Cal Tjader - Ritmo Caliente! (Remastered) '2019

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Cal Tjader was undoubtedly the most famous non-Latino leader of Latin jazz
bands, an extraordinary distinction. From the 1950s until his death, he 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 Quintets puckishly titled 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 Shearings then hugely popular quintet as a vibraphonist and
percussionist. It was in Shearings band that Tjaders love affair with Latin
music began, ignited by Shearings 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 Tjaders band as sidemen, and Vince
Guaraldi served for a while as pianist and contributor to the bands 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 Taylors aegis he expanded his stylistic palette
and was teamed with artists like Lalo Schifrin, Anita ODay, 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 Pozos 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. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Tracklist:
6:21 | 01. Cal Tjader - Cubano Chant (Remastered)
1:58 | 02. Cal Tjader - Goza (Remastered)
2:26 | 03. Cal Tjader - Panchero Mambero (Remastered)
1:13 | 04. Cal Tjader - Alegres Timbales (Remastered)
3:31 | 05. Cal Tjader - Mambo Moderno (Remastered)
1:29 | 06. Cal Tjader - Afro Corolombo (Remastered)
2:09 | 07. Cal Tjader - Ritmo Caliente (Remastered)
3:03 | 08. Cal Tjader - Lamento De Hodi (Remastered)
2:50 | 09. Cal Tjader - Mambo Inn (Remastered)
1:38 | 10. Cal Tjader - Buhuto (Nanigo 68) (Remastered)
1:05 | 11. Cal Tjader - Alegres Congas (Remastered)
2:34 | 12. Cal Tjader - Mueve La Cintura (Remastered)
2:39 | 13. Cal Tjader - Bernies Tune (Remastered)
7:05 | 14. Cal Tjader - Perdido (Remastered)
2:35 | 15. Cal Tjader - Armandos Hideaway (Remastered)
1:45 | 16. Cal Tjader - Cuco On Timbales (Remastered)
3:14 | 17. Cal Tjader - Tumbao (Remastered)
0:58 | 18. Cal Tjader - Ritmo Rumba (Remastered)
4:19 | 19. Cal Tjader - Big Noise from Winnetka (Remastered)
3:42 | 20. Cal Tjader - Poinciana Cha Cha (Remastered)
6:23 | 21. Cal Tjader - Mongorama (Remastered)
1:41 | 22. Cal Tjader - Ritmo Africano (Remastered)
8:13 | 23. Cal Tjader - Perfidia Cha Cha (Remastered)

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