Playlist for 6-12-2018 WFCF - Art for Art's Sake!

Today's show is "Art for Art's Sake"! Music by Art Blakey, Art Farmer, Art Pepper, Art Tatum & more! New releases also in the mix and we'll wish Chick a happy birthday! Tune in today (6/12) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Thermo" - Caravan (1962)

Art Tatum - "Heat Wave" - Solo Masterpieces Volume 2 (1954)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Art Pepper - "Here's That Rainy Day" - Living Legend (1975)

Art, Quincy, Gigi et al!

Heather Bennett - "Lazy Afternoon" - Lazy Afternoon (2017)*

Art Farmer - "Wildwood", "Evening in Paris", "Elephant Walk" & "Tiajuana" - The Art Farmer Septet (1954)

Andrea Brachfeld - "The Listening Song" - If Not Now, When? (2017)*

Tia Fuller - "I Love You" - Diamond Cut (2017)*

Hour Two:

Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band - "Chick's Chums" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*

Adrean Farrugia/Joel Frahm - "Cherokee II" - Blued Dharma (2017)*

Art Blakey - "Quicksilver" - A Night at Birdland (1954)

Very unique sound to this one!

Art Tatum - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Solo Masterpieces Volume Two (1953)

Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Dulzura" & "Stop" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment

Cal Tjader - "Curacao" - Soul Burst (1966)

Art Pepper - "Red Car" - The Trip (1976)

Hour Three:

         ~ Flagler Files ~

Grant Green - "How Insensative" - Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry's (1975) - The Ride Home!

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Blues March" - Moanin' (6:13)

Renee Rosnes - "Rosie" - Beloved of the Sky (2017)*

fun re-release on clear vinyl!

Art Pepper - "Besame Mucho", "Blues at Twilight" & "Val's Pal" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Hour Four:

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

Art Farmer with Yusef Lateef - "Flute Song" - Something You Got (1978) CTI Moment

Jared Gold - "Reemergence" - Reemergence (2018)*

Buddy Rich - "Sister Sadie" - Swingin' New Big Band () request

Art Tatum - "Willow Weep for Me" - Solo Masterpieces Volume One (1953)

Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Trilogy: The Sunlit Path, La Mere de la Mer, Tomorrow's Story Not the Same" - Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973)

We rocked out a bit on this show lol

Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst (Guajera)" - Soul Burst (1966)

Chick Corea + Steve Gadd - "Spanish Song" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*

Playlist for 5-22-2018 WFCF - 1978!

artwork from the back of "Mr. Gone"

This week we move forward and explore jazz from the year 1978! Music by Billy Cobham, Woody Shaw, Chick Corea, Cedar Walton, George Coleman & lots more + a featured album by Cal Tjader! Also in the mix are plenty of superb new releases including Nick Finzer, Bill O'Connell & Peter Erskine! Tune in today (Tuesday 5/22) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here; or locally tune in to 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Jason Klobnak - "SIK" - Friends and Family ()*

Art Farmer & Jim Hall - "Big Blues" - Big Blues (1978)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Heather Bennett - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Lazy Afternoon (2017)*

Johnny Griffen - "I Should Care" - Return of the Griffen (1978)

Kat Edmonson - "Sparkle and Shine" - Old Fashioned Gal (2016)*

Cedar Walton - "Midnight Waltz" - Reliving the Moment (1978)

George Coleman - "Apache Dance" - Amsterdam After Dark (1978)

Darryl Yokley - "Ubuntu" & "Blessings from the Bennu" - Pictures at an African Exhibition (2017)*

Hour Two:

Freddie Hubbard - "To Her Ladyship" - Super Blue (1978)

Cal Tjader - "Novios" - Huracán (1978)

Chick Corea - "Sicily" - Friends (1978)

Stellar set from Cal in large band setting!

Cal Tjader - "Bachi" - Hurucán (1978)

Weather Report - "The Elders" - Mr. Gone (1978)

Jim Snidero and Jeremy Pelt - "Del Sasser" - Jubilation (2017)*

Bill O'Connell - "Puttin' On the Ritz" - Jazz Latin (2018)*

Bobby Hutcherson - "Highway One" - Highway One (1978)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Woody Shaw - "Stepping Stone" - Stepping Stones (1978)  - The Ride Home!

