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Recent Listening: Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris And Blackout, Urbanus (Concord). Harris is one of the brightest legatees of the vibraphone tradition glorified by Milt Jackson and such of his successors as Walt Dickerson, Cal Tjader and Bobby Hutcherson. The Jackson school played an important part in Harris's development as a soloist. But, born in 1973, he came to maturity in ...
The First Annual la Vida Music Festival
The First Annual LA VIDA MUSIC FESTIVAL featuring the spicy, vibrant variety of L.A's Latin Music scene, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (October), also benefiting the local L.A. community and a great philanthropic cause. The First Annual LA VIDA MUSIC FESTIVAL featuring the legendary Hubert Laws, Pete Escovedo & Louie Cruz Beltran will take place ...
8 Cal Tjader Albums to Kickstart Your Latin Jazz Record Collection
Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr., better known to the Latin Jazz world as Cal Tjader, led a long and influential career that changed the course of Latin Jazz. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area under entertainer parents, Tjader found early success as a child tap dancer. After a stint in the army, Tjader returned to ...
Jazz Legend Scott Lafaro Celebrated with Previously Unreleased Performances and Interviews: "Pieces of Jade" on Resonance Records' Heirloom Series
Jazz Legend Scott LaFaro Celebrated with Previously Unreleased Performances, Rehearsal Tape and Bill Evans Interview on Resonance Records - Heirloom Series' Pieces of Jade Pieces of Jade to be released with new LaFaro Biography: Jade Visions “His approach to the bass... it was a beautiful thing to see... He was a constant inspiration." --Bill Evans In ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Cal Tjader
All About Jazz is celebrating Cal Tjader's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Cal TjaderCal Tjader vibes (1925 - 1982) 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... more ...
Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-1980
By Cal Tjader
Label: Monterey Jazz Festival Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Introduction; Summertime; Now's The Time; Cubano Chant; Tumbao; Manteca; Afro Blue; If You Could See Me Now; Speak Low.
Cal Tjader: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-1980
by David Rickert
Cal Tjader began his career as a stalwart member of the West Coast jazz scene, swinging his vibes through breezy versions of standards with the likes of Vince Guaraldi and Stan Getz. Along the way he delved into Latin music and after that it colored almost everything he did. His progression as an artist is explored ...
The Best Of The Concord Years
By Cal Tjader
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2004
Track listing: Disc One: Serengeti; Linda Chicana; Aleluia; Evil Ways; Close Enough for Love; Roger's Samba; Quietly There; Besame Mucho; Mambo Mindoro; Don't Look Back; Bye Bye Blues;
Disc Two: Speak Low; Will You Still Be Mine?; Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing; Cuban Fantasy; Gauchi Guaro (Soul Sauce); Naima; Shoshana; The Continental; Santo Domingo; Mindano
Cuban Fantasy
By Cal Tjader
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2004
Track listing: Cuban Fantasy; Guarabe; Tamanco no Samba (Samba Blim); Tu Crees Que?; Silenciosa; Descarga Cachao; Manuel Deeghit; Guachi Guara.
