Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin

 

 

 

Cal Tjader Quintet  Tjader Goes Latin lp

 

 

 

 Fantasy  records 1959   lp 3289

notes:

Cal Tjader Quintet – Tjader Goes Latin: The Album That Brought Latin Jazz to the Mainstream
When vibraphonist Cal Tjader released Tjader Goes Latin in 1959, he didn’t just record another 
jazz album—he helped redefine the sound of West Coast jazz. Blending Afro-Cuban rhythms 
with cool jazz sophistication, Tjader Goes Latin stands as a landmark recording
 that introduced Latin jazz to a wider American audience.

credits:

    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

sessions recording:

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Vince Guaraldi (p), Eugene Wright (b), 
Bayardo 'Benny' Velarde (tim), Armando Peraza (bgo, cwb), Luis Kant (cga) 
Date: September 10, 1957
Location: Fantasy Studios, San Francisco, California
 B3 I've Waited So Long(Jerry Lordan) - 2:07


Cal Tjader Sextet
Jose "Chombo" Silva (tenor sax) Cal Tjader (vibes) Vince Guaraldi (piano) 
Al McKibbon (bass) Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria (conga, bongo)
"The Blackhawk", San Francisco, CA, 1958
Close Your Eyes    Fantasy LP 3289, F 24730
Contigo    -A4
The Lady Is A Tramp    -A6
Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe    -B2
Out Of Nowhere    -B4
Guajira At The Blackhawk    - B5


Cal Tjader, vibes; Vince Guaraldi, piano; Gene Wright, bass; 
Luis Kant, drums; Bayardo Velarde, congas, bongos.

San Francisco, CA, September 10, 1957
    Mambo At The "M"    
A3


Cal Tjader Sextet
Jose "Chombo" Silva, tenor sax; Cal Tjader, vibes; Vince Guaraldi, piano;
 Al McKibbon, bass; Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria, congas, bongos.

The Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA, 1958
    Close Your Eyes    A2
    Contigo    - A4
    The Lady Is A Tramp    - A6
    Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe    - B2
    Out Of Nowhere    - B4
    Guajira At The Blackhawk    -  B5

Paul Horn, flute, clarinet, alto sax; Cal Tjader, vibes; Lonnie Hewitt, piano;
 Al McKibbon, bass; Willie Bobo, drums, timbales; 
Mongo Santamaria, congas, bongos.

San Francisco, CA, 1959
    Mi China    Fantasy 
    Bonita    -
    Black Orchid    -
A1,A5,B1

  trackslist:

A1        Mi China
Written-By – Santamaria*
    2:15
A2        Close Your Eyes
Written-By – Petkere*
    3:15
A3        Mambo At The "M"
Written-By – Kant*
    4:39
A4        Contigo    2:40
A5        Bonita
Written-By – Lonnie Hewitt
    2:28
A6        The Lady Is A Tramp
Written-By – Rodgers.Hart*
    4:32
B1        Black Orchid
Written-By – Tjader*
    2:53
B2        Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
Written-By – Harburg*, Arlen*
    3:44
B3        I've Waited So Long
Written-By – Tjader*
    2:07
B4        Out Of Nowhere
Written-By – Johnny Green
    3:26
B5        Guajira At The Blackhawk
Written-By – Santamaria*
    5:20

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