El Bravo by Mongo Santamaria - Uhune

ALBUM

Although Mongo Santamaria's move to Columbia later signified his transition to crossover fare, his label debut, El Bravo!, makes no concessions or overtures to the pop charts. Armed with a batch of original compositions spanning from boleros to mortunos and backed by a crack session band including trumpeter Marty Sheller and flutist Hubert Laws, Santamaria delivers one of the finest traditional Latin jazz records of the mid-'60s. The virtues of the set are many: Santamaria's conga rhythms are fiery yet tasteful, Sheller's luminous arrangements boast an authentic Cuban flavor, and all of the musicians receive ample opportunity to shine, in particular Laws (whose charanga-inspired flute galvanizes the superb "Monica").
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo

1. El Bravo

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Mongo Santamaria; Composer
Lyricist: Mongo Santamaria; Composer

2. Casabe

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Carmello Garcia; Composer
Lyricist: Carmello Garcia; Composer

3. Miedo

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Mongo Santamaria
Rodgers Grant; Composer
Lyricist: Mongo Santamaria
Rodgers Grant; Composer

4. Black Stockings

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Hubert Laws; Composer
Lyricist: Hubert Laws; Composer

5. Monica

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Mongo Santamaria; Composer
Lyricist: Mongo Santamaria; Composer

6. Lucky Mambo

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Rodgers Grant
H. Montalbo
O. Kortwright; Composer
Lyricist: Rodgers Grant
H. Montalbo
O. Kortwright; Composer

7. Cinderella

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Hubert Laws
O. Kortwright; Composer
Lyricist: Hubert Laws
O. Kortwright; Composer

8. La Justicia

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Francisco López
F. Lopez; Composer
Lyricist: Francisco López
F. Lopez; Composer

9. Ole Guajira

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Mongo Santamaria; Composer
Lyricist: Mongo Santamaria; Composer

10. Estrada Do Sol

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Dolores Duran; Composer
Lyricist: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Dolores Duran; Composer

11. Mantequero

by Mongo Santamaria

Primary Artist: Mongo Santamaria; Main Performer
Performer: Mongo Santamaria; Performer
Composer: I. Sanabria; Composer
Lyricist: I. Sanabria; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

42 minutes and 38 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 96 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Latin Jazz, Jazz, Latin & World Jazz

Label

Columbia - Legacy

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

Spanish (Spain)
English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 31, 1966

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886445168884