By the mid-'60s, vibraphonist Cal Tjader was recording regularly for Verve in a wide variety of settings but with pretty consistent success. For this popular outing (reissued on CD in 1998), Tjader plays a few then-current Latin numbers (including Clare Fischer's famous "Morning"), revives "Manteca," and performs a pair of Kurt Weill standards ("My Ship" and "The Bilbao Song"). With Jerome Richardson, Seldon Powell, and/or Jerry Dodgion prominent on flutes, such sidemen as the young pianist Chick Corea, guitarist Attila Zoller, bassist Richard Davis, drummer Grady Tate, and some fine charts written by Oliver Nelson, the music is quite catchy and accessible, commercial but still creative within the genre. (by Scott Yanow)
Personnel:
Chick Corea (piano)
Richard Davis (bass)
Jose Mangual (percussion)
Victor Pantoja (percussion)
Seldon Powell (flute)
Jerome Richardson (flute)
Bobby Rodriguez (bass)
Grady Tate (drums)
Cal Tjader (vibraphone)
Carlos "Patato" Valdes (percussion, vocals)
Attila Zoller (guitar)
Chick Corea (piano)
Richard Davis (bass)
Jose Mangual (percussion)
Victor Pantoja (percussion)
Seldon Powell (flute)
Jerome Richardson (flute)
Bobby Rodriguez (bass)
Grady Tate (drums)
Cal Tjader (vibraphone)
Carlos "Patato" Valdes (percussion, vocals)
Attila Zoller (guitar)
Tracklist:
01. Cuchy Frito Man (Rivera/Roddie) 2.20
02. Descarga Cubana (Estivill) 2.55
03. Soul Burst (Tjader) 4.38
04. The Bilbao Song (Brecht/Weill) 2.16
05. Manteca (Fuller/Gillespie/Pozo) 6.34
06. It Didn't End (Donato) 3.55
07. My Ship (Gershwin/Weill) 2.59
08. Morning (Cazimero/Fischer) 2.56
09. Oran (Corea) 3.58
10. Curaçao (Tjader) 6.15
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01. Cuchy Frito Man (Rivera/Roddie) 2.20
02. Descarga Cubana (Estivill) 2.55
03. Soul Burst (Tjader) 4.38
04. The Bilbao Song (Brecht/Weill) 2.16
05. Manteca (Fuller/Gillespie/Pozo) 6.34
06. It Didn't End (Donato) 3.55
07. My Ship (Gershwin/Weill) 2.59
08. Morning (Cazimero/Fischer) 2.56
09. Oran (Corea) 3.58
10. Curaçao (Tjader) 6.15
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