Mongo Santamaria

Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", as performed by John Coltrane among others. His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. In 1950 he moved to New York where he played with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, etc.

Biography via Last.fm.

1. 01 Cut That Cane From Watermelon Man 2:21
2. 02 Love, Oh Love From Watermelon Man 2:06
3. 03 Bayou Roots From Watermelon Man 3:03
4. 04 Que Maravillosa (live) From Watermelon Man 6:47
5. 05 Get The Money From Watermelon Man 3:24
6. 06 Yeh-Yeh From Watermelon Man 3:05
7. 07 Suavito From Watermelon Man 2:42
8. 08 I'll Remember April (live) From Watermelon Man 7:22
9. 09 Watermelon Man (Album Version) From Watermelon Man 2:29
10. 10 The Boogie Cha-Cha Blues From Watermelon Man 2:14