Jazz / West Coast Jazz; Post-Bop; Cool; Afro-Cuban Jazz; Salsa; Afro-Cuban; Latin Jazz
Recorded: 1981 & 1984, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco and Concord Jazz Festival, Concord, California
2 LPs on 2 CDs
* A FUEGO VIVO (1981) - 42:08 min.
* GOOD VIBES (1984) - 43:52 min.
Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sounds in Latin jazz. His cool, shimmering, jazz vibes, gliding fluidly atop fiery, hot Afro-Cuban rhythms, made for a sonic signature that virtually defined the West Coast Latin jazz sound. Two of the influential vibraphonist/bandleader's best live recordings A Fuego Vivo and Good Vibes are proudly presented, in their entirety, in this specially-priced 2-CD collection. Amongst many exciting highlights is an inspired, live version of Cal's signature tune Guachi Guaro (Soul Sauce)and Poncho Con Dos Amigos, an animated display of percussion pyrotechnics featuring the now-renowned conguero, Poncho Sanchez. “…one of the idiom's most important pacesetters.” — Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Cal Tjader - vibraphone
Gary Foster - soprano & alto saxophones, flute
Roger Glenn - flute, percussion
Mark Levine - piano, Fender Rhodes piano
Rob Fisher - bass
Vince Lateano - drums, timbales
Poncho Sanchez - congas
Ramon Banda - timbales |
