Mongo Santamaria - Skin On Skin (The Mongo Santamaria Anthology (1958-1995) (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 918 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 345 MB
2:29:57 | Jazz, Latin, Guaguancó, Descarga, Afro-Cuban, Latin Jazz, Rumba | Label: Rhino
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 918 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 345 MB
2:29:57 | Jazz, Latin, Guaguancó, Descarga, Afro-Cuban, Latin Jazz, Rumba | Label: Rhino
It's not just that this Latin jazz pioneer makes his tumbadoro (conga drum) sing–it's the depth and breadth of his music that most impresses. After serving apprenticeships with mambo kings Perez Prado and Tito Puente and Latin jazz bandleader Cal Tjader, Mongo went solo in 1951. "Afro Blue," his first significant composition, was covered by John Coltrane. He made a Top 40 hit out of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" and was at the forefront of the Latin boogaloo craze with his cover of James Brown's "Cold Sweat." Yet the bulk of his work remains anchored in his native Cuban folk forms. His bands have always included a fertile, bluesy blend of salseros and jazz players. Though licensing hassles prevented the inclusion of any of his work from 1972 to 1987, his most important sides are here. –John Morthland