Mongo Santamaria ‎– Mongo At The Village Gate (1990)

A1 	Introduction By "Symphony Sid" 	
A2 	El Toro 	
A3 	Fatback 	
A4 	Mongo's Groove 	
A5 	Creole 	
B1 	The Jungle Bit 	
B2 	My Sound (Conga Drum Solo) 	
B3 	The Morning After 	
B4 	Nothing For Nothing
B5	Para Ti

Bass – Victor Venegas 
Congas – Mongo Santamaria
Drums – Frank Hernandez
Flute, Saxophone – Bobby Capers, Pat Patrick
Percussion – Julian Cabrera, "Chihuahua" Martinez
Piano – Rodgers Grant
Trumpet – Marty Sheller

Mongo at the Village Gate finds Mongo Santamaria entering the boogaloo era with a variety of funky pieces that show the influence of R&B and soul-jazz without losing the group's roots in Cuban music. The infectious live set teams the conguero with trumpeter Marty Sheller, the reeds of Pat Patrick and Bobby Capers, pianist Rodgers Grant, bassist Victor Venegas, drummer Frank Hernandez, and the percussion of Chihuahua Martinez and Julian Cabrera. Such tunes as "Fatback," "Mongo's Groove," and "Creole" have happy, soulful, and simple melodies. This is one of Marty Sheller's best dates on trumpet, while Santamaria takes "My Sound" as a colorful unaccompanied solo. A remake of "Para Ti" is a welcome addition. ---Scott Yanow, AllMusic Review

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