Cal Tjader - Cal Tjader - Greatest Hits

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Free Music Review: Latin jazz defined! You owe yourself this CD.
Hit: 5 Stars

Cal Tjader is easily the most famous non-Latino leader of a Latin jazz band. He crossed back and forth between the worlds of Latin jazz and mainstream bop and made some wonderful music in the processs. His light, happy style on vibes worked in both styles and he also played drums, timbales and bongos. He had a huge influence on other muscians including Carlos Santana, and through him, Latin rock.

This 2CD set is actually two 'best of' LPs rereleased on CDs and the compilation is excellent and the engineering is very good as well. The list of contributing musicians on this CD reads like a who's who in West Coast and Latin jazz! The happy result is a set that virtually defines a genre and belongs in any jazz collection or any collection of Latin music.

Oh, and this is happy, upbeat music you'll enjoy even if you don't have a jazz or Latin collection! Get it and I'll bet you won't regret it.

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