Ritmo Caliente

Ritmo Caliente

LP 637013
Limited edition version. Includes 4 bonus tracks.
£16.99 In stock

Tracklist

1 Cubano Chant
2 Goza
3 Panchero Mambero
4 Alegres Timbales
5 Mambo Moderno
6 Afro Corolombo
7 Armando's Hideaway
8 Black Orchid
9 Ritmo Caliente
10 Lamento De Hodi
11 Mambo Inn
12 Buhutu (Nanigo 6/8)
13 Alegres Congas
14 Mueve La Cintura
15 Bernie s Tune
16 Poinciana Cha Cha
17 Invitation

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Cal Tjader, became known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He also explored various other jazz idioms but never abandoned the music of Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Tjader primarily played the vibraphone, but he was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani and the piano, and worked with numerous musicians from several cultures.

In April 1954, he formed The Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Sextet. Back in San Francisco and recording for Fantasy Records, the group produced several albums in rapid succession.

Ritmo Caliente, recorded in 1954-55, is one of their very best.