Up From The Roots - Mongo Santamaria

Sofrito

Up From The Roots
Mongo Santamaria
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studio, New York, N.Y.
Recording Engineer: Jimmy Douglass
Re-mix Engineer: Gene Paul
Art Direction & Design: Richard Mantel
Atlantic Recording Corporation SD 1621
1972

Personnel:

Mongo Santamaria: Conga Drums
Carter Jefferson: Tenor & Soprano Saxes
Bill Saxon: Alto & Baritone Saxes
Ray Maldonado, Lew Soloff & John Faddis: Trumpets
Felix Watkins: Flute on Para Ti & Sofrito
Papaito Munoz: Conga Drums
Julito Collazo: Bata Drum, Chequere, Conga Drums & Tambourine
Pablo Rosario: Bongos & Bell
Jimmy Johnson plays drums on Jose Outside
Vocals-Solos: Julio Collazo & Papaito
Chorus: Marcelino Guerra, Welfo & Caito

The arrangements on Ebora, En La Habana, Conga, Bata Y Chequere, Me Buele La Muela, Eco Abacua & Pan De Maíz are by Mongo Santamaria.

The arrangements on Para Ti, Virtue, Jose Outside & Forked Tongue are by Marty Sheller.

The arrangement on Sofrito is by Neal Creque

The arrangement on Little Angel is by Eddy Martinez

"Up From The Roots", as a title, probably eludes to the sets creative progression from more traditional "African-folk" arrangements to modern sounding period fusion-jazz arrangements. Therefore, this is one set that should be enjoyed, in order, from start to finish to appreciate the entire concept. Featured above, by-way-of-example, is one of the tracks from the more progressive side, "B".

Ebora (Yeza)
El La Habana (Guaguanco)
Conga, Bata, Y Chequere (Lucum & Mambo)
Me Buele La Muela (Columbia)
Eco (Bembe)
Abacua (Abacua)
Pan De Maiz
Para Ti
Sofrito
Little Angel
Virtue
Jose Outside
Forked Tongue