Mongo Returns! | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Latin jazz | |||
Label | Milestone [1] | |||
Producer | Todd Barkan | |||
Mongo Santamaría chronology | ||||
|
Mongo Returns! is an album by the Cuban musician Mongo Santamaría. [2] [3] It was released in 1995. [4] The album marked Santamaria's return to the Fantasy Records label. [5]
The album was produced by Todd Barkan. [6] Its songs were arranged by Marty Sheller. [7] Hilton Ruiz played piano on the album. [8] Eddie Allen played trumpet. [9] "Bahia" is a cover of the Ary Barroso song; " When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" is a version of the Marvin Gaye song. [6]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called the album "marvelous Latin big band" music. [12] The Boston Herald lamented that "the band's performances rarely rise above pleasant and competent." [13] City Pages noted that, "rather than wallow in a groove, the tunes on [the] CD continually shift gears, deploying the percussionists as much for texture as for rhythm and varying the pace." [7]
The Albuquerque Journal deemed Mongo Returns! one of the best Latin jazz albums of 1995; The Chicago Citizen also listed it among the best of 1995. [14] [15]
AllMusic wrote that "Mongo's large ensemble sounds sharp, at home with the Latin beat, up-to-date electronic instruments and occasional skipping bassline, and Mongo thunders away with his usual polyrhythmic vigor." [10]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "A Kiss in Her Glance" | |
2. | "You've Got It Bad Girl" | |
3. | "Bahia" | |
4. | "Slyck 'n' Slyde" | |
5. | "Song for Marilyn" | |
6. | " When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" | |
7. | "Hush" | |
8. | "Ol' School Groove" | |
9. | "Free World Mambo" |
Mongo Returns! | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Latin jazz | |||
Label | Milestone [1] | |||
Producer | Todd Barkan | |||
Mongo Santamaría chronology | ||||
|
Mongo Returns! is an album by the Cuban musician Mongo Santamaría. [2] [3] It was released in 1995. [4] The album marked Santamaria's return to the Fantasy Records label. [5]
The album was produced by Todd Barkan. [6] Its songs were arranged by Marty Sheller. [7] Hilton Ruiz played piano on the album. [8] Eddie Allen played trumpet. [9] "Bahia" is a cover of the Ary Barroso song; " When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" is a version of the Marvin Gaye song. [6]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called the album "marvelous Latin big band" music. [12] The Boston Herald lamented that "the band's performances rarely rise above pleasant and competent." [13] City Pages noted that, "rather than wallow in a groove, the tunes on [the] CD continually shift gears, deploying the percussionists as much for texture as for rhythm and varying the pace." [7]
The Albuquerque Journal deemed Mongo Returns! one of the best Latin jazz albums of 1995; The Chicago Citizen also listed it among the best of 1995. [14] [15]
AllMusic wrote that "Mongo's large ensemble sounds sharp, at home with the Latin beat, up-to-date electronic instruments and occasional skipping bassline, and Mongo thunders away with his usual polyrhythmic vigor." [10]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "A Kiss in Her Glance" | |
2. | "You've Got It Bad Girl" | |
3. | "Bahia" | |
4. | "Slyck 'n' Slyde" | |
5. | "Song for Marilyn" | |
6. | " When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You" | |
7. | "Hush" | |
8. | "Ol' School Groove" | |
9. | "Free World Mambo" |