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- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: ADDCD3084
- Format: CD
- UPC: 824046308421
- Street Date: 12/11/12
- PreBook Date: 11/06/12
- Label: Acrobat »
- Genre: Jazz
- Run Time: 150 mins
- Number of Discs: 2
- Year of Production: 2012
- Box Lot: 25
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
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Cal Tjader - Live At The Club Macumba San Francisco 1956
Previously unreleased recordings from the Ackerman Collection archive
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This comprises two 'live' club performances by the Cal Tjader Quintet, recorded at the Club Macumba in either September or October 1956. It comprises a fascinating line-up of the quintet, including the great Luis Kant on congas, along with an unnamed bongo player. Although the recording quality is excellent, the atmosphere is completely informal and somewhat unstructured, giving a fascinating insight into a fairly experimental band developing and exploring their material. As would be expected, the music is entirely Latin and mambo-based, including versions of jazz standards (including Lullaby of Birdland, written by Tjader's former boss, and explorer of Latin rhythms, George Shearing) alongside mambo originals by the likes of Tito Puente. A couple of tunes are repeated in the two performances - not surprising for a band doing club dates - which provides very interesting musical comparisons , given the substantial amount of improvisation involved. This is an important and much-anticipated release, which will add a significant strand to the already substantial canon of Tjader's innovative work in the Latin Jazz genre during the '50s.
