Cal Tjader Quintet

by Cal Tjader Quintet

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Fantasy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:14
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Bayardo Velarde, Carlos Duran, Luis Miranda, Manuel Duran

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fusing the harmonic vocabulary of coastal bop with relentless Afro-Cuban percussion, 'Cal Tjader Quintet' exemplifies the bandleader's cross-cultural mastery. The shimmering vibraphone lines soar effortlessly above the complex, interlocking rhythmic foundation.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, piano, melodic, sophisticated, rhythmic, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. I Want To Be Happy (3:15)
  2. The Nearness Of You (3:54)
  3. A Minor Goof (3:53)
  4. Pete Kelly's Blues (3:48)
  5. Undecided (3:23)
  6. Philadelphia Mambo (3:28)
  7. Flamingo (4:12)
  8. Stomping At The Savoy (4:00)
  9. Laura (3:21)
  10. Lullaby In Birdland (4:00)

Credits

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