Mongo Santamaria - Afro Blue

[123jsbach]

happy grind! love it!

[jahvie00]

Mongo Mongo, monguito!!! Te amo afro blue. 

[mrkoolbandi]

What a song i love it, im in love with this tune, cant get enough.

[vclebs]

Afro blues .. original by John Coltrane no ?

[MrLosadita]

@vclebs Afro Blue, original by Mongo Santamaria, adapted from the YORUBA RITUAL, ok?

[jazzyjbeats]

better you check this jungle by night - afro blue !!

[BASSAROVER]

One of my favorite songs ever recorded, thanks for the post!

[lushlife4]

How can you not want to buy this? Especially these older albums. They're a steal at the record store or Amazon anyway! I gotta have my music everywhere. The house, the car, my phone/iPod. Love it. Appreciate it. Support it. Mongoooooooo!

[Rao665]

me mongo. Mongo want ball.

[gatitame2azul]

I beg to differ if one vote means anything. I find cool things posted on tube, follow an album and can get a full review instead of snipets that frequently leads to the shopping cart.

[tannerharrodguitar]

is that a marimba solo?

[jojona74lac]

thank you !!

[DeepSetEyesDance]

WHO IS THE LADY ON THE COVER?

[TheRimeRoyale]

@DeepSetEyesDance Santamaria I suppose!:P

[DeepSetEyesDance]

@TheRimeRoyale THANK YOU.

[4563agustin]

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[osterotto]

1:28

[Rao665]

Mongo hhahahahahah! "me Mongo, me crush you!"

[imperioindigena]

@Rao665 thats not funny at all...........

[Rao665]

@imperioindigena

Yes "me mongo, me crush you!" is not funny. but the name "Mongo" is. HAHAHAH notice I was laughing at that not the quote. "Mongo only pawn in game of life"

[imperioindigena]

@Rao665 ok i will give you that one xd,

[kafilkaphish]

great composition is niiice

[thrushjz]

@Maharajadann and @3choblaster.I'm an artist and have played on Grammy nominated records. I've also played on 5 continents. I see you have 0 views on your youtube site while I have 90,000.Perhaps you'd like to argue further but I doubt it. And if you defame me further by Calling me a F%$#^%& Retard perhaps you'd like a lawsuit. Just sayin'

[3choBlaster]

@thrushjz HAHAHAH Can't help it that you SUCK. When people do not like your music they don't give a shit about you. If you're a painter but your paintings look like a horses ass it's only logical that people aren't going to pay for it. Get over your self dick, no one likes your music and no one is downloading your music. To get downloaded you'd have to be good or tickle little girls ginies like bieber.

you're a FUCKING RETARD, a shit brained dog seamen eating retard. Fuck you, SUE ME

[thrushjz]

@3choBlaster I've played in places like Beijing China, Texas Stadium, and the L.A. Collosseum. You have the vocabulary of a 9 year old except you can't spell. Keep on Keepin' on with your Imbecilic posts. There's a saying...If you have to resort to Foul Mouthed language you've already lost the argument. If you can understand these comments continue on displaying your IQ which is probably around 45. Never mind you probably don't know what that means.

[3choBlaster]

@thrushjz btw, if you're going broke and can't provide for your family. GET a fucking job you fucking moron.

And NEVER EVER try to intimidate people over the internet saying "I'll sue you!" pathetic piece of shit. I REALLY hope you try.

[phanke8685]

@thrushjz You aren't going to be able to successfully sue someone for calling you a retard on Youtube. If you actually believe you could, you probably are retarded.

[ferram]

It's a magic composition, soulful and amazing!

[Mikell1000]

Q bella composición,...deleita el espíritu,...

Boyacá, Colombia

[xxlalcegaxx]

@Mikell1000 Estoy de acuerdo amig@. Busca a Carl Tjader tambièn. Un abrazo y Viva Colombia....un swing en la Cumbia y Salsa..inigualables. Visita mis otros canales: ZCZCLALCNNNN y RITMOSYESTILOS (estoy todavìa organizando todas las Listas de reproducciòn) pero puedes entrar. Allì tengo una canciòn o melodìa con ritmo y/o estilo diferente. Tu amigo ALIEN.

