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Description
The complete LP + 2 bonus tracks - pressed on 180g virgin vinyl - a limited edition of just 500 copies.
Ramon "Mongo" Santamaria Rodriguez ("Mongo" is Cuban slang for Ramon) is best known for being the composer of the jazz standard 'Afro Blue, recorded by John Coltrane among others. In 1950 he moved to New York where he became an integral figure in the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B and soul, paving the way for the boogaloo era of the late 1960s. Mongo's 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's 'Watermelon Man' wasinducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
This release presents Mongo's complete LP 'Mongo Introduces La Lupe', on which he is joined on some tracks by singer Guadalupe Victoria Yoli Raymond, popularly known as, "La Lupe."
Tracklisting
Mongo Santamaria
Bebo Valdes
Ray Barretto
Cachao y Su Combo
Tino Contreras
Charlie Palmieri Quartet
Chucho Valdes
Mongo Santamaria
Various Artists
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria
