Cal Tjader's Fans

[chris olivarez]

Played a Tjader cut every hour I was on the air yesterday. His music just keeps sounding better and better!!!!

[Cali]

There is a Cal Tjader Tribute concert happening this friday in my neck of the woods. On the email announcement was this interesting web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Tjader

[mikeweil]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Tjader

The wikipedia entry contains some questionable judgements about his albums and inaccuracies as far as the chronology of things is concerned. Why are there no writers' credits on Wikipedia? Whoever writes an entry should take responsibility, or how does it work?

[Conclave]

The wikipedia site is interesting, but contains many inaccuracies.

Cal, the father of acid rock?? ................Give me a break!!

Mongo and Willie were never part of Shearing's group,although Willie

did a few spot single recordings with Armando for George.

West Side Story being panned ?...........By whom?

Cal deserves more credit for being a catalyst, integrating Afro-Caribbean

and North American Jazz to a point where it is now part of the mainstream

scene- with many elements being absorbed into rock and pop!

[mikeweil]

As soon as I find the time I will register and correct that Wikipedia entry!

[GA Russell]

Yesterday being Cinco de Mayo, I recalled that it was the anniversary of Cal's passing, so I put on Cuban Fantasy. For music not released until 25 years after its recording, it's a great album!

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Edited May 6, 2006 by GA Russell

[SonnyBoy]

As soon as I find the time I will register and correct that Wikipedia entry!

[SonnyBoy]

Yesterday being Cinco de Mayo, I recalled that it was the anniversary of Cal's passing, so I put on Cuban Fantasy. For music not released until 25 years after its recording, it's a great album!

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24 years....Thank you all for remembering...Keep listening and enjoying ...the Ultimate way to preserve memories

[mikeweil]

As soon as I find the time I will register and correct that Wikipedia entry!

I already started, but have too little time right now.

No registration needed, BTW - just hit the edit button preceding the paragraph and you can go ahead. I'd be obliged if you would proofread the biographical details.

Edited May 8, 2006 by mikeweil

[GA Russell]

Today is the 25th anniversary of Cal's passing.

This evening I have listened to my two recent Tjader acquisitions, Soul Sauce and Sounds Out Burt Bacharach.

[mikeweil]

Lemme see what fits into today's playlist .....

[GA Russell]

May 5 has come around again, and tonight I am listening to Solar Heat.

[six string]

I forgot to play something yesterday for him but coincidently, I played Solar Heat on Sunday.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Ah, I didn't realise - but as it happens, I was playing the Monterey concerts CD yesterday.

MG

[Teasing the Korean]

Cal Tjader MUST be in my top ten of artists consistently in regular rotation. I have dozens of his albums on vinyl and about 10 on CD. This time of year especially.

Coincidentally, I was listening yesterday to the Verve collection "More than Mambo" which has several CT cuts.

[GA Russell]

It's May 5 once again, and I am going to play my two most recent Tjader acquisitions, Latin Kick and Monterey Concerts.

[SonnyBoy]

07-16-1925 Cal Tjader------------------Happy 84th brithday Dad! miss you thanks for all the great music to keep me going

It's May 5 once again, and I am going to play my two most recent Tjader acquisitions, Latin Kick and Monterey Concerts.

Great call--thanks for remembering!

[Teasing the Korean]

Happy birthday. Just recently spun "Along Comes Cal" on Verve (mono). This one eluded me for a long time.

[Hot Ptah]

I will play "Soul Sauce" tonight--I love "Afro Blue" on that album.

[Teasing the Korean]

Played "Leyte" and "Black Orchid" at our gig tonight and mentioned Cal's birthday. One of my musical idols.

[GA Russell]

It's May 5 once again. I've gone over to grooveshark and am now listening to one I've never heard before called Here & There.

[tranemonk]

I'm still waiting on my request for a Cal Mosaic!!! (that and that damn Betty Carter Select they won't issue.... <_< )

[yul]

I'm still waiting on my request for a Cal Mosaic!!! (that and that damn Betty Carter Select they won't issue.... <_< )

Cal Tjader Mosaic would be essential. What would you inlcude? I wouldn't mind a huge one. How about the complete Verve recordings? If that's too much for one set (maybe 8-10 cd's???), the stuff could be divided between live/studio or smaller/bigger groups.

[mikeweil]

A Complete Verve Studio Sessions would be an option - Cal recorded live for Verve only twice, and these could be taken care of as single CDs.

There were 14 studio LPs - I think 8 CDs would be sufficient. But I don't think this will happen - neither Universal or Mosaic are interested enough.

Bear Family would be a label I would ask ...

Here's a list of the LPs:

VerveV6-8419 Cal Tjader - InA Latin Bag

VerveV6-8459 Cal Tjader - SaturdayNight, Sunday Night At The Blackhawk (live)

VerveV6-8470 CalTjader Plays The Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil

VerveV6-8472 Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader - TimeFor Two

VerveV6-8507 Cal Tjader - SeveralShades Of Jade

VerveV6-8531 Cal Tjader - SoñaLibré

VerveV6-8575 Cal Tjader - BreezeFrom The East

VerveV6-8585 Cal Tjader - WarmWave

VerveV6-8614 Cal Tjader - SoulSauce

VerveV6-8626 Cal Tjader - SoulBird: Whiffenpoof

VerveV6-8637 Cal Tjader - SoulBurst

VerveV6-8651 Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri - elsonido nuevo

VerveV6-8671 Cal Tjader - AlongComes Cal (includes one live track - I have no idea if more was preserved)

VerveV6-8730 Cal Tjader - HipVibrations

VerveV6-8769 Cal Tjader - TheProphet

The companion LP with Palmieri on Tico would be a nice bonus: Bamboleate. The only unreleased material I know of are some tracks from the Soul Sauce sessions and a few with Gary McFarland - but I doubt the latter still exist.

Edited May 7, 2010 by mikeweil