[imperioindigena]

@Mikell1000 bien dicho camarada!

[OverseasCat]

..you can hear those bata drums in the background,....is that Paul Horn or Jose Lozano on flute, and is that Cal Tjader on the xylophone?....this is so Afro-Cuban that nobody but Mongo himself could've composed it, ....by the way, I met Mongo in person once, many, many moons ago....

[sixisreal]

gd73 I Think You Are Very Nice.

[pencert]

What a beautiful world!

[brotherbartell]

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww­wwwww Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!­!! Aaaaaaaaaaah!!! Yes. boom! Yes! Boom! Boom!

[thrushjz]

Saying it doesen't matter who wrote the song is typical of the free download generation. This is why songwriters and musicians are going broke and can't support their families. Grow up and stop thinking all of this creativity is free for your taking. these artists have to make a living just like anyone else...

[maharajahdann]

@thrushjz once you start using that sponge inside your skull, you'll realise that the war on free downloading is simply because content owners had tied up their business models on selling the medium, they were milking the proverbial cow by doing this. Nothing to do with creativity. Think about it. And by the way, this vid is illegal. If the companies had their way, we wouldnt be able to enjoy this beautiful music. What does it have to do with Mongo or creativity? Absolutely nothing.

[SkullBeneath]

@thrushjz

god damn so true... i wish i could give that 20,000 thumbs up

[3choBlaster]

@thrushjz hahaha if you think artists are going broke you're a fucking retard. Artist nowadays make MILLIONS more then they did in the past.

Music should be shared. Movies that are worth it should be watched in the theatre the rest should be shared. Games should only be bought when they are really worth it. Do you know how much these people make of Itunes, Adds, Concerts, Appearances, Talk shows etc. etc. Going broke my ass.

[AakwardAardvark]

@thrushjz thats why musicianship is stagnating because nobody wants to go into music because its economically infeasible.

[graveey]

@AakwardAardvark ye but that shouldnt stop people who are genuinly passionate about the music. graffiti artists don't get paid for their work yet they still go out and write.

[KATHLEENDUZIT]

@thrushjz shut the phuk up..twisted wanker

[louis2502]

@thrushjz Feel free to scold the record labels too. They give small artists less than 5% of what they make on a CD. So, blues and jazz musicians get screwed over but the labels turn into sycophants concerning matters of Bieber or Gomez...

[andreadidonna68]

@thrushjz I subscribe all the words. Thank you to say this things so much important.

[57curtnevan]

@thrushjz Thank you for being conscious and responsible. It's harder and harder to make a living making music!

[nmkalen]

@thrushjz I totally agree with you, but in the end we´re all sitting here on youtube and listening to the song for free...?

[GirlWomanDead]

@thrushjz Id love to, but I'm poor and out of work.

[Akshay8585]

@thrushjz Heck i wouldn't pay for this particular song anyway.

[vibronicz]

according to the real book this was written by mongo

[SalMessina1]

Ciao Mongo, splendida composizione!

Eccellente esecuzione!

Grazie,

Salvatore :o)

[EMCEMITCH]

why all this nonsense---mongo composed the rhythms and got credit as the official songwriter in the fifties=period

[defear9302]

Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría composed this song...

[ELSOL102]

I think I have a tape of a cover of this song in Ecuador done in Ecuadorian music of the Andes. I bought it for $1 from the people who were playing it in their car when I was in Ecuador!

[bababacardi]

for me is obvius that Carlos Santana used to listen to aaaalll of this stuff. I can recognize some Jingo Lo ba and soul sacrifice in it.

Or is just me?

[bluewetball]

i grew up to my mom playing this AND coltrane xD

[congos86]

Masterpiece!!

[Psychedelic925]

I agree,. It really doesnt matter who writes what, its taking away from the music. There have been plenty of occasions for example Lou Reeds Sweet Jane doen by Cowboy Junkies, where songs done by other artists tend to be more sophisticated & better. With that said you cant really own a song even if you wrote it because someone can take it over, envoke a new powerful emotion to it and then really can you say whose song it truly is............

