Latin Kick
Released: November 1956
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Released: November 1956
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Cal Tjader's era-defining mixture of Afro-Cuban rhythms and mainstream jazz solos undergoes a bit of a horizontal expansion in these 1956 sessions. The tracks are often longer than on previous...
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Latino
Released: 1960
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Released: 1960
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Vibraphonist Cal Tjader is heard leading five different groups throughout this CD but the identities of the flutists, bassists and pianists are less important than knowing that Tjader, Willie Bobo...
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Live and Direct
Released: 1959
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Released: 1959
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Although this was billed to the Cal Tjader Quintet, it in fact usually features just a quartet of Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt on piano, Victor Venegas on bass, and Willie Bobo on drums. The leader...
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Live at the Funky Quarters
Released: 1970
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Released: 1970
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A 1972 live set, Live at the Funky Quarters is every bit of its time: Cal Tjader's vibraphone is supported by Al Zulaica's electric piano and John Heard's Jaco Pastorious-style...
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Los Ritmos Calientes
Released: May 6, 1954
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Released: May 6, 1954
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Vibraphonist Cal Tjader's 1950s recordings for Fantasy did a great deal to popularize Latin jazz and solidify its innovations. This CD has the complete contents of the two LPs Ritmo Caliente and...
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Mambo with Tjader
Released: September 1954
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Released: September 1954
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Vibraphonist Cal Tjader was quickly becoming one of the most important forces in Latin-jazz when he recorded the infectious music on this CD reissue. Joined by pianist Manuel Duran, bassist Carlos...
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Monterey Concerts
Released: Apr 20, 1959
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Released: Apr 20, 1959
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This CD (which reissues all of the music from the two LPs Concert by the Sea and Vol. 2) is the definitive early Cal Tjader album and one of the high points of his career. For a Carmel concert that...
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Night at the Black Hawk
Released: 1959
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Released: 1959
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Recording during a long holiday season gig at San Francisco's Black Hawk club, Tjader patched together a superb program split between straight-ahead jazz and Afro-Cuban workouts. At the time,...
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Primo
Released: 1970
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Released: 1970
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This CD brings back one of Cal Tjader's best late-period recordings and finds the vibraphonist adapting his 1950s Latin jazz concept to the 1970s without losing any vitality. Tjader is joined by...
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