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Soul Sauce is one of the highlights from Tjader's catalog with its appealing mixture of mambo, samba, bolero, and boogaloo styles. Tjader's core band -- long-time piano player Lonnie Hewitt, drummer Johnny Rae and percussionist's Willie Bobo and Armanda Peraza -- starts things off with a cooled down version of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo's Latin jazz classic "Guachi Guaro (Soul Sauce)". With the help of guitarist Kenny Burrell, trumpeter Donald Byrd, and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath they offer up a lively version of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue." Sticking to his music's "Mambo Without a Migraine" reputation, though, Tjader's musicians keep things fairly calm, especially on Latinized ballads such as Billy May's "Somewhere In the Night" and on midtempo swingers like "Tanya." On Soul Sauce, Tjader had perfected a middle ground between the brisk, collegiate mambo of his early Fantasy records and the mood-heavy sound of Asian themed albums like Breeze From the East. In the process, he dodged the "Latin lounge" label with an album full of smart arrangements, subtly provocative vibe solos, and intricate percussion backing.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Willie Bobo, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cal Tjader, MainArtist - Johnny Rae, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Hewitt, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Chano Pozo Gonzales, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer - John Hilliard, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mongo Santamaria, ComposerLyricist - Cal Tjader, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cal Tjader, MainArtist - Lonnie Hewitt, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy May, ComposerLyricist - Cal Tjader, MainArtist - Milton Raskin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Armando Peraza, ComposerLyricist - Cal Tjader, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1964 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cal Tjader, MainArtist - Lonnie Hewitt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cal Tjader, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1963 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Cal Tjader, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clare Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Tjader, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Cal Tjader, MainArtist - Chano Pozo Gonzales, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Cal Tjader, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Cal Tjader, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cal Tjader, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Soul Sauce is one of the highlights from Tjader's catalog with its appealing mixture of mambo, samba, bolero, and boogaloo styles. Tjader's core band -- long-time piano player Lonnie Hewitt, drummer Johnny Rae and percussionist's Willie Bobo and Armanda Peraza -- starts things off with a cooled down version of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo's Latin jazz classic "Guachi Guaro (Soul Sauce)". With the help of guitarist Kenny Burrell, trumpeter Donald Byrd, and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath they offer up a lively version of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue." Sticking to his music's "Mambo Without a Migraine" reputation, though, Tjader's musicians keep things fairly calm, especially on Latinized ballads such as Billy May's "Somewhere In the Night" and on midtempo swingers like "Tanya." On Soul Sauce, Tjader had perfected a middle ground between the brisk, collegiate mambo of his early Fantasy records and the mood-heavy sound of Asian themed albums like Breeze From the East. In the process, he dodged the "Latin lounge" label with an album full of smart arrangements, subtly provocative vibe solos, and intricate percussion backing.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:11
- Main artists: Cal Tjader
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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