[TheBlackSunflower]

@Psychedelic925 Well put!!! "songs done by other artists tend to be more sophisticated & better. With that said you cant really own a song even if you wrote it because someone can take it over, en-voke a new powerful emotion to it and then really can you say whose song it truly is............" YES!!!!

[amoeba12]

I did know who wrote "Afro Blue", but I like this version. Thanks for the post I learned something.

[edgarbm95]

who gives a shit who wrote it just listen to the awesome music

[lynnetteb711]

3 dislikes...people are crazy....this is beautiful....

[favorites505]

I wish you would upload some of the drum circle tracks from this album.

[mx6lover]

1st time hearing this... really, really like it !!!

[r1casill]

Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría is the COMPOSER of "Afro Blue" which was also recorded by John Coltrane among others.

[port2344chester]

Huge back in the day... played in my house on the norm.... what a LEGEND!

[califgirl101]

Could somebody please post the song The Morning After on the Mongo At The Village Gate album? I would be so happy if I could hear that particular tune again! :)

[feita93]

QUÉ COSA MÁS SABROSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Psychedelic925]

Amazing!!!

[EMCEMITCH]

everybody stop---MONG WROTE THE DAMN SONG AND WAS THE BEST CONGA PLAYER OF HIS ERA IN TERMS OF PURE AFRO-CUBAN LAYERS OF RHYTHM

[eGuber]

amazeing

[discoveringmusic]

Mongo Santamaria composed "Afro Blue" in 1959, and Paul horn played the flute.

[drbassclinic]

Great song, it has got witches dancing ,the melody could be a pagan anthem or a black magic ritual. So deep, mysterious and magic: I love it!!

I always have been listening to the Coltrane version(I love his one as well) but this is something else,it has more atmosphere and soul. thanks for sharing!!!

[william52648]

Mongo Santamaria...more than just a time keeper!

[zenbooter]

?????????I am a real live Americano

[zenbooter]

?????????

[zenbooter]

Cal released an LP featuring Mongo-"LATINO" Afro Blue was in it,,was on "Fantasy" label,,late 50's or early 60's

[zenbooter]

hey,, powerful love in here...Cal did a nice LP with Mongo--"LATINO" anyone have it?

[Arts4Change]

I wrote the song dammit, now stop arguing fam!

[TroubleinZION]

You music nerds it doesn't matter who wrote the song. All that matters is that it's an amazing song LOL. It's ok cuz I'm a music nerd too.

[qewtra]

every needs to calm down cuzz i wrote it

[indigoattila]

this is the coolest. thanks for posting!

[kangrit]

muy buen sonido afro bongos y demas ,ubiera sido bueno incluirles los sonidos del cajon afroperuano!!!!

[mugenslayer]

Mother Africa... I Belong To You!

<3< 3 <3

[Maat2akh]

I love this rythm.. it's so smooth a feels so right. Peace and Love

[ianbwaaaah]

In 1959 Mongo Santamaria recorded his composition "Afro Blue" on Fantasy Records 3291, and he secured an International Copyright in 1959 through Mongo Music, Inc., to publish his composition "Afro Blue".

[salsoso1]

The answer to who composed Afro blue is in allmusic.com

[pjubagoni]

Laaaatin Jaaazzzz

[jimtobias]

Paul Horn on flute.

[Oxsono]

This song is compose by mongo

[jtonathiu79]

Una delicia auditiva

[estosiesmusica]

Magistral,que delicia ,que agradable y relajante.

[909kong]

Why don't you guys just buy the album and check out the credits???

[TheCalebson]

This is fantastic

[gd73]

@DrFunkLove For the love of God, Coltrane DID NOT write this song!

[MrMusicevolution]

@gd73 lol..

[gd73]

@ASRNTRGB A: Mongo composed the song. Coltrane performed his own take on the song (which I love as well)

B: Mongo was a dude.

C: Not sure how I'm misunderstanding Africa here. I've got much love for the motherland.

[Wahpinga]

@ASRNTRGB When you don't even know the gender of the composer about whom you're speaking, you would be well served by shutting the hell up.

