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Mongo Santamaria
Workin' On A Groovy Thing

Album US 1969 on Columbia label
Jazz, Latin and R&B/Soul (Afro-Cuban, Soul-Jazz)

Special thanks to Jackie Horowitz and the Columbia Records Secretaries on the first floor of 49 East 52nd Street, featuring Suzanne for special effects on "We Got Latin Soul".

     
Musicians
PortraitMongo Santamaria cng, bgo, 1917-2003 CU
congas, bongos, album by
PortraitMarty Sheller tr,
arranged by, conductor
PortraitWilliam Allen b, US
bass
PortraitBernard Purdie dr, *1939
drums
PortraitJulio Collazo cng, dr, 1925-2004 CU
percussion
PortraitOsvaldo Martinez perc, cng,
percussion
PortraitSteve Berrios perc, dr, 1945-2013 US
percussion
PortraitRodgers Grant p, 1935-2012 US
piano
PortraitArtie Kaplan fl, sax, *1945 US
saxophone
PortraitCharles Owens ts, cl, as, *1939 US
saxophone
PortraitJoe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US
saxophone
PortraitSonny Fortune as, fl, *1939 US
saxophone
PortraitLuis Gasca tr, fh, voc,
trumpet
PortraitRay Maldonado tr, 1946-1982
trumpet
Producers
Don Puluse engineer
Mark Friedman engineer
Stan Weiss engineer
Warren Vincent other, sound supervision
Don Hunstein photography by
Fred Lombardi photography by
Billy Jackson producer
Composers
Neil Sedaka
Roger Atkins
David Clayton-Thomas
Janie Bradford
Norman Whitfield
Arlester Christian
Billy Jackson
Jimmy Wisner
John Fogerty
O'Kelly Isley
Ronald Isley
Rudolph Isley
Henry Cosby
Stevie Wonder
Sylvia Moy
Lennon-McCartney
Marvin Tarplin
Robert Rogers
Smokey Robinson
Warren Moore
Edwin Starr
Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Workin' On A Groovy ThingMongo SantamariaNeil Sedaka, Roger Atkins
2Spinning WheelMongo SantamariaDavid Clayton-Thomas
3Too Busy Thinking About My BabyMongo SantamariaJanie Bradford, Norman Whitfield
4We Got Latin SoulMongo SantamariaArlester Christian
5Getting It Out Of My SystemMongo SantamariaBilly Jackson, Jimmy Wisner
6Proud MaryMongo SantamariaJohn Fogerty
7It's Your ThingMongo SantamariaO'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
8My Cherie AmourMongo SantamariaHenry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy
9Get BackMongo SantamariaLennon-McCartney
10Ain't That PeculiarMongo SantamariaMarvin Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore
11 Twenty-Five MilesMongo SantamariaEdwin Starr, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol

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