Mongo Santamaria - Isabroso! + Mas Sabroso SEALED NEW CD

2 LPs ON 1 CDThis release presents two complete original Mongo Santamaría LPs, Sabroso (Fantasy LP8058) and its companion Más Sabroso (Fantasy LP8071). The Santamaría band of the period included a who’s who of Latin Jazz artists, including such names as tenor saxophonist José “Chombo” Silva, violinist Félix “Pupi” Legarreta, percussionist Willie Bobo, and as a guest star on the second album, Brazilian pianist João Donato.PERSONNEL:MONGO SANTAMARIA , conga drums, on all tracks, plus:[1-13] Â¡Sabroso!:Louis Valizán, Marcus Cabuto (tp), Rolando Lozano (fl), José “Chombo” Silva (ts, vln),René Hernández (p), Félix “Pupi” Legarreta (vln), Víctor Venegas (b),Willie Bobo (timbales), Bayardo Verlardi, Pete Escovedo (perc, vcl), Rudy Calzado (vcl).San Francisco, 1960.[14-23] Más Sabroso:José “Chombo” Silva (ts), Félix “Pupi” Legarreta (vln), Rolando Lozano (fl), João Donato (p),Víctor Venegas (b), Cuco Martínez (timbales), Willie Bobo (d), Rudy Calzado (vcl).San Francisco, 1961.TRACKS:01 Qué Maravilloso02 En La Felicidad03 Pachanga Pa’ Ti04 Tuli Bamba05 Mambo Cuco06 El Bote07 Pito Pito08 Guaguancó Manía09 Ja, Ja-Ja10 Tula Hula11 Dímelo12 A La Luna;13 Para Ti14 Mongo’s Theme15 Entre Amigos16 Hilda Melodía17 Pay Joaquín18 Lucy Cha19 Manteca20 Federico21 Eres Tú22 Esta Melodía23 Guaguancó FlamencoTOTAL TIME 78:43