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Mongo Returns!

1995 studio album by Mongo Santamaría

Mongo Returns! is an album by the Cuban musician Mongo Santamaría.[2][3] It was released in 1995.[4] The album marked Santamaria's return to the Fantasy Records label.[5]

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Production

The album was produced by Todd Barkan.[6] Its songs were arranged by Marty Sheller.[7] Hilton Ruiz played piano on the album.[8] Eddie Allen played trumpet.[9] "Bahia" is a cover of the Ary Barroso song; "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" is a version of the Marvin Gaye song.[6]

Critical reception

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called the album "marvelous Latin big band" music.[12] The Boston Herald lamented that "the band's performances rarely rise above pleasant and competent."[13] City Pages noted that, "rather than wallow in a groove, the tunes on [the] CD continually shift gears, deploying the percussionists as much for texture as for rhythm and varying the pace."[7]

The Albuquerque Journal deemed Mongo Returns! one of the best Latin jazz albums of 1995; The Chicago Citizen also listed it among the best of 1995.[14][15]

AllMusic wrote that "Mongo's large ensemble sounds sharp, at home with the Latin beat, up-to-date electronic instruments and occasional skipping bassline, and Mongo thunders away with his usual polyrhythmic vigor."[10]

Track listing

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References

  1. [1]
    "Mongo Santamaría Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. [2]
    Birnbaum, Larry (Mar 1996). "Latin jammers". DownBeat. Vol. 63, no. 3. p. 57.
  3. [3]
    "Obituary: Mongo Santamaria". The Guardian. February 11, 2003.
  4. [4]
    Gerard, Charley (July 23, 2001). Music from Cuba: Mongo Santamaría, Chocolate Armenteros, and Cuban Musicians in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group.
  5. [5]
    Lannert, John (Nov 25, 1995). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 47. p. 63.
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    MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. pp. 688–689.
  7. [7]
    Robson, Britt (January 31, 1996). "Music". Culture to Go. City Pages.
  8. [8]
    Fernandez, Raul A. (May 23, 2006). From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz. University of California Press.
  9. [9]
    Frank, Frederico (4 Apr 1996). "Trumpeters Take Separate Paths". News. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 6.
  10. [10]
    "Mongo Santamaría Mongo Returns!". AllMusic.
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    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 251.
  12. [12]
    Spore, Keith (5 Feb 1996). "About Jazz". Cue & Health. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 3.
  13. [13]
    Pekar, Harvey (December 31, 1995). "Afro-Cuban music spices CDs". Arts & Lifestyle. Boston Herald. p. 48.
  14. [14]
    Steinberg, David (7 Jan 1996). "Jazz Elevated to New Heights, Old Standards in '95". Albuquerque Journal. p. D1.
  15. [15]
    Emenari, L.A. (28 Dec 1995). "The Best of Jazz '95". Chicago Citizen. Vol. 30, no. 37. p. 21.
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