Cal Tjader
From the 1950s until his death, Cal Tjader was practically the point man between the worlds of Latin jazz and mainstream bop; his light, rhythmic, joyous vibraphone manner could comfortably embrace both styles. His numerous recordings for Fantasy and Verve and long-standing presence in the San Francisco Bay Area eventually had a profound influence upon Carlos Santana, and thus Latin rock. He also played drums and bongos, the latter most notably on the George Shearing Quintet's "Rap Your Troubles in Drums," and would occasionally sit in on piano as well.
Tjader studied music and education at San Francisco State College before hooking up with fellow Bay Area resident Dave Brubeck as the drummer in the Brubeck Trio from 1949 to 1951. He then worked with Alvino Rey, led his own group, and in 1953, joined George Shearing's then hugely popular quintet as a vibraphonist and percussionist. It was in Shearing's band that Tjader's love affair with Latin music began, ignited by Shearing bassist Al McKibbon, nurtured by contact with Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria, and Armando Peraza, and galvanized by the '50s mambo craze. When he left Shearing the following year, Tjader promptly formed his own band that emphasized the Latin element yet also played mainstream jazz. Bobo and Santamaria eventually joined Tjader's band as sidemen, and Vince Guaraldi served for a while as pianist and contributor to the band's songbook ("Ginza," "Thinking of You, MJQ").
Tjader recorded a long series of mostly Latin jazz albums for Fantasy from the mid-'50s through the early '60s, switching in 1961 to Verve, where under Creed Taylor's aegis he expanded his stylistic palette and was teamed with artists like Lalo Schifrin, Anita O'Day, Kenny Burrell, and Donald Byrd. Along the way, Tjader managed to score a minor hit in 1965 with "Soul Sauce," a reworking of Dizzy Gillespie/Chano Pozo's "Guacha Guaro," which Tjader had previously cut for Fantasy. Tjader returned to Fantasy in the 1970s, then in 1979 moved over to the new Concord Picante label, where he remained until his death in 1982.
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Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brazil
Jazz - Paru chez Verve Reissues le 18 oct. 2017
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Tjader Plays Mambo
Jazz - Paru chez Original Jazz Classics le 7 févr. 2022
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Both Sides Of The Coin
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Concord Picante le 24 juil. 2001
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Cal Tjader - Stan Getz Sextet (Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Avid Entertainment le 24 févr. 2017
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Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings
Jazz - Paru chez Concord Records le 1 janv. 1961
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Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen & West Side Story
Jazz - Paru chez Fantasy Records le 1 janv. 2002
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Cal Tjader's Latin Concert
Jazz - Paru chez Original Jazz Classics le 20 sept. 2019
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The Cal Tjader Stan Getz Sextet
Jazz - Paru chez CoolNote le 1 nov. 2014
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The Best Of The Concord Years
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Concord Picante le 13 avr. 2004
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The Grace Cathedral Concert (Live)
Jazz - Paru chez Fantasy Records le 22 mai 1976
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Cuban Fantasy (Live)
Amérique latine - Paru chez Elemental Music Records SL le 10 nov. 2023
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A Fuego Vivo (Live)
Jazz - Paru chez Concord Picante le 1 août 1981
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