構成数 | 4枚

合計収録時間 | 00:00:00

The records in this set trace Cal Tjader's musical development as a bandleader from the middle of the 1950s to 1960. Four discs and 69 cuts detail the great vibraphonist's recordings for Fantasy. The albums here include 1954's Tjader Plays Mambo; 1958's Cal Tjader Stan Getz Sextet and San Francisco Moods; Cal Tjader Goes Latin and both volumes of Concert by the Sea from 1959, and 1960's Concert on the Campus and Demasado Caliente. This last recording (featuring Mongo Santamaria) and Tjader Plays Mambo are widely regarded as high points in his catalog. Given the price tag, these sides are essential for fans who don't already possess them. There is a serious caveat, however: these transfers are from vinyl, not tape, which calls into question the label's legitimacy. ~ Thom Jurek