Cal Tjader – Along comes Cal (1967) -repost

Another historic album of latin jazz by the American vibraphonist Cal Tjader, this time with the trumpeter and arranger Cuban musician Chico O'Farrill. The recording was published in 1967 by the prestigious jazz label Verve, then owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The whole album's musical repertoire is of Latin origin, except the theme 'Round Midnight'. Tjader offers a catalog of jazz vibrations mixed with a range of flavored chachacha, samba, bolero and mambo rhythms in the tastiest line of his fusion style. It should be mentioned especially two classics, 'Bandits' and 'Samba do suenho', this from the album 'Bamboléate' (with Eddie Palmieri). Precisely because of the popularity achieved by that samba this LP was highly sought during the 90's by DJ's most stubborn in offering outstanding recordings. Certainly this book provides one of the most consistent recording sessions by Tjader with Verve and, of course, one of the most pure Latin jazz sessions of the 60's.