MONGO SANTAMARIA AND FRIENDS - Mambo Mongo (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Mango Santamaria utilizes a colorful cast of musicians on this CD. Flutists Hubert Laws and Dave Valentin are featured on two songs apiece (although unfortunately not together) and the nonet has trumpeter Eddie Allen, altoist Jimmy Cozier, and Craig Rivers on tenor and soprano, along with three percussionists. There are a lot of percussion features including the closing nine-and-a-half minute "La Mogolla," making this an excellent if not quite essential recording. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Dark Before the Dawn 5:45
Ronnie Mathews
2    Caribbean Sunrise 4:49
Hilton Ruiz
3    Mambo Mongo 6:56
William Allen
4    Los Ninos del Mundo 6:05
Eddie Allen
5    Cali 5:07
Eddie Allen
6    Are They Only Dreams 5:02
Onaje Allan Gumbs
7    Cuco y Olga 6:04
Cuco Martinez / Nicholas Martinez
8    Azteca 5:23
Marty Sheller
9    La Mogolla 9:31
Mongo Santamaria
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Cozier
Bass – Guillermo Edgehill
Bata [Itotele] – Jerome Goldschmidt (tracks: 9)
Congas – Mongo Santamaria
Flute – Dave Valentin (tracks: 2, 4), Hubert Laws (tracks: 1, 6)
Percussion, Vocals – Eddie Rodriguez
Piano – Dario Eskenazi
Producer – David Chesky
Tambora [Cata] – Jerome Goldschmidt (tracks: 8)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Craig Rivers
Timbales – Johnny Andreu Almendra
Trumpet – Eddie Allen