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Releases:
Yambu (2 versions)   Fantasy ... 1958
Viva Mongo! (LP)   Fantasy 1962
Watermelon Man / Don't Bother Me No More (2 versions)   Riverside ... 1963
Watermelon Man (2 versions)   Columbia 1965
Hey! Let's Party (LP)   Columbia 1967
There Is A Mountain / Funny Man (7")   Columbia 1967
Explosion (LP, Comp)   Riverside Records 1968
Soul Bag (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1968
Cloud Nine (7")   Columbia 1969
Heighty-Hi / Sunshine Of Your Love (7", Promo)   Atlantic 1969
Mongo Soul (LP)   Riverside Records 1969
Stone Soul (LP, Album)   Columbia 1969
Stone Soul (LP, Album)   CBS 1969
Sunshine Of Your Love / Heighty-Hi (7", Promo, Mono)   Atlantic 1969
Twenty-Five Miles / El Tres (7")   Columbia 1969
Workin' On A Groovy Thing (LP)   Columbia 1969
All Strung Out (LP)   Columbia 1970
Feelin' Alright (2 versions)   Atlantic 1970
Mongo '70 (Album) (2 versions)   Atlantic 1970
Mongo At Montreux (2 versions)   Atlantic 1971
Mongo's Way (LP)   Atlantic 1971
Afro Roots (2xLP)   Prestige 1972
I Wanna Know (7", Promo)   Atlantic 1972
Up From The Roots (LP, RP)   Atlantic 1972
Fuego (LP)   Vaya Records 1973
The Watermelon Man (2xLP)   Milestone Records 1973
Afro-Indio (LP)   Vaya Records 1975
Lady Marmalade / The Promised Land (3 versions)   Vaya Records ... 1975
Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits (Comp) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1975
A La Carte (LP)   Vaya Records 1978
Drums And Chants (LP)   Vaya Records, Vaya Records 1978
Red Hot (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1979
Watermelon Man / A Mi No Me Engañan (You Better Believe It) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1979
Images (LP)   Vaya Records 1980
Watermelon Man (7", RE)   Original Jazz Classics 1984
Mongo's Greatest Hits (LP)   Fantasy 1987
Mongo's Groove (LP)   BGP Records 1987
Soy Yo (LP, Album)   Concord Jazz Picante 1987
Soca Me Nice (LP)   Concord Jazz Picante 1988
Afro Roots (CD, Album, Comp)   Prestige 1989
Mongo At The Village Gate (LP, Album, RE, RM)   Riverside Records, Original Jazz Classics 1991
Mambo Mongo (CD, Album)   Charley Records 1993
Free Spirit (CD, Album)   M.I.L. Multimedia 1997
Best Of Vaya Recordings 1973-1980 (2xLP)   Vampi Soul 2004
Dock Of The Bay (LP, Album)   Harmony (4)  
El Pussy Cat (LP)   CBS  
Feeling Alright (7")   Atlantic  
Funk Up / Funk Down (7")   Vampi Soul  
La Bamba (LP)   Columbia  
Mighty Mongo (LP)   Fantasy  
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay / Cold Sweat (7", Single)   Cbs  
Tell It / Hippo Walk (7")   Atlantic  
Production:
Viva ! La Bodega Collection Eté 2001 (2xCD) Espiritu Libre Epic 2001
Appears On:
Afro (LP)   Columbia 1956
Top Percussion (LP) Elequana, Obaricoso RCA Victor 1958
Live And Direct (LP, Album)   Fantasy 1960
Sin & Soul (LP) Afro Blue Columbia Special Products 1960
West Side Story (Album) (2 versions)   Fantasy 1960
Sin & Soul (LP, RE) Afro Blue CBS 1966
Che! (3 versions)   Polydor ... 1969
Wild Flower (LP, Album) Yoruba, Yoruba Atlantic 1972
Song Of The New World (LP) Afro Blue Milestone Records 1973
Latin-Soul-Rock (LP)   Fania Records 1974
Salsa Live! (LP, Album)   Island Records 1976