[ASRNTRGB]

@Wahpinga what are you so upset about? I know I put the wrong gender in there.....a mistake..I took it off.....which just makes you even more ignorant sounding for lunching out at me. It is the truth, but you don't want to realize it.

[jonguitarist]

@gd73

agree, this guy is the original.....

[persevere4]

@gd73 - · The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple, so one would think - thank you

[jef108]

@gd73 but his rendering, aka honoring, of it is Pure Greatness!

[wonkyfaceshirty]

@DrFunkLove

Nah man, it's a mongo original, although Coltrane did it justice (of course) :)

[trossitrumpet]

@DrFunkLove Mongo Santamaria composed Afro Blue

-Source: The Real Book Sixth Edition

[davimerc]

@DrFunkLove  No.

[sparkinup33]

@DrFunkLove nope. he performed it look in the real book or anywhere it says mongo santamaria

[LEGSUDESIRE]

The whole album was seriously great

[MatuArt]

I use to go see Mongo on Sunset bld, LA back in the 1960's, right up front had my table.

[GeneralTrousers]

If you like this then see the similarities to some African High Life ~ Search for the song Rex Lawson ~ Wasegnibo / Peri Special Mbanga

x

[BASSAROVER]

top ten songs for me.... the drum solo is awsome

[dcjazzman1]

Sorry peeps: neither Mongo nor Trane wrote Afro Blue. the song was composed many years ago by Oscar Brown Jr. they simply covered it, along with many other artists...

[gd73]

@dcjazzman1 Actually, you're wrong. Oscar Brown Jr. listened to the music that Mongo composed and wrote lyrics to the song.

[dcjazzman1]

@gd73

sorry for the confusion: you are correct

[EastcoastAsian24]

@gd73 exactly! we're doing this song in ear training at berklee college of music!

[TheSpanishdancer]

@dcjazzman actually Mongo Santamaria did compose Afro Blue, Oscar Brown Jr. wrote the lyrics for Abbey Lincoln who recorded this in 1959. The first recorded performance of the piece was by the Cal Tjader Sextet, April 20, 1959, at the Sunset Auditorium in Carmel, California, with composer Mongo Santamaría on percussion; this performance was released on the LP Concert By The Sea, Part 1.

[cuerpoeperra]

@dcjazzman1 Are you wrong pal .... Ramon Santamaria

[dcjazzman1]

@cuerpoeperra : you are correct. oscar wrote the lyrics. the instrumental was an original composition by Mongo. sorry for the confusion...

[ragingstorm33]

@dcjazzman1 derek trucks wrote it!!!!! lol

[salsoso1]

@dcjazzman1 check allmusic.com the answer is there. Same as Manteca with Dizzy & Chano who wrote the music?

[AwaTu]

@dcjazzman1 Indeed —gd73 is correct —Afro Blue is Mongo's composition, —Oscar added lyrics...

[usasoft22]

@dcjazzman1 my fake book has this listed as mongo

[sk8pirate44]

@dcjazzman1 BOOM WACHU KNOW ABOUT MUSIC?! NOTHING

[jerec576]

@dcjazzman1 it was in the later 50s when it was first recorded. it became a hit with afrocuban "jazz" sweeping the lp records in popularity at the time (this was when true "rhumba" and afrocuban were in hold in the musical culture) oscar brown was just a guy who made up lyrics to sing over it.

[micheal2241]

im sorry fleshmob but it is 3/4 trust mei played this song and i have it in me hands and it says 3/4 in any composition

[JamaisMEC]

@micheal2241 I will confirm that what michael wrote is correct: it's written 3/4.

[marmcmick]

Mongo Santamaria composed this classic. He also does it with Tito Puente and the Golden Latin Jazz All Stars.

[onepresence]

Classic!

[micheal2241]

i like this song cuz it is a classic latin waltz and it sounds so cool

[zitozentinel]

No, this song is even older than that.

[peaces100]

does anyone know the time signature for the piece thanks

[oRuTRa45]

6/8

[peaces100]

@oRuTRa45

thank you

[mrkrauley]

Yes. 6/8 but 2 against 3.

