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Mongo SANTAMARIA

photo Mongo SANTAMARIA

Ramon "Mongo" Santamaría (7 April 1922 à La Havane ? 1er février 2003 (à 80 years) at Miami) was a Cuban percussionist. In 1950 he moved to New York where he performed with early Afro-Cuban jazz and salsa big bands such as Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, etc..
Summary

En 1963 he had great success with his interpretation of Watermelon Man, composition written by Herbie Hancock.Herbie Hancock
He is also the composer of Afro Blue, which was repeated many times, notably by John Coltrane, Mccoy tyner, Michel Camilo, John McLaughlin or more recently by Carlos Santana, with Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin and Ravi Coltrane in particular, during the Montreux Jazz Festival 2004.
During summer 1969, he performs at the Harlem Cultural Festival
Google machine translation: Mongo SANTAMARIA's original bio

cover Afro Blue  Hal Leonard
Afro Blue
Mongo SANTAMARIA
Arr : Michael PHILIP MOSSMAN
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Combo
Set Wind Band (HL07011704-BA) : 56,18

cover Afro Blue Hal Leonard
Afro Blue
Mongo SANTAMARIA
Arr : Michael PHILIP MOSSMAN
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Big band
Style & options : Big-Bands
Set Wind Band (HL07010987-BA) : 60,14

cover Afro Blue Hal Leonard
Afro Blue
Mongo SANTAMARIA
Arr : Paul MURTHA/Will RAPP
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Marching band
Set Wind Band (HL03745577-BA) : 66,47