Rhythm Machine (Album) (3 versions)   Fania Records ... 1977
Ella Fue (She Was The One) (7", Single)   Fania Records 1978
Rise Up Like The Sun (LP, Album) Afro Blue Harvest 1978
Touchdown (Album) (3 versions)   Tappan Zee Records ... 1978
Here (LP) Te Crees Que Fantasy 1979
Afro Blue (LP) Afro Blue Le Chant Du Monde 1982
Cal's Pals (LP) Te Crees Que BGP Records 1987
Latin Jazz Fusion (CD) Congo Bongo Charly Records Ltd. 1988
Michel Camilo (CD, Album)   Portrait 1988
Ska Stars Of The 80s (CD, Comp) Tear Up (Apartheid) Gaz's Rockin' Records 1990
Live In Japan (4xCD, Mono) Afro Blue Impulse! 1991
The Birth Of Soul - The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings 1952-1959 (3xCD, Comp + Box)   Atlantic 1991
Sabroso! (CD, Album, RM) Tulibamba (Charanga), ... Fantasy 1993
Soul Sauce (CD, Album, RE) Afro-Blue Verve Records 1994
After The Rain (CD, Album)   Verve Records 1995
Come On Home (CD, Album)   Columbia 1995
The Blackpool's Skampilation Volume 3 (Cass, Comp) Fatback Steady Beat Recordings 1995
Greetings From Skamania (CD, Album) El Pussycat Shanachie 1996
Sin & Soul...And Then Some (CD, Album, RM)   Columbia 1996
Talkin' Verve - Roots Of Acid Jazz (CD, Comp) Afro-Blue Verve Records 1996
Cubismo (CD, Album) Afro Blue Aquarius Records (2) 1997
Essentiel Jazz (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man, Waterm... Sony Music 1997
Latin Jazz (CD) Blue Bossa Columbia 1997
The Last Dance Of Mr. X (HDCD, Album)   BMG Classics 1997
Banished To Bogeyland (CD, Album) Afro-Blue Radical Records 1999
Warner Jazz: Les Incontournables (CD) Afro Blue WEA Records (France) 1999
Heritage (CD, Album) Afro Blue / Danse Royale EMI Plus (Europe) B.V. 2001
Afro (CD)   Verve Records 2002
Volunteered Slavery (Album) (2 versions) Afro-Blue Collectables ... 2002
Sublevel: True School - Mixed By Doc Martin (CD) Together Again Majestic Recordings Inc. 2004
El Pavo Bailable (CD, Comp) Afroblue Dejavu 2005
Hot Sweat -The Best Of Fania All Stars Live (2xCD, Comp, Dig)   Vampi Soul 2005
Native Lands (Album) (2 versions) Afro Blue Enja Records ... 2005
Sublevel Sampler 2 (12") Together Again Sublevel 2005
Brotherman In The Fatherland (CD, Album) Afro Blue Hyena Records 2006
Live A Ponte Sisto (CD) Forked Tongue, Afro Blue Not On Label 2006
Our Latin Thing (CD, Smplr) Boogaloo Sabrosa Fania Records 2006
Ventoux (CD, Album, Promo) Afro Blue In Five Ventoux 2006
Impressions (DVD) Afro Blue Salt Peanuts 2007
NRK Sessions: Soul, Afro-Jazz And Latin From The Club 7 Scene (CD, Comp) Tell It Like It Is Plastic Strip, NRK 2007
Your Guide To The North Sea Jazz Festival 2007 (CD, Smplr) Afro Blue Universal Music (Netherlands) 2007
Negative Space (CD, Album) Afro Blue EmArcy 2008
A Live Night À L'Aubergine (CDr, Album) Afro Blue Not On Label (Jazz Chameleons, The Self-released) 2009
Batucada Surgiu / Afrolypso (7") Afrolypso Tramp Records 2009
Arthur Lyman's Greatest Hits (LP, Mono, Comp) Afro Blue HiFi Records  
Cal Tjader's Latin Concert (LP, RM, RE) ¿Tu Crees Que?, Mi Gu... Original Jazz Classics, Fantasy  
Sabroso! (LP) Tulibamba (Charanga), ... Fantasy, Fantasy  
The Mood Mosaic 6: Jazz À Go Go (CD, Comp) What Are You Doing The... Hitland  
