To say these are uncertain times would be an understatement. Every day there seems to be more bad news, more news of orders and decrees going into action that further disrupt our daily life. In times like these, my records mean more to me than almost anything else. They're a sonic refuge, a place to [...]
Happy Cal Tjader Day! Naturally, for Cal's birthday I had to come out of hibernation and do something for the great Californian jazz musician. Lately, I've been spinning a Tjader record that I grabbed during my last trip to California, fittingly enough. It's got groovy music and cover art to match. Here comes Cal, and [...]
I've been busy. So busy that I missed Cal Tjader's birthday, a wrong that is being writed (the pun makes up for the not good grammar) now. Cal was born 16 July, 1925, which woulda made him 92 this year. So here's to Cal Tjader! The Music Tune: Mambo Inn Tune: Bernie's Tune Personnel: Cal [...]
Rolling right along with the musical celebration of April, the first full month of spring, here's an interesting album from the late flutist Herbie Mann. Mann was a dedicated bebopper, but in the late 1950's and into the 1960's, he delved into world music, particularly Afro-Cuban and Latin music, and created some intriguing music in [...]
The Music Lullaby of Birdland // Cal Tjader Quintet. Recorded 1956 Minor Goof // Cal Tjader Quintet. Recorded 1956 Cal Tjader - Vibraphone Manuel Duran - Piano Carlos Duran - Bass Luis Miranda - Conga Drums Bayardo Velarde - Timbales Ah, Cal Tjader. My favorite vibraphone player and a fellow Californian. A drummer-turned-vibraphone player, Callen [...]
It's A Raggy Waltz 