Calle Mambo Project - "T Jam" - See The Light ()*

Chick Corea - "Children's Song #5" - Friends (1978)

Concord Super Band - "Undecided" - In Tokyo (1978) - 6:22

Nice Lineup!

Nick Finzer - "Rinse and Repeat" - No Arrival (2017)*

Peter Erskine - "If So Then" - On Call (2017)*

Erin MacDougald - "The Man With the Horn" - Outside the Soiree (2017)*

Hour Four:

David Garfield - "Rainbow Seeker" - Jazz Outside the Box (2017)*

Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco - "The Way Young Lovers Do" - You're Driving Me Crazy (2017)*

Chick Corea - "Children's Song #15" - Friends (1978)

Billy Cobham - "Nickels and Dimes" - Inner Conflicts (1978)

Phil Upchurch - "It's Almost Five" - Phil Upchurch (1978)

Cedar Walton - "Jacob's Ladder" - Animation (1978)

Jimmy McGriff - "Tapioca" - Outside Looking In (1978)

Side 2 produced by friend George Benson

Cal Tjader - "Funquiado" - Huracán (1978)

Tony Williams - "Going Far" - The Joy of Flying (1978)*

Tony Williams - "Eris" - The Joy of Flying (1978)*

Playlist for 2-06-2018 WFCF - Choice Cuts & Featured Albums!

What a wonderful find in the Verve vaults!

This week's show was themed "Choice Cuts" - tracks I consider to be outstanding from my library as well as the new jazz shelf at WFCF. We also featured 2 albums: "On The Other Hand" by Michel Camilo and the new release "Ella at Zardi's"! Thank you for joining me! - Kendo



Hour One:

Michel Camilo - "On The Other Hand" - On The Other Hand (1990)

Dave Stryker - "New You" - Strykin' Ahead (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Greg Skaff - "Fleurette Africaine" - Soulmation (2016)

Lots of goodness on Dave's latest.

Michel Camilo - "Birk's Works" - On The Other Hand (1990)

Bebel Gilberto - "Beauty and the Beast" - Jazz Loves Disney 2 (2017)*

The Montgomery Brothers - "Jeanine" - In Canada (1961)

Frank Capek Quartet - "Common Sense" (2012)

Sonny Rollins - "I Feel a Song Coming On" - +Four (1956)

Jack Pearson - "Sub-Consciouslee" - Live in the City (2011)

Hour Two:

Michel Camilo - "Journey" - On The Other Hand (1990)

Kate McGarry - "Gone With the Wind" - The Subject Tonight is Love (2017)*

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - "Rev" - Rev (2016)*

Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson - "Speedball" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Lori Williams - "The Island" - Behind the Smiles (2016)

Great vocals with Oscar Hernandez on piano!

Chick Corea - "Chick's Chums" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*

Margo Rey - "Speak Low" - The Roots of Rey (2017)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "Cry Me a River" - Ella at Zardi's (1956)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "In a Mellow Tone" - Ella at Zardi's (1956)* 

Tom Guarna - "Song for Carabello" - The Wishing Stones (2016)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Michel Camilo - "Suite Sandrine Pt 3" - On The Other Hand (1990) The Ride Home!  

Cheryl Bentyne - "I Remember" - Rearrangements of Shadows ()*

Kristin Korb - "Don't Fence Me In" - What's Your Story (2012)

Cheryl Bentyne singing Sondheim!

George Cables - "Voodoo Lady" - Cable's Vision (1979)

Dan Block - "Smoke Signal" - Block Party (2017)*

Alfredo Rodriguez - "Besame Mucho" - The Little Dream (2017)*

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Twisted" - The Hottest New Group in Jazz (1960)

Hour Four:

DK Anderson's Cypher - "Super Mario" - 8th Window (2016)

George Benson - "Full Compass" - Bad Benson (1974) CTI Moment

John McLaughlin & The Fourth Dimension - "Miles Beyond" -  Live @ Ronnie Scott's (2017)* Winner 2018 Grammy Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Mike Stern - "Hope for That" - Trip (2017)*

The vinyl has a different (and cooler) jacket :)

Mark Egan/Arjun Bruggerman - "Village Call" - Dreaming Spirits (2017)*

Todd Hunter - "210 to the 15" - Eat, Drink, Play (2016)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Glad to Be Unhappy" - Ella at Zardi's (1956)*

Joe Farrell - "Seven Seas" - Upon This Rock (1974) CTI Moment

Kendo's Deal of the Week:

Playlist for 1-30-18 WFCF - Vinyl and more!