The New Herd At Monterey (2xLP, Album)   Trio Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Thrill To The Sensational Sound Of Super-Stereo (LP, Comp) Louie Louie CBS 1966
Do You Wanna Dance (LP) Watermelon Man Music For Leisure 1970
Heavy Sounds (LP, Comp) Cold Sweat CBS 1970
24 Millionen Erfolge 2 (2xLP, Album) Watermelon Man CBS 1971
10 More Rock Super Hits (LP, Comp) Watermelon Man Columbia 1973
Black Is Beautiful (LP, Comp) Cloud Nine CBS 1975
Black Is Beautiful (2xLP) Cloud Nine CBS Special Products 1975
Courage - Party Time (12", Alb) La Bamba CBS 1975
Salsa! (LP, Com) Lady Marmalade Island Records 1975
Veronica Gaat Door - 7 - Rob Out Show (Comp) (2 versions) Watermelon Man Omega International 1975
Rebel Rouser (LP) Watermelon Man K-Tel International (Canada) 1976
Stars & Straps (5xLP, Comp + Box) Watermelon Man CBS 1977
Tappan Zee - The Artists' Label (12", EP, Promo, 4-t) Watermelon Man Tappan Zee Records, Columbia 1979
Turn On The Tap (12") Watermelon Man CBS 1979
Black Is Beautiful / The Sound Of Philadelphia (4xLP) Cloud Nine CBS 1983
Kicks - Jazz Dance (Volume 4) (2xLP, Gat) Green Onions, La Bamba Affinity 1987
Original Rare Groove Vol. 1 (2 versions) Watermelon Man ZYX Records ... 1988
Salsa: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album) Puerto Rico MCA Records, MCA Records 1988
Dance The Latin Groove Volume 4 (LP, Comp) Last Tango In Paris Charly Records Ltd. 1989
This Is Latin Jazz Volume 1 (LP, Comp) Montuneando BGP Records 1989
The Best Of Latin Jazz (CD, Comp) Montuneando BGP Records 1992
Readymade Cocktail Lounge Spectacular Elpee 2 (LP, Promo) Walk On By, La La La Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 1994
Latin Jazz (CD, Comp) Montuneando, Sweet 'Ta... WEA Music 1995
Mundo Latino (CD) Watermelon Man Sony Music Entertainment (UK), Columbia 1995
Out Of The Cool Too (Comp) (2 versions) Afro Lypso Discomagic Records ... 1995
Spanish Side Of Jazz (CD, Comp) Dirty Willie, Tacos Drive (2) 1995
The Best Of Charly Groove (Box, Album + 2xCD) Mambo Mongo Charly Records Ltd. 1995
Chesky Records 10th Anniversary Special Edition (2xCD, Comp) Caribbean Sunrise Chesky Records 1996
Dealers Choice 3 (LP) Los Indios Choice Recordings Ltd 1996
Diggin' Deeper - The Roots Of Acid Jazz (CD) Cloud Nine Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1996
Mod Jazz (CD, Comp) Yeh, Yeh!, Watermelon Man Kent Records 1996
Selection Of Mambo & Cha Cha Cha - De Luxe (2xCD, Gol) Watermelon Man, Mambo ... Gold Sound 1996
The Best Jazz...Ever! (3xCD) Watermelon Man Circa Records Ltd. 1996
Diggin´ Deeper - The Roots Of Acid Jazz 2 (CD, Comp) Ricky Tick Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1997
Essentiel Jazz (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man Sony Music 1997
Nu Yorica 2! Further Adventures In Latin Music - Chango In The New World 1976 - 1985 (CD, Comp) O Mi Shango Soul Jazz Records 1997
Nu Yorica 2! Further Adventures In Latin Music - Chango In The New World 1976 - 1985 (2xLP) O Mi Shango Soul Jazz Records 1997
Popcorn Golden Hits 2 (2xCD, Comp) Watermelon Man ARS Productions 1997
The Best Of Out Of The Cool Vol.2 (CD) Watermelon Man Yellowstone Records 1997
The Mad, Mad World Of Soundtracks (Comp) (2 versions) La La La Motor Music 1997
Latin Fever (CD) Watermelon Man Jazz FM Records 1998
