-1980

by David Rickert
November 5, 2008

Cal Tjader began his career as a stalwart member of the West Coast jazz scene, swinging his vibes through breezy versions of standards with the likes of Vince Guaraldi and Stan Getz. Along the way he delved into Latin music and after that it colored almost everything he did. His progression as an artist is explored ...

Album

Funk Up / Funk Down

By Mongo Santamaria

Label: Milestone Records
Released: 2004

Album

Montreux Heat!

By Mongo Santamaria

Label: EMI Music
Released: 2003
Track listing: T.V., Havana, Sofrito, Pajaro Cantor, Watermelon Man, Come Candela, Amanecer, Para Ti

Album

Live At Jazz Alley

By Mongo Santamaria

Label: Milestone Records
Released: 2003

Article: Jazz From The Vinyl Junkyard

Mongo Santamaria: El Bravo

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 14, 2003

As one of the premier ambassadors of Latin music, conguero and bandleader Mongo Santamaria melded styles to arrive at an infectious fusion of hot rhythms with the improvisational energy of jazz. Although his series of albums in the '50s for Fantasy and the early '60s for Riverside established his integrity as a major artist, it would ...

Article: Album Review

Mongo Santamaria: Montreux Heat!

by Chris M. Slawecki
October 7, 2003

Even if not quite essential, this new release is drawn from the same 1980 Montreux Jazz Festival performance from which Santamaria’s live recording Summertime was previously released (Pablo, 1981) – including all three encores – and so helps to complete a more well-rounded portrait of the legendary Afro-Cuban conguero/bonguero as the 1970s transitioned to the ‘80s. ...