[oRuTRa45]

6/8 is the time signature. 2 against 3 is the rhythmic feel. Love those polyrhythms.

[FleshMob]

@peaces100

3/4, although rhythm is not waltz, but rather bossa or something like that, but it is 3/4 :)

[JazzNaySean]

@FleshMob 6/8 buddy

[FleshMob]

@JazzNaySean

12/16 ;)

[JazzNaySean]

@FleshMob i guess u can look it it that way too

but 6/8 is the correct way because its a 2-3 and if you were to think about it in cut time there would be two sets up triplets which would make the 6 ;)

[FleshMob]

@JazzNaySean

Yeah, I listened it again, you gotta point!

[ahmose7sun]

love it

[dixielatino]

Mongo Santamaria is truly a master, they don't come any better than this guy.

[wltrdroz]

This is amazing... it sounds so rustic

[nbaolafek]

love it

[TeehpodT]

brilliant

[The64200]

I knew, it`s from M. Santamaria, and i like this, but my alltime-favourite-Version is from John Coltrane with McCoy Tyner on the Piano....

A second great Version ist from Gary Burton (Vibes) and Makoto Ozone (Piano)

[GeneralTrousers]

Mongo was a great musician ... a bit to unheralded for my liking ... he and Cannonball are two of my favorites.

x

[kinstube]

NIIIIIIIIIIIICE!

[jesoby]

hadn't heard his before, definitely buy from iTunes.

[EMCEMITCH]

mongo master conga player---listen to watermelon man w herbie hancock---it breathed a second life into that composition

[PowerfulMindsofWomen]

Nice arrangement

Powerful Minds of Women

[diagonyc]

I met him back in '90, when I worked @ Indigo Blues Jazz Club on West 46th St!!! He autographed my record! He didn't really speak much....like he mumbled in some intelligible language.  But he was the man nonetheless!

[lorduenon]

I had no idea Mongo wrote this. I thought Coltrane did. The flute is awesome, as is the whole band.

[SweetHeatLatinJazz]

This is THE original and by far the most "primitive" arrangement. Out of this world and worth hearing. Its a classic!

[C1ktrpllah08]

Coltrane destroyed the theme .Mongos beautifull song is like Heaven&Paradaise but coltrane make his own shit whit not any level of sound love and anything, this shit is like very bad rock&roll.Almost evrything is good whit Col but his afroblue is Sacrylegical ,the worst. Jazz D

[riurijjir]

Mongo S M was made very famous for creating this master piece.

[SunLoveification]

huge fan

[deatha44]

The whole cd is tamale hot!

[aznp1n0y123]

beast flute. xD

[checkabreak]

i've heard of this new label out of NY putting out new latin soul music Cacike REcords? young latinos bringing back some real music

[cronosopium]

reconfortante para el alma

[red5media]

this album blows my mind out

[nicodagger]

thanks! that only increases my admiration for Mongo...!

[nicodagger]

who wrote this song? Coltrane? he did, right?

[gd73]

No, this is a Mongo song.  Coltrane certainly helped popularize it.

[vangstavangsta]

Afro Blue was composed by Mongo Santamaria.

[salsoso1]

@nicodagger  Mongo Santamaria wrote this one.

[dcjazzman1]

@salsoso1 : all of you are wrong. Afro Blue was composed MANY years ago by Oscar Brown, Jr. Trane and Mongo, along with MANY other stylists simply covered it.

[discoveringmusic]

In May of 1959 this version of Afro Blue was recorded, and that's Emil Richards

playing the marimbas, with Paul Horn on flute. Armando Peraza is on congas also,

with Francisco Aguabella,Modesto Duran,and Carlos Vidal - congas. Willie Bobo- timbales, and Al McKibbon-bass.

[Splovengates7]

Who's that practicing the vibes in the background?

The rhythm is off slightly.

Thats not Tjader.

Cal Tjader got me started loving Latin jazz.

What a great band. Mongo on conga, Willie Bobo on timbals, Paul Chambers on bass,

[antznest]

@Splovengates7 It's not wrong but the syncopation used. Listening to Jazz I'm sure you know what it is to swing around the context of the beat. Respect.

@Splovengates7 and one