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Mongo bores at the Village Gate until "Afro Blue." His ten-minute Afro-Cuban smoker recovers all the melodic impact, engaging solos, and general feel that have been missing from his work for years.
The early Chants album on Tico never sounded this good.
Still, the song might have been slowed and stretched a bit further.
Side two opens with the album's only uptempo number, but more interesting are the lazier "Springtime" and "Elephant Pants," a laid-back cousin of "Baby Elephant Walk" complete with trumpeted elephant sounds.
Live is probably how most of the earlier Columbia material ought to have been recorded.
Explodes at the Village Gate has the intensity and sound, but most of the tunes are not especially strong.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhiladelphiaMarty Sheller | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Juan Jose | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Bloodshot | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Yes It Do | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Mongoettes | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Springtime | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | No More | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Elephant Pants | Mongo Santamaria | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 mins | 70 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongo Santamaria | Composer, Congas, Percussion, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Marty Sheller | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |