Mongo Returns!

Mongo Returns!
Mongo Returns!
Studio album by Mongo Santamaría
Released	1995
Genre	Latin jazz
Label	Milestone
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]

Production

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[11]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide	^[6]

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]

Track listing

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"

References

^ "Mongo Santamaría Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
^ Birnbaum, Larry (Mar 1996). "Latin jammers". DownBeat. Vol. 63, no. 3. p. 57.
^ "Obituary: Mongo Santamaria". The Guardian. February 11, 2003.
^ Gerard, Charley (July 23, 2001). Music from Cuba: Mongo Santamaría, Chocolate Armenteros, and Cuban Musicians in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group.
^ Lannert, John (Nov 25, 1995). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 47. p. 63.
^ ^a ^b ^c MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. pp. 688–689.
^ ^a ^b Robson, Britt (January 31, 1996). "Music". Culture to Go. City Pages.
^ Fernandez, Raul A. (May 23, 2006). From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz. University of California Press.
^ Frank, Frederico (4 Apr 1996). "Trumpeters Take Separate Paths". News. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b "Mongo Santamaría Mongo Returns!". AllMusic.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 251.
^ Spore, Keith (5 Feb 1996). "About Jazz". Cue & Health. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 3.
^ Pekar, Harvey (December 31, 1995). "Afro-Cuban music spices CDs". Arts & Lifestyle. Boston Herald. p. 48.
^ Steinberg, David (7 Jan 1996). "Jazz Elevated to New Heights, Old Standards in '95". Albuquerque Journal. p. D1.
^ Emenari, L.A. (28 Dec 1995). "The Best of Jazz '95". Chicago Citizen. Vol. 30, no. 37. p. 21.

[1] "Mongo Santamaría Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.

[2] Birnbaum, Larry (Mar 1996). "Latin jammers". DownBeat. Vol. 63, no. 3. p. 57.

[3] "Obituary: Mongo Santamaria". The Guardian. February 11, 2003.

[4] Gerard, Charley (July 23, 2001). Music from Cuba: Mongo Santamaría, Chocolate Armenteros, and Cuban Musicians in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group.

[5] Lannert, John (Nov 25, 1995). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 47. p. 63.

[MH-6] MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. pp. 688–689.

[CP-7] Robson, Britt (January 31, 1996). "Music". Culture to Go. City Pages.

[8] Fernandez, Raul A. (May 23, 2006). From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz. University of California Press.

[9] Frank, Frederico (4 Apr 1996). "Trumpeters Take Separate Paths". News. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 6.

[auto-10] "Mongo Santamaría Mongo Returns!". AllMusic.

[CL-11] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 251.

[12] Spore, Keith (5 Feb 1996). "About Jazz". Cue & Health. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 3.

[13] Pekar, Harvey (December 31, 1995). "Afro-Cuban music spices CDs". Arts & Lifestyle. Boston Herald. p. 48.

[14] Steinberg, David (7 Jan 1996). "Jazz Elevated to New Heights, Old Standards in '95". Albuquerque Journal. p. D1.

[15] Emenari, L.A. (28 Dec 1995). "The Best of Jazz '95". Chicago Citizen. Vol. 30, no. 37. p. 21.

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