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Cal Tjader
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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
Late-Period Art Pepper Box Sets
by C. Michael Bailey
In his essay, Endgame," which opens the liner notes to Art Pepper: The Complete Galaxy Recordings (Galaxy, 1989), music critic Gary Giddens said of Art Pepper's professional comeback: Pepper's sudden reappearance in 1975 was something of a second coming in musical circles. For the next seven years, his frequent recordings and tours, and ...
Pianist Michael Wolff Guests with Bassist Leon Lee Dorsey and Drummer Mike Clark on Evocative Tribute Album, 'Letter to Bill Evans'
For their seventh outing together as a close-knit, collaborative rhythm tandem, bassist Leon Lee Dorsey and drummer Mike Clark tapped pianist Michael Wolff as third man in their ongoing trio adventures. Wolff, who had previously appeared with Dorsey and Clark on 2020’s Play Sgt. Pepper, was indeed the perfect choice to complete the triumvirate on this ...
Monterey Jazz Festival: Forty Legendary Years
by Joel Roberts
This article was first published at All About Jazz in December 1997. Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years William Minor and Bill Wishner 176 pages ISBN: 0-883318-40-8 Angel City Press 1997 The opening night of the first Monterey Jazz Festival in 1958 featured performances by Gerry ...
Sun Ra Arkestra at Great American Music Hall
by Harry S. Pariser
Sun Ra Arkestra SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California February 6-8, 2024 Over the decades, music venues in jny: San Francisco have come and gone, but one constant remains: Great American Music Hall. A house of ill repute when it first opened in 1907, the building has gone through several transitions as ...
Is the Jazz Detective Sherlock or Watson?
by Patrick Burnette
Few players have made the splash in the archival jazz game as Zev Feldman, who has discovered many lost jazz gems (and a little Fool's Gold) and shown how these issues can be events when packaged properly with good artwork and notes. This fortnight's show looks at two of his recent productions and two historical albums ...
Raul De Souza: Colors
by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Raul De Souza's life can be seen as a one-of-a-kind story. Indeed, it would make a perfect novel or film script. It may not be as big a tragedy as 'Round Midnight or Bird, but it has drama, love, adventure, and great music. Picture this: a poor child grows up in Brazil working as ...
From Tony Bennett to Mehmet Ali Sanlikol
by Jerome Wilson
This show is a mixture of vocals, flutes, Middle Eastern jazz, and much more. Artists heard on the show include Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, Tony Bennett, Myra Melford, Lew Tabackin, and Cal Tjader. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & ...
Catch The Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
By Cal Tjader
Label: Jazz Detective
Released: 2023
Track listing: (CD1): Take the ‘A’ Train; In Your Own Sweet Way; It Never Entered My Mind; Morning of the
Carnival (Manha de
Carnaval); Insight; Sunset Boulevard; Here’s that Rainy Day; Davito; Pantano; Leyte; Half and
Half; On Green
Dolphin Street; Love for Sale; Reza; Maramoor Mambo (CD2): The Shadow of Your Smile; Bags’
Groove; Morning;
Mambo Inn; On Green Dolphin Street; I Can’t Get Started; Soul Burst; Cuban Fantasy; O Morro
Não Tem Vez; Fuji;
Lush Life; Along Comes Mary.
Stretchin' Out
By Cal Tjader
Label: Nagel Heyer Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Lady Is a Tramp; Yesterdays; Mambo Sangria; East of the Sun (And West of the Moon); Fried Bananas; Mambo at the "M"; September; Amazon; Pretty Young Girl (Menina Bonita); Misty; La Bamba; It Ain't Necessarily So; Close Your Eyes; Viva Cepeda; Solar Heat; I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face; Armando's Bossa; For All We Know; Para Ti; Skyline Waltz; Mambo Macumba; For Heaven's Sake; Speak Low; Triste.