Music From The Motion Picture Out Of Sight (Comp, Album) (3 versions) Watermelon Man Jersey Records ... 1998
The Very Best Of Jazz Moods (2xCass) Watermelon Man Telstar TV 1998
The Very Best Of Latin Jazz (2xCD) Watermelon Man, Smooth... Global Television 1998
Blow Up (2xLP) Cloud Nine V2 Records, Inc. 1999
Blow Up (CD, Comp) Cloud Nine V2 Records, Inc. 1999
Jazz Goes Latin (CD, Comp) Para Ti (Descarga) ZYX Music 1999
Latino Cool (LP) Cinderella Popcorn Records 1999
The Best Of Latin Jazz (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man BGP Records 1999
Ultimate Latin Jazz (2xCD) Smooth Operator Beechwood Music 1999
Warner Jazz: Les Incontournables (CD) Afro Blue WEA Records (France) 1999
Bar Jazz (3xCD, Comp) Watermelon Man Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2000
Funkin' The Ghetto (CD, Mono) I Can't Get Next To You BGP Records 2000
Jazz 101 - Introduction To Latin Jazz (CD, Comp, Dig) Manteca Concord Records 2000
Latin Affair (LP) Princess Follow Me Records 2000
Latin Affair (Part 2) (LP) Cloud Nine Follow Me Records 2000
Latin Cool! Essential Latin Jazz (CD, Comp) Mambomongo Metro 2000
Latin Dance Party (LP) Sofrito, Tell It, Clou... Warner Music UK Ltd. 2000
Latin Dance Party Volume 2 - 1960's Boogaloo (LP) Jose Outside, Hip-Hug-Her Warner Music UK Ltd. 2000
Latin Dance Party Volume 3 - 1970's Funk (LP) Featherbed Lane, Hippo... Warner Music UK Ltd. 2000
Latin Dance Party: Latin Grooves From The Atlantic And Atco Vaults (CD, Comp) Sofrito, Tell It, Clou... Warner.ESP 2000
Latin Jazz Moods (CD) Para Ti Sugar Cane 2000
Nu Yorica Roots! (2xLP) Druma Kuyi Soul Jazz Records 2000
Nu Yorica Roots! (CD, Comp) Druma Kuyi Soul Jazz Records 2000
Silver Disc: 25 Years Of Ace (CD, Comp) Yeh, Yeh! Ace Records (UK) 2000
Soul Treats (2xLP, Comp) Heighty Ho Strictly Breaks Records 2000
Classic Inspirations (CD, Mixed) Cloud Nine Glasgow Underground 2001
Diggin' Deeper 6 - The Roots Of Acid Jazz (2 versions) Do It To It Sony Music Catalog 2001
Jazz Moods: Cha Cha Party (CD, Comp) Day Tripper, Watermelo... Concord Records 2001
Kool It: Soul Funk & Jazz Go Latin (Comp, Album) (2 versions) We Got Latin Soul, Sho... Harmless 2001
Lazy Latin Moods (2xCD, Comp) Guajiro Coast to Coast 2001
Product Placement (CD, Mixed, Ltd) Coylude One 29 Recordings 2001
Salsa Selecta - A Taste Of Nuyorican Latin Flavours (CD) Cantandole Al Amor Nascente 2001
Viva ! La Bodega Collection Eté 2001 (2xCD) Espiritu Libre Epic 2001
Brown Sugar - Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo (2xLP, Comp) Funk Up Harmless 2002
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Official Soundtrack Box Set (7xCD, Comp) Me And You Baby (Picao... Epic, Rockstar Games 2002
Harlem Sessions (2xCD, Comp) We Got Latin Soul Sessions 2002
Latin Disco (CD) Lady Marmalade Nascente 2002
The NuYorican Funk Experience - Further Adventures In Latin Soul (CD, Comp) What You Don't Know Nascente 2002
The Score (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man Mojo Magazine 2002
Yo! (Hot Latin Funk From El Barrio) (Comp) (2 versions) Sing A Simple Song Harmless 2002
"From Latin... To Jazz Dance" Vol. 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Sweet Tater Pie Rare Groove Recordings 2003
