Of course Tjader fans will want to pick this up, but the mildly curious should explore the excellent Monterey concerts first. The problem with much of Tjader’s music is that Tjader himself is frequently the least interesting thing about it and only later, with classics like Black Orchid, was he able to create a distinctive and enjoyable Latin jazz hybrid. (Jazz historians will note the appearance of “Afro Blue,” a few years before Coltrane’s famous version.) However, despite the enthusiasm of the band, at this point Tjader wasn’t yet able to fully fuse the foreign rhythms and jazz concept into a convincing whole, so they come off like a bunch of guys who showed up at a black tie dinner wearing sombreros. Only in the second half, which features the dense polyrhythms of Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaria, does the band really swing into gear. Black Orchid Cal Tjader 2,499 listeners Breeze from the East Cal Tjader 14,746 listeners Similar Tracks Show more Shoutbox About This Artist Cal Tjader 215,278 listeners Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925May 5, 1982) was an American Latin jazz musician. Watch the video for Black Orchid from Cal Tjaders Black Orchid for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Culled from two concerts, one in Honolulu and the other in San Francisco, the first half features well-mannered standards and a distinct lack of perspiration unfortunately, the five song routine seems overly rehearsed and detached. The recording finds Cal Tjader in a state of transition between the West Coast cool jazz he helmed with Dave Brubeck and a full-blown commitment to integrating Afro-Cuban rhythms into jazz. Concerts in the Sun languished in the vaults for 42 years, but it's now finally available on CD.
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