Search results for "Mongo Santamaria"

Mongo Santamaria: Watermelon Man (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

“Watermelon Man” was an enormously successful hit for both Mongo Santamaria and its composer, Herbie Hancock. The tr...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Cal Tjader: America (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 08, 09

Immigrants have been coming to America's shores for a millennium, and some witty reflections on that fact can be foun...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA

         Jazz Americana, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Shortly ...

Tito Puente: New Arrival (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 20, 09

Recorded live in the West Village in Manhattan, when the spot was known as the famed Village Gate (now called Le Pois...

John McLaughlin: Afro Blue (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music January 26, 08

McLaughlin's energetic version of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" from After the Rain is a fully realized treatment of...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JOHN MCLAUGHLIN ON STANDARDS

Editor's note: Guitarist extraordinaire John McLaughlin recently participated in a candid dialogue with jazz.com's W...

McCoy Tyner: Afro Blue (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

Although his former employer John Coltrane made this Mongo Santamaria-penned song a permanent staple of his repertoir...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MCCOY TYNER

                McCoy Tyner, by Jos L. K...

Stefano Leonardi: Afro Blue (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music February 12, 09

With a slowly building drum solo by an energized Carlo Alberto Canevali to introduce this classic Mongo Santamaria pi...

Donelian, Armen (Hrant) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Donelian, Armen (Hrant), piano; b. Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, 1 December 1950. His father's father was Ohannes Done...

In Conversation with Steven Kroon posted in Features and Interviews July 19, 08

By Tomas Peña Congratulations on a fine recording. Getting (radio pioneer, activist, writer and keen observer of...

Fortune, Sonny (Cornelius) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Sonny Fortune’s round and robust timbre on the alto saxophone and warm, precise attack on the flute have made him the...

In Conversation With Chick Corea posted in Features and Interviews June 30, 09

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Levine, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Levine, Mark, pianist, educator, composer, author; b. Concord, NH, 4 October 1938. He grew up in Concord and went to ...

Rosenberg, Roger posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rosenberg, Roger, saxophone; b. New York City, 26 May 1951. As a child, his family moved first to New Rochelle, and t...

Martin, Mel (Melvyn Kenneth) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Martin, Mel (Melvyn Kenneth), soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, flute, piccolo and alto flute, clari...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Jazz Honored by GRAMMY® Hall of Fame posted in Features and Interviews January 21, 08

by Alan Kurtz In the wake of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, which CBS telecast nationally in mid-February 2008...

Marty Sheller: The Route 44 Flyer (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music February 13, 08

Marty Sheller is best known for his work as trumpeter and musical director for Mongo Santamaria. His solo feature on...

Revisiting Jazz Classics posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 09, 08

Jazz.com features A Classic Revisited five day per week. This is our chance to showcase significant jazz perform...

In Conversation with Joe Locke posted in Features and Interviews November 13, 08

by Eugene Marlow It’s not easy squeezing dynamics out of a percussion instrument such as the vibraphone. But...

Puente, Tito (Ernesto Antonio Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Known affectionately as the "Mambo King" and "El Rey," timbalero Tito Puente was an instrumental figure in popularizi...

Martinez, Andre posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Martinez, Andre, drums; b. Brooklyn, NY, 14 October 1955. Growing up in a family of professional musicians, music ...

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