Mr. WATERMELON MAN MONGO SANTAMARIA - La Bamba (1965-2014) Jazz Collection 1000 / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

One good hit deserves a remake, so Columbia had Mongo Santamaria redo his breakthrough record "Watermelon Man" on his second LP for the label. Indeed, it is this brighter, better-recorded version that we generally hear on the radio nowadays instead of the Battle original. Even better, though, are "Fatback" and the wildly swinging workout on "La Bamba" that kicks off the album, to which you can imagine the foxy blonde model on the cover dancing the boogaloo. Marty Sheller's charging arrangements and trumpet are in the driver's seat of this sports car with the Mongo engine, and Hubert Laws has a ball in his flute and tenor sax solos. Few records embodied the go-go spirit of the '60s as well as this Latin jazz album. by Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist :
1    La Bamba 3:58
Written-By – R. Valens
2    Fatback 3:16
Written-By – B. Capers
3    Summertime 4:42
Written-By – D. Heyward, G. Gershwin
4    Manha De Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival) 4:46
Written-By – A. Maria, L. Bonfa
5    José Outside 2:39
Written-By – M. Sheller
6    Coconut Milk 2>33
Written-By – C. Garcia
7    Watermelon Man 3:15
Written-By – H. Hancock
8    Do It To It 3:55
Written-By – R. Grant
9    Rick Tick 2:21
Written-By – B. Salter
10    Streak O´Lean 2:50
Written-By – B. Capers
11    Just Say Goodbye 3:14
Written-By – Rodgers Grant, Ruth Grant
12    From Me To You All 2:52
Written-By – R. Grant
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone,
Flute – Bobby Capers
Bass – Victor Venegas
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Hubert Laws
Leader, Bongos – Mongo Santamaria
Piano – Rodger Grant
Timbales, Drums – Carmello Garcia
Trumpet – Marty Sheller