Cal Tjader – Catch The Groove: Live At The Penthouse (1963-1967) 2CD

Cal Tjader - Catch The Groove: Live At The Penthouse (1963-1967)

• DELUXE 2-CD SET
• TRIFOLD DIGIPACK EDITION
• PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED CAL TJADER MUSIC IN NEARLY 20 YEARS
• INCLUDES 28-PAGE BOOKLET

All of the performances heard on this set are previously unreleased. Legendary vibraphone player Tjader is heard with a variety of quintets, backed by pianists Clare Fischer, Lonnie Hewitt and Al Zulaica, bassists Fred Schreiber, Terry Hilliard, Monk Montgomery and Stan Gilbert, drummers Johnny Rae and Carl Burnett, and percussionists Bill Fitch and Armando Peraza.

Package includes reflections by producer Zev Feldman and jazz writer Greg Casseus, as well as interviews with Poncho Sánchez, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Locke, Gary Burton, Carl Burnett, and Brent Fischer, and a statement by Tjader’s son and daughter Rob and Liz Tjader. The extensive booklet contains previously unpublished photos by Ray Avery and Fred Seligo.

Tracklist:
CD ONE:
01. TAKE THE "A"TRAIN
02. IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY
03. IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND
04. MORNING OF THE CARNIVAL (MANHA DE CARNAVAL)
05. INSIGHT
Cal Tjader - (vibes)
Clare Fischer - (piano)
Fred Schreiber - (bass)
Johnny Rae - (drums, timbales)
Bill Fitch - (conga, percussion)
Recorded at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on February 2, 1963
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06. SUNSET BOULEVARD
07. HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY
08. DAVITO
09. PANTANO
10. LEYTE
11. HALF AND HALF
Recorded at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on May 6, 1965
12. ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
13. LOVE FOR SALE
14. REZA
15. MARAMOOR MAMBO

Recorded at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on May 13, 1965
Cal Tjader - (vibes)
Lonnie Hewitt - (piano)
Terry Hilliard - (bass)
Johnny Rae - (drums, timbales)
Armando Peraza - (conga, bongo)
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CD TWO
01. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE
02. BAGS' GROOVE
03. MORNING
04. MAMBO INN

Recorded at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on June 9, 1966
05. ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
06. I CAN'T GET STARTED
07. SOUL BURST
08. CUBAN FANTASY

Recorded at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on June 16, 1966
Cal Tjader - (vibes)
Al Zulaica - (piano)
Monk Montgomery - (bass)
Carl Burnett - (drums)
Armando Peraza - (conga, bongo)
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09. O MORRO NÃO TEM VEZ
10. FUJI
11. LUSH LIFE
12. ALONG COMES MARY

Recorded at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA on June 8, 1967
Cal Tjader - (vibes)
Al Zulaica - (piano)
Stan Gilbert - (bass)
Carl Burnett - (drums)
Armando Peraza - (conga, bongo)

Label: Jazz Detective
Released: 2023