Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin LP 3289 1st Press Rare Mongo Santamaria for Sale

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Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin LP 3289 1st Press Rare Mongo Santamaria For Sale

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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 SantamariaVince GuaraldiWillie BoboGreat Players Great Latin Jazz
The 1st Pressing is Black Vinyl the Red & Blue came after.
A 1959 session features percussionistMongo Santamariaand piano playerVince 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 showcaseGuaraldi\'s distinctive piano style and the light tone of tenor saxophonistJose 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 twoSantamaria-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 AmericanLatin Jazzmusician, often described as the most successful non-LatinoLatin musician.He explored other jazz idioms, especially small groupmodern jazz, even as he continued to perform music of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Tjader played thevibraphoneprimarily, and was accomplished on thedrums,bongos,congas,timbales, and thepiano. He worked with many musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development ofLatin rockandacid jazz. Although fusing Jazz with Latin music is often categorized as \"Latin Jazz\", Tjader\'s works swung freely between both styles. HisGrammyaward in 1980 for his albumLa Onda Va Biencapped off a career that spanned over 40 years

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Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin LP 3289 1st Press Rare Mongo Santamaria For Sale

Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin LP 3289 1st Press Rare Mongo Santamaria: $57.99

Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin LP 3289 1st Press Rare Mongo Santamaria:
$57.99