AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD set release from Cal Tjader, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details
Tjader Plays Tjazz; San Francisco Moods; Concert By The Sea Volumes 1 & 2.
We love the sound of the vibes here at AVID Acres! There is a very small and very elite list of classic vibes players and Cal Tjader is certainly high up on that list. Primarily known as a Latin jazz musician, Cal was however a fine straight ahead cool jazz musician as our four fine selections will show. Take a listen to Tjader Plays Tjazz where the great man switches from vibes to drums on a cooled out straight ahead jazz set. For more cool, fun sounds try San Francisco Moods where Cal and gang capture the special atmosphere of his adopted city, San Francisco on an excellent, mostly Tjader composed set. And live, he was something else, as the double album set Concert By The Sea Volumes 1 & 2, considerd by many to be one of the high points of Cals career will show. Here Cal returns to his Latin influenced jazz to fabulously exhilarating effect, alongside such fine Latin musicians as Eddie Duran, Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo. Catch these fine vibes players on other AVID releases Teddy Charles- AMSC1174; Walt Dickerson- AMSC1183; Terry Gibbs- AMSC1095 & AMSC1100; Milt Jackson- AMSC769 & AMSC979; MJQ- AMSC945 & AMSC1226; Dave Pike- AMSC1249 and Lem Winchester-AMSC1161.
CD1
1-10: Tjader Plays Tjazz
1. Moten Swing
2. Ive Never Been In Love Before
3. There Will Never Be Another You
4. How About You
5. Jeepers Creepers
6. A Minor Goof
7. My One And Only Love
8. Imagination
9. Ill Know
10. Brews Blues
11-20: San Francisco Moods
11. Running Out
12. Raccoon Straits
13. The Last Luff
14. Sigmund Stern Groove
15. Coit Tower
16. Triple T Blues
17. Union Square
18. Skyline Waltz
19. Viva Cepeda
20. Grant Avenue Suite
CD2
1-6: Concert By The Sea Vol 1
1. Doxie
2. Afro Blue
3. Laura
4. Walkin With Wally
5. Well Be Together Again
6. Round About Midnight
7-13: Concert By The Sea Vol 2
7. Love Me Or Leave Me
8. Tu Crees Que
9. S.S. Groove
10. A Night In Tunisia
11. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
12. Lover Come Back To Me
13. Tumbao