Amazonas＜限定盤＞

伝説のヴィブラフォン奏者カル・ジェイダーが、70年代のブラジリアン・ジャズ・フュージョンに深く傾倒し、ブラジル出身のパーカッショニストAirto Moreiraがプロデュースを、George Dukeがアレンジを担当した、リオとカリフォルニアのサウンドがフュージョンした1976年作品。
エルメート・パスコアル、デヴィッド・アマロ、ラウル・デ・ソウザなどゲスト参加。
オリジナル・マスターからKevin Grayがカット、RTIで180g重量盤LPにプレス、Ttip-on jacket仕様。

Cal Tjader's Brazilian explorations continue and actually deepen with this release, as he joins forces with a host of progressive young Brazilian musicians, all overseen by producer Airto Moreira. By now, Tjader had figured out how to fit into the blend, doing so by losing himself in the complex mix of Afro-Brazilian rhythms, American funk and '70s-era electronics, integrating his own identity for the sake of the ensemble. Indeed, Tjader actually appears on marimba on tracks like Joao Donato's "Amazonas" and his collaboration with Hermeto Pascoal, "Mindoro," his playing taking on a more brittle edge as a result. Tjader's Southern Hemisphere cohorts include such emerging luminaries as keyboardist Egberto Gismonti, percussionist Robertinho Silva, the sometimes wild flutist Hermeto Pascoal and on one track, the superb trombonist Raul de Souza. The intricate arrangements are in the hands of George Duke, and so are the funky, occasionally spaced-out keyboard sounds (albeit under the contractually dictated pseudonym "Dawilli Gonga"). ~ Richard S. Ginell