MONGO SANTAMARIA - Mongo At Montreaux (1971-2012) RM / Jazz Best Collection 1000 – 4 / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recorded live at the 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival, the blistering Mongo at Montreux captures Mongo Santamaria in the absolute prime of his career, embracing all facets of his expansive musical vision for a set that is far more than the sum of its parts. Spanning from soulful Latin boogaloo grooves like "Come Candela" to psychedelic jazz renditions of pop hits like the Temptations' "Cloud Nine" to straight-up funk excursions like "Climax," Mongo at Montreux is relentlessly energetic music genetically engineered for dancing -- most impressive of all is "Conversation in Drums," a virtual primer in Latin percussion. by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :
1     Come Calenda 3:33
Mongo Santamaria
2     Climax 4:25
Alphonse Mouzon
3     Disappear 4:40
Marty Sheller
4     Marty's Tune  4:21
Marty Sheller
5     Soleil 5:39
Jean-François Perrier, Michel Fugain
6     Conversation in Drums 1:32

Mongo Santamaria
7     I Wanna Know 2:59
Hubert Laws
8     Watermelon Man 0:59
Herbie Hancock
9    Standing Ovation
10     Cloud Nine 4:54
Barrett Strong, Norman Jesse Whitfield
11    Watermelon Man (alt) 0:33
Herbie Hancock
Credits :
Arranged By – Marty Sheller
Congas – Mongo Santamaria
Congas, Bongos – Armando Peraza
Drums, Timbales – Steve Berrios
Electric Bass – Edward Rivera
Flute, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Roger Glenn
Piano – Eddie Martinez
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Carter Jefferson
Trumpet, Cowbell – Ray Maldonado