Latin Kick

by Cal Tjader

Overview

Cal Tjader's era-defining mixture of Afro-Cuban rhythms and mainstream jazz solos undergoes a bit of a horizontal expansion in these 1956 sessions. The tracks are often longer than on previous albums, finally taking advantage of the logistics of the LP, and as a result, both the Latin and jazz elements benefit. Tenor saxophonist Brew Moore gets extended chances to blow in an easy-grooving Getz-like manner on several tracks, and on "I Love Paris," Luis Miranda (congas) and Bayardo Velarde (timbales) engage in some spirited percussion battles over the vamping of the brothers Duran (Manuel on piano and Carlos on bass). Everything cooks in a bright yet disciplined manner, and Tjader's elliptical, swinging vibes preside genially over the ensemble. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	12/13/2024
Label:	Craft Recordings
UPC:	0888072616790

Tracks

1. Invitation
2. Lover Come Back To Me
3. September Song
4. Will You Still Be Mine
5. I Love Paris
6. Tropicana
7. Moonlight In Vermont
8. Bye Bye Blues
9. Manuels Mambo
10. All The Things You Are
11. Blues From Havana

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cal Tjader   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Maxwell Anderson   Composer
Manuel Duran   Composer
Fred Hamm   Composer
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
David Bennett   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
John Blackburn   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Chauncey Gray   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Kurt Weill   Composer
Bert Lown   Composer
Cal Tjader   Composer