Mongo Santamaria, Cuban Beats, Cuban Heat Vol. 1

这张专辑和同名的经典电影好像没什么关系，专辑在电影上映后的一年发行。它是古巴音乐/拉丁爵士的经典作品，Mongo Santamaria和他重量级的朋友Carlos Embale、Willie Bobo等等共同演出。每一首都非常好听。下面摘自亚马逊： Our Man in Havana is in fact a compilation of two marvelous albums (Our Man in Havana and Bembe) recorded by conguero Ramon "Mongo" Santamaria in Havana in the early 1960s. By then, Santamaria, who had left Cuba in 1948, had already made his mark with Tito Puente and Cal Tjader and had released his classic piece "Afro-Blue." In the songs from the original Our Man, Santamaria tinkers with the standard instrumentation of the Cuban conjunto and the orquesta tipica and revisits classic styles such as cha cha. The second part of the set explores the ritual music of the Orishas (often referred to as Santeria) and traditional rumba. For this project, Santamaria assembled a group that included singers Merceditas Valdes and Carlos Embale and, for good measure, his friend Willie Bobo, the only non-Cuban. The austere recording and crisp playing bring out the beauty and power of this music, at once deeply spiritual and earthy. Mongo Santamaria went on to make his name in Latin jazz history with his playing, his bands, and his writing. But this album, showing his more traditional side, is a classic. --Fernando Gonzalez 下面摘自http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1034888/a/Our+Man+In+Havana Recorded in 1960 on a visit to Havana on a break from his stint with the vibes player Cal Tjader, this outstanding double-CD set of Cuban jazz features the master conguero Mongo Santamaria in his element performing with some of the island's finest musicians on a selection of timeless, irresistibly danceable instrumentals. Also included is a fascinatingly varied set of percussion and vocal Santeria chants to various deities, as well as examples of Colombian and Mexican rhythms. Contains 2 LPs on 1 CD. Recorded in Havana, Cuba. Personnel: Mongo Santamaría (congas); Carlos Embales, Mario Arenas, Finco, Armando Raymact, Cheo Junco, Luis Santamaria, Merceditas Valdés (vocals, background vocals); Carlos Embale (vocals); Niño Rivera (tres); Paquito (flute, piano); Julio (flute); Armandito el Fine (trumpet); Willie Bobo (bongos, timbales); Yeyito (bongos, triangle); Gustavito (guiro); Macuchu (background vocals). Liner Note Author: William Bascom. Recording information: 1960. Unknown Contributor Roles: Cuban All-Stars; Carlos Embales; Gustavito; Mario Arenas; Finco; Armando Raymact; Paquito; Julio; Cheo Junco; Yeyito; Luis Santamaria; Bol; Merceditas Valdés; Niño Rivera; Pepito. Personnel includes: Mongo Santamaria (congas), Nino Rivera, Julio, Paquito, Pepito, Bol, Willie Bobo, Yeyito, Gustavito, Cheo Junco, Armando Raymact, Luis Santamaria, Merceditas Valdes, Machucho, Mario Arenas, Finco, Carlos Embale. Vibe (12/99, pp.160-2) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century - "...a genius fusion of traditional 'charanga' and 'conjunto' styles. Salsa and Latin jazz start here."