Orgy in Rhythm (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Cal Tjader for Fantasy from 1977. Bass - Rob Fisher Congas - Poncho Sanchez Drums - Pete Riso Electric Piano - Lonnie Hewitt Vibraphone, Timbales - Cal Tjader Review lifted from allaboutjazz: Tjader's The Grace Cathedral Concert (released on LP as Fantasy 9521) is much more of a jazz performance than Guaraldi's. It's a typical mid 70s program for the virbraphonist featuring such...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Cal Tjader began his career as a stalwart member of the West Coast jazz scene, swinging his vibes through breezy versions of standards with the likes of Vince Guaraldi and Stan Getz. Along the way he delved into Latin music and after that it colored almost everything he did. His progression as an artist is explored on this compilation of performances from the Monterey Jazz Festivals, spanning...
Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Let's put something spicy into the Spooky Songs section today. Postings by vibes man Cal Tjader are nothing new to this site. He began with collaborations with Dave Brubeck and George Shearing, adding the vibes and percussion to their more straight-ahead sounds. On his own, he became an Anglo leading Latin Jazz groups, thus paving the way for a generation of musicians to break through from "foreign...
Orgy in Rhythm (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
Joao Donato for Pacific Jazz from 1965. Donato at the piano, Milton Banana on drums, Tião Neto on bass and Amaury Rodrigues, percussion. Donato dropped the vocals for this top crack jazz influenced bossa session which spawned the classics "Tim Dom Dom ","Tema Teimoso"(later covered by Cal Tjader),"Minha Saudade" and the dance floor swingers "Caminho de Casa" and "Vamos Nessa". The lp was originally...
