Cal tjader

Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925–May 5, 1982) was an American Latin jazz Vibraphonist, though he also explored various other jazz Genres. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his death.

Although Tjader Best known for playing the vibraphone. He also played the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He worked with numerous musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of Latin rock and acid jazz. Although fusing jazz with Latin music is often categorized as "Latin jazz" (or, earlier, "Afro-Cuban jazz"), Tjader's output swung freely between both styles.

Discography
Main Releases Cal Tjader Plays Burt Bacharach 2006 Latin+Jazz=Cal Tjader 2006 Sounds Out Burt Bacharach 2005 Cal Tjader Plays/Mary Stallings Sings 2005 Mambo Sangria 2005 Mambo Sangria [Fabulous] 2005 The Best of the Concord Years 2004 Pearls of Jewish Liturgical Music 2004 Cool Fire 2003 Shamans and Possessed 2003 Voodoo Vince 2003 Cuban Fantasy 2003 John McCabe 2003 The Order 2003 Concerts In The Sun 2002 Plays Harold Arlen/West Side Story 2002 Our Blues 2002 Latin + Jazz = Cal Tjader [Super Audio CD] 2002 Extremes 2001  Both Sides of the Coin 2001  The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brazil 2000  Ultimate Cal Tjader 1999  The Concord Jazz Heritage Series 1998  Cal Tjader Sounds Out Burt Bacharach 1998  Several Shades Of Jade/Breeze From The East 1997  Cal Tjader Quartet 1997  Jazz Round Midnight 1996  Talkin' Verve: Roots Of Acid Jazz 1996  Greatest Hits 1995  Sentimental Moods 1995  Plugs In 1995 Verve Jazz Masters 39 1994  Latin + Jazz = Cal Tjader 1990  Good Vibes 1984  Heat Wave 1982  A Fuego Vivo 1981  The Shining Sea 1981  Gozame! Pero Ya 1980 La Onda Va Bien 1979  Huracan 1978  Here And There 1977  The Grace Cathedral Concert 1976  Amazonas 1975  Tambu 1973  Descarga 1972  Primo 1970  Sounds Out Burt Bacharach [Laserlight] 1969  Solar Heat 1968  El Sonido Nuevo (The New Soul Sound) 1966  Compact Jazz: Cal Tjader 1966  Soul Burst 1966  Soul Sauce 1965  Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof 1965  Sona Libre 1963  Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico... 1962 Time For Two 1962  Latino! 1960  Monterey Concerts 1959  Black Hawk Nights 1959  Black Orchid 1959  Latin Concert 1958  Stan Getz & Cal Tjader Sextet 1958  Los Ritmos Calientes 1957  Jazz At The Blackhawk 1957  Latin Kick 1956  Tjader Plays Mambo 1956  Mambo With Tjader 1954  Tjader Plays Tjazz