Cal Tjader
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: July 16, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Died: May 5, 1982 in Manila, Philippines
- Active: 1948 - 1982
Biography
American vibraphonist from St. Louis who devoted his career to Latin jazz, popularising mambo in the United States with his Modern Mambo Quintet for #Fantasy Records#. He began as a drummer with the *Dave Brubeck* Octet before switching to vibes, and albums such as 'Ritmo Caliente' (1954) and 'Soul Sauce' (1964) made his cool, swinging sound a fixture of the music until his death in Manila in 1982.
Genres
Cal Tjader Discography
- Ritmo Caliente! (1955) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Cal Tjader Quintet (1956) - Album - rated 3.78/5
- Tjader Plays Tjazz (1956) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Latin Kick (1957) - Album - rated 3.39/5
- Cal Tjader's Latin Concert (1958) - Album - rated 3.43/5
- San Francisco Moods (1958) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Concert by the Sea (1959) - Album - rated 4.04/5
- Latino (1960) - Album - rated 4/5
- In a Latin Bag (1961) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (1962) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- Latino con Cal Tjader (1962) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- Several Shades of Jade (1963) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Breeze From the East (1964) - Album - rated 3.25/5
- Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1965) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Soul Sauce (1965) - Album - rated 4.01/5
- Soul Burst (1966) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Solar Heat (1968) - Album - rated 3.13/5
- Amazonas (1976) - Album - rated 3.73/5