Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Mongomania

Recorded	c. 1967
Label	Columbia
Released	1967
Personnel	10 credited players
Discogs	master 274408

The record

Santamaria chases the crossover sound again here, a lean horn section built around Bobby Capers and Wayne Henderson's trombone pushing the arrangements toward the dancefloor. Hubert Laws' flute threads through percussion that never lets up.

Session personnel

Bobby Capers — alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Victor Venegas — bass
Carmelo Garcia — drums
Hubert Laws — flute, tenor saxophone
Mongo Santamaria — percussion
Nicholas "Cuco" Martinez — percussion
Rodgers Grant — piano
Wayne Henderson — trombone
Freddie Hill — trumpet
Ray Maldonado — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 17 pressings on file.

1967	Columbia · CL 2612 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1967	Columbia — STEREO
1967	Columbia · CS 9412 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing
1967	CBS · BPG62956 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1967	Columbia · CS 9412 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	Columbia · CL 2612 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1967	CBS · S 62956 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	CBS · BPG62956 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1967	CBS · SBPG 62956 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	Columbia · CS 9412 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	CBS · YS-870-C — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1967	Columbia · CL 2612 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Terre Haute Pressing
1967	Columbia · CS 9412 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing
1967	CBS · CL(S) 4135 — Vinyl, LP, Album