Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sounds in Latin
jazz. His cool, shimmering, jazz vibes, gliding fluidly atop fiery, hot
Afro-Cuban rhythms, made for a sonic signature that helped introduce
the genre into a mainstream audience.
Cal Tjader’s mother was a concert pianist, his father a vaudeville
performer. He grew up with them on the road, tap- dancing his way
through early childhood. Later, the family settled down in San Mateo on
the San Francisco Peninsula, and his father opened a dancing school.
After high school and a stint in the Navy, Cal ended up at San Francisco
State College, where he first met up with Dave Brubeck and Paul
Desmond.
Tjader graduated in 1950 with a B.A. in education and a minor in music.
With Brubeck, Tjader hit the big time and he liked it. The years between
1949 and 1951 were spent with Brubeck. Then, after a short stint as
leader of his own group, Cal joined George Shearing’s Quintet as
featured vibraphonist and percussionist. While with Shearing Cal made
frequent trips to New York and began listening to the Latin New York
bands of Tito Puente and Machito.
When Tjader left Shearing, he formed his own group again and began to
record prolifically for Fantasy. Between 1954 and 1962, Tjader cut a
series of over 20 albums for Fantasy. The list of people who recorded
with him during that time is truly impressive. Some are Eddie Palmieri,
(on whom he had a major influence) Vince Guaraldi, Mongo Santamaria,
Willie Bobo, Stan Getz, Al McKibbon, Armando Peraza, Latin percussionist
Johnnie Rae, and saxophonist Paul Horn. Many of those albums are still
in the Fantasy catalog. He then signed on with Verve in 1963, and
continued on a roll.
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Cal Tjader creó uno de los sonidos más elegantes y distintivos del jazz latino. Sus vibraciones de jazz frescas y brillantes, deslizándose fluidamente sobre los ardientes y calientes ritmos afrocubanos, crearon una firma sónica que ayudó a introducir el género en un público mayoritario.
La madre de Cal Tjader era una concertista de piano, su padre un
intérprete de vodevil. Creció con ellos en la carretera, bailando claqué
durante su infancia. Más tarde, la familia se estableció en San Mateo,
en la península de San Francisco, y su padre abrió una escuela de baile.
Después de la escuela secundaria y un período en la Marina, Cal terminó
en el San Francisco State College, donde se reunió por primera vez con
Dave Brubeck y Paul Desmond.
Tjader se graduó en 1950 con una licenciatura en educación y una
especialización en música. Con Brubeck, Tjader tuvo un gran éxito y le
gustó. Los años entre 1949 y 1951 los pasó con Brubeck. Luego, después
de un corto período como líder de su propio grupo, Cal se unió al
Quinteto de George Shearing como vibrafonista y percusionista. Mientras
estaba con Shearing, Cal hizo frecuentes viajes a Nueva York y comenzó a
escuchar a las bandas neoyorquinas latinas de Tito Puente y Machito.
Tracklist:
01. Amazonas (Donato) - 4:29
02. Xibaba (Moreira) - 5:55
03. Mindoro (Tjader-Pascoal) - 4:30
04. Flying (Amaro) - 4:11
05. Corine (Duke) - 5:16
06. Noa Noa (Mendes) - 4:14
07. Tamanco No Samba (Divo-Menezes) - 5:33
08. Cahuenga (Milanez) - 4:46
09. Cahuenga (long version) (Milanez) - 9:29
Personnel :
Cal Tjader - vibes, marimba
David Amaro - electric and acoustic guitars
Dawilli Gonga - electric keyboards
Egberto Gismonti - acoustic piano, synthesizer
Luiz Alves - bass
Robertinho Silva - drums, percussion
Raul de Souza - trombone (#6)
Hermeto Pascoal - flute (#2,3,8,9)
Aloisio Milanez - acoustic piano (#7)
01. Amazonas (Donato) - 4:29
02. Xibaba (Moreira) - 5:55
03. Mindoro (Tjader-Pascoal) - 4:30
04. Flying (Amaro) - 4:11
05. Corine (Duke) - 5:16
06. Noa Noa (Mendes) - 4:14
07. Tamanco No Samba (Divo-Menezes) - 5:33
08. Cahuenga (Milanez) - 4:46
09. Cahuenga (long version) (Milanez) - 9:29
Personnel :
Cal Tjader - vibes, marimba
David Amaro - electric and acoustic guitars
Dawilli Gonga - electric keyboards
Egberto Gismonti - acoustic piano, synthesizer
Luiz Alves - bass
Robertinho Silva - drums, percussion
Raul de Souza - trombone (#6)
Hermeto Pascoal - flute (#2,3,8,9)
Aloisio Milanez - acoustic piano (#7)
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