Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin LP 3289 1st Press Rare Mongo Santamaria
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Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin LP 3289 1st Press Rare Mongo Santamaria Vince Guaraldi Willie Bobo Great Players Great Latin Jazz
The 1st Pressing is Black Vinyl the Red & Blue came after.
A 1959 session features percussionist Mongo Santamaria and piano player Vince Guaraldi, Cal Tjader Goes Latin is not the full-speed-ahead immersion into Latin music that Tjader would make later in his career, but a rather typical West Coast cool jazz session with occasional Latin influences. In fact, the highlights of the album are the four ballads that showcase Guaraldi's distinctive piano style and the light tone of tenor saxophonist Jose Silva: Harold Arlen's "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe," "Out of Nowhere," "Close Your Eyes," and the bolero-like "Contigo." Of the more uptempo numbers, the twin highlights are the two Santamaria-penned tunes that bookend the album, "Mi China" and the exciting "Cuajira at the Blackhawk

  • Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B4), Eugene Wright (tracks: A3, B3)
  • Congas, Drums – Luis Kant (tracks: A3, B3)
  • Drums, Congas – Mongo Santamaria (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B4)
  • Guest, Flute – Paul Horn (tracks: A1, B1, B5)
  • Guest, Tenor Saxophone – Jose "Chombo" Silva (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B4)
  • Piano – Lonnie Hewitt (tracks: A1, B1, B5), Vince Guaraldi (tracks: A3, A5, B2 to B4)
  • Timbales – Bayardo Velarde (tracks: A3, B3), Willie Bobo (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B4)
  • Vibraphone – Cal Tjader

Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. (July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, especially small group modern jazz, even as he continued to perform music of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Tjader played the vibraphone primarily, and was accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timbales, and the piano. He worked with many musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of Latin rock and acid jazz. Although fusing Jazz with Latin music is often categorized as "Latin Jazz", Tjader's works swung freely between both styles. His Grammy award in 1980 for his album La Onda Va Bien capped off a career that spanned over 40 years


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