MONGO SANTAMARIA - Brazilian Sunset (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Mongo Santamaria leads a potent octet over two nights at Birdland in this live CD taped in 1992. The conga master is joined by trumpeter/flugelhornist Eddie Allen (who serves as music director as well), tenor saxophonist/flautist Craig Rivers, and alto saxophonist/baritone saxophonist/flautists Jimmy Cozier, with pianist Ricardo Gonzalez leading the rhythm section. Among Santamaria's seven originals, the peppy "Brazilian Sunset" especially stands out, along with two pieces by Marty Sheller, his former musical director. Cozier penned the upbeat "Costa Del Oro," a sizzling Latin blues that features its composer on tenor sax. There's also a fun Afro-Cuban arrangement of the standard "Summertime" and a hip-swaying treatment of Herbie Hancock's huge hit "Watermelon Man." by Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1    Bonita 4:10
Ray Gilbert / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Mongo Santamaria
2    Costa del Oro 5:39
Jimmy Cozier
3    Summertime 6:26
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
4    Gumbo Man 6:11
Marty Sheller
5    Brazilian Sunset 6:47
Mongo Santamaria
6    When Love Begins 6:01
Mongo Santamaria
7    Being Here with You 5:41
Mongo Santamaria
8    Soca Mi Nice 3:59
Marty Sheller
9    Dawn's Light 5:15
Mongo Santamaria
10    Breaking It In 6:13
Mongo Santamaria
11    Watermelon Man 3:43
Herbie Hancock
12    Sofrito 11:18
Neal Creque / Mongo Santamaria
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Jimmy Cozier
Bass – Guillermo Edgehill
Drums, Timbales – Johnny Almendra
Percussion – Eddie Rodriguez, Mongo Santamaria
Piano – Ricardo Gonzalez
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Craig Rivers
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Directed By [Musical Director] – Eddie J. Allen