Fun show featuring killer vinyl like this release!

This week's show featured vinyl from a recent shopping trip in Daytona Beach along with some choice newly released cuts! Thank you for tuning in! - Kendo


Hour One:

Dave Stryker - "Shadowboxing" - Strykin' Ahead (2016)*

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "You're My Thrill" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Pee Wee Russell Quartet - "Licorice Stick", "Prelude to a Kiss" & "Baby You Can Count on Me" - Ask Me Now! (1965)

Joe Henderson - "Boo Boo's Birthday" - The State of the Tenor Volume Two (1985)

the man never disappoints!

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - "Pennies from Heaven" - Rev (2016)*

Johnny Smith - "Memories of You", Manha de Carnaval" - Johnny Smith (1967)

Kelly Green - "Sunday In New York" - Life Rearranged (2016)*

Hour Two:

Hank Crawford - "Stormy Weather" - The Soul of the Ballad () request

Dexter Gordon - "Fried Bananas" & "You've Changed" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1982)

Weather Report - "Volcano for Hire" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1982)

Sunny Wilkinson - "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Into the Light (2017)*

What a festival!

Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band - "Serenity" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*

Art Farmer/Bennie Golson & Nancy Wilson Trio - "Stablemates", "I Remember Clifford" & "Save Your Love For Me" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1982)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files ~

George Benson - "My Latin Brother" - Bad Benson (1974) - The Ride Home!

Margo Rey - "Angel Eyes" - The Roots of Rey (2017)*

Quite the line-up!

Buddy Rich - "Chameleon" & "Jumpin' at the Woodside" - Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)

David Bertrand - "Lexington 63rd" - Palmyra & Other Places (2017)*

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Devika" - All In My Mind (2017)*

Hour Four:

Joe Beck - "Polaris" - Watch the Time (1977)

New York Electric Piano - "Road to Joy" - State of the Art (2017)*

Hubert Laws - "I Had a Dream" - The Chicago Theme (1974) CTI Moment

1974 Hubert!

Carl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz Band - "High Moon" - What Now (2016)*

The Family of Mann - "Sunrise Highs" - First Light (1973)

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet - "Our lady" - Jersey (2016)*

Pat Martino - "In Your Own Sweet Way" - Formidable (2017)*

Kendo's Deal of the Week!

George Benson - "Bad Benson"

A classic CTI release with bonus tracks. Killer band includes Kenny Barron and Steve Gadd at a very affordable price 

Playlist for 11-6-2017 WFCF - Long Cuts and New Releases!

Today's show was improvised - there were plenty of long tracks, including music recorded at the Village Vanguard by John Coltrane & Sonny Rollins, and new releases by Pat Martino and Woody Shaw. Thank you for stopping by and for tuning in! - Kendo



Hour One:

Sonny Rollins - "A Night In Tunisia (Afternoon Take)" - A Night At The Village Vanguard (1957)

Count Basie - "If I Were A Bell" - High Voltage ()

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Stacey Kent - "Double Rainbow" - I Know I Dream (2017)*

Cal Tjader - "Silenciosa" - Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil (1962)

Paul Desmond - "Nuages" - Pure Desmond (1974) CTI Moment

Dave Potter - "My Blue Heaven" - You Already Know (2017)* 

Gregory Porter - "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" - Nat King Cole & Me (2017)*

Sonny Rollins - "I've Got You Under My Skin" - A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957)

Init Shner - "Passion Flower" - 9 Short Stories (2017)*

Hour Two:

Woody Shaw/Louis Hayes - "All The Things You Are" - The Tour Volume 2 (1976)*

Larry Coryell - "Rene's Theme" - Spaces (1969)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Rojo" - Happenings (1966)

Freddie Hubbard - "I Love You" - Mistral (1980)

Joey Alexander - "Evidence" - Joey. Live. Monk! (2017)*

Patti LaBelle - "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" - Bel Hommage (2017)*

Chick Corea - "Friends" - Friends (1978)

Paul Desmond - "Why Shouldn't I" - Pure Desmond (1974) CTI Moment

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

John Coltrane - "India (Nov 5th version)" - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (1961)  - The Ride Home!  

Hiromi & Edmar Castaneda - "Cantina Band" - Live in Montreal (2017)*

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John Beasley - "Light Blue" - MONK'estra Vