Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (April 1917 – February was a rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", recorded by John Coltrane among others. Yankee Stadium, Francis Wolff, Salsa Music, Jazz Standard, Afro Cuban, Smooth Jazz, Latin Music, Jazz Musicians, We Are The World