Cal Tjader - Mamblues

Vibraphonist Cal Tjader was one of the first American jazz musicians to embrace Latin musicCuban conguero Armando Peraza had just been dumped by guitarist Slim Gaillard and was fortunate enough to wind up at Ciro’s in downtown San Francisco. The club’s owner gave the twenty-five-year-old shelter and let him do small chores like sweeping up to earn his keep. Dave Brubeck recounts what happened next: “One night, the owner said to me, ‘This kid can really play bongos and conga drums. Would you let him sit in?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ Peraza broke the place up. That was Cal’s first exposure to [Cuban] music. Then he brought his bongos and learned a lot from Armando. He [picked it up] immediately. Cal started getting really interested in the Latin sound. He was one of the most natural musicians that I have ever known.”5 This event not only changed the course of Cal Tjader’s career but the history of Latin jazz as well.

The Dave Brubeck Trio was the first jazz group to take the stand at the Blackhawk, which eventually became known as the “Carnegie Hall of Jazz.” Critical acclaim from both Down Beat and Metronome magazines soon followed. Their arrangement of “Perfidia,” recorded in the fall of 1950, is among the earliest and least recognized examples of Cuban-influenced jazz in a small group setting. And the first such record by a trio.
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