Djinji Brown Presents Uncle Junior's Friday Fish Fry "The Market" (CD, Comp, Mixed) O Mi Shango Uncle Junior Records 2003
Neo Classics (CD, Copy Prot., Comp, Mixed) Happy Now Cutting Edge 2003
Superstition - Songs In The Key Of Jazz: The Music Of Stevie Wonder (2xLP, Comp, Gat) You've FGot It Bad Girl ZYX Music 2003
Thats What I Like (2xLP, Comp) Green Onions Harmless 2003
The NuYorican Funk Experience Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Crazy Lady, Black Dice Nascente 2003
The NuYorican Funk Experience Volume 3 (2x12") Crazy Lady, Black Dice Nascente 2003
The Rare Tunes Collection "From Latin... To Jazz Dance" - Vol. 2 (CD, Comp, Ltd, Dig) Funny Money Rare Groove Recordings 2003
The Rare Tunes Collection "From Latin... To Jazz Dance" - Vol. 5 (CD, Comp, Ltd, Dig) Yeh! Yeh! Rare Groove Recordings 2003
You Can Count On Me (2xLP + CD) Get The Money Brown Sugar Records 2003
Butter Funk Concoction (CDr, Mixed, Promo) Cold Sweat Zero Skillz 2004
Jazz Express Presents Latin Jazz (CD, Comp) Brazilian Sunset Metro 2004
Latin Jazz Fire (CD, Comp) Sweet Tater Pie Indiphone 2004
Recovered Vol. 1 (2 versions) See-Saw Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) 2004
The Record Playa' (CD, Mixed) Cold Sweat Not On Label (Ruckus Roboticus) 2004
Explosivos (10x7", Ltd, Comp) You Need Help Vampi Soul 2005
Life:Styles (Compiled By Bugz In The Attic) (2xCD, Comp) O Mi Shango Harmless 2005
Our Definition Of Latin (2xCD, Comp) Watermelon Man Superstudio Röd 2005
El Barrio: Gangsters Latin Soul & The Birth Of Salsa 1967-75 (2 versions) Lady Marmelade V2 Records ... 2006
Explorations - Classic Picante Regrooved (CD) Afro Blue (Yerba Buena... Concord Picante 2006
Recovered Vol. 3 (2xLP, Comp) Green Onions Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) 2006
Soulsugar Vol. 3 (2 versions) El Pussy Cat Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) 2006
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves 1967-1977 (4xCD, Comp + Box) I Can't Get Next To You Rhino (UK) 2006
25 Ans De Musique D'Avant Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Louie Louie, Cloud Nin... Nova Records 2007
Rare Trax Vol. 53 - Cuca Latina - Jazz From South Of The Border (CD, Comp, Car) Funk Up Rolling Stone (Germany) 2007
The Very Best Of Latin Jazz (2xCD, Comp) Smooth Operator Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2007
Bar Jazz Best (5xCD, Comp + Box) Watermelon Man Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2008
DJ Mix April 2008 (CDr, Promo) Windjammer Jalapeno Records 2008
Dance The Latin Funk (3x7") Mambomongo Jazzman 2008
Dance The Latin... (CD, Comp) Mambomongo Jazzman 2008
El Barrio Latin Funk: Nu Yorican Funk 1968-76 (CD, Album, Comp) Black Dice Fania Records 2008
Pop, Rock And Soul (Box + 4xLP) Cloud Nine Columbia  
Product Placement Breaks 2 (2xLP) Coylude One 29 Recordings  
Top Of The Rock (2xLP) (Sitting On) The Dock ... Columbia  
Unofficial Releases:
Get Down And Boogie (12", Mixed, Unofficial) Watermelon Man Smash Records (6) 1982
Product Placement (CD, Mixed) Coylude Pirateria Fonografica 2001
Saturday Night / Esperitu Libre (12", Promo) Esperitu Libre (Beatco... G.A.M.M. 2007
RJ's Originals (2xVinyl, Comp, Unofficial) Cold Sweat Not On Label  
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