Re: [Harp-L] Coltrane/Afro Blue - written by Mongo Santamaria



No, Mongo Santamaria wrote the tune (check the composer credits on your Coltrane recording). And Mongo was more than just a percussionist. He was an established band leader in his own right, and a significant jazz recording artist.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Tue, 4/14/09, THOMAS FIACCO <mx714@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: THOMAS FIACCO <mx714@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Coltrane/Afro Blue
To: "HARP L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 6:19 AM

Also,correct me if I am wrong-I don't think Jonanthan mentions in his post
that Coltrane 

wrote the song.

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