Title:

Mongo Santamaria - The Watermelon Man download free

Performer:

Mongo Santamaria

Album:

The Watermelon Man

Country:

Released:

1973

Genre:

Jazz / Latin

Style:

Afro-Cuban Jazz, Mambo, Latin Jazz

MP3 archive size:

1666 mb

FLAC archive size:

1628 mb

WMA archive size:

1819 mb

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4.1

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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Watermelon Man Drums – Frank Hernandez , Kalil MadiPercussion [Latin] – Joseph Gorgas, Kako , Chihuahua MartinezVocals, Effects – LaLupe, Martinez*Written-By – Herbie Hancock	2:21
A2	Funny Money Written-By – Victor Venegas	2:11
A3	Cut That Cane Written-By – Zawinul, Maxwell, N. Adderley*	2:24
A4	Get The Money Written-By – Marty Sheller	3:28
A5	The Boogie Cha-Cha Blues Flute – Mauricio SmithWritten-By – Pat Patrick	2:14
A6	Don't Bother Me No More Drums – Frank Hernandez , Kalil MadiPercussion [Latin] – Joseph Gorgas, Kako , Chihuahua Martinez*Written-By – Bobby Capers	2:26
B1	Love Oh Love Written-By – Billy Myles	2:06
B2	Yeh-Yeh Written-By – Hendricks, Patrick, Grant*	3:05
B3	The Peanut Vendor Written-By – Sunshine, Simons, Gilbert*	3:44
B4	Go Git It Written-By – B. Capers*	1:58
B5	Bayou Roots Written-By – Patrick*	3:03
B6	Suavito Flute – Mauricio SmithWritten-By – Pacheco, Suarez	2:42
C1	Introduction By "Symphony Sid"	0:40
C2	El Toro Written-By – Valerie Capers	6:16
C3	Fat Back Written-By – B. Capers*	5:45
C4	Mongo's Groove Written-By – Jimmy Heath	3:07
C5	Creole Written-By – Yusef Salim	2:29
C6	Para Ti Written-By – Mongo Santamaria	5:05
D1	The Jungle Bit Written-By – Santamaria*	7:13
D2	My Sound (Conga Drum Solo) Written-By – Santamaria*	2:57
D3	The Morning After Written-By – Rodgers Grant	6:40
D4	Nothing For Nothing Written-By – Patrick*	7:13

Credits

Art Direction, Photography – Tony Lane
Bass – Victor Venegas
Congas, Drums – Mongo Santamaria
Drums – Frank Hernandez (tracks: C1 to D4), Ray Lucas (tracks: A2 to A5, B1 to B6)
Engineer [Original Recording] – Dave Jones* (tracks: C1 to D4), Ray Fowler
Flute, Saxophone – Bobby Capers, Pat Patrick
Liner Notes – Kathy Mackay
Percussion [Latin] – Julian Cabrera (tracks: C1 to D4), Chihuahua Martinez* (tracks: C1 to D4)
Piano – Rodgers Grant
Producer [Original] – Larry Maxwell (tracks: A1 to B6), Orrin Keepnews
Reissue Producer – Keepnews*
Remastered By – Brian Gardner

Notes

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Specially priced two-record set

"Watermelon Man" and "Don't Bother Me No More" recorded Dec. 17, 1962.
All other selections, Sides 1 and 2 recorded Feb. 18 and 20, 1963
Sides 3 and 4 recorded at The Village Gate, New York City, on Sept. 2, 1963

"Watermelon Man" and "Don't Bother Me No More" were originally issued together as a 45-rpm on the Battle label.
The rest of Sides 1 and 2 were originally issued, with those two selections included, as the album "Watermelon Man" (Battle 6120).
Sides 3 and 4 were originally issued as "Mongo at the Village Gate" (Battle 6129), except "Para Ti", which was first issued as part of "Mongo Explodes" (Riverside 3530)

Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios (Sides 1 and 2)
Remastered at Fantasy Studios; Berkley, Ca.)

Distributed by Fantasy Records - Tent And Parker - Berkley, Ca. 94710

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MSD 6065	Mongo Santamaria	The Watermelon Man ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	MSD 6065	US	1973
LPFS-8015	Mongo Santamaria	The Watermelon Man ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, Gat)	Fantasy	LPFS-8015	Venezuela	1979
M-47012	Mongo Santamaria	The Watermelon Man ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	M-47012	France	1974
M-47012	Mongo Santamaria	The Watermelon Man ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	M-47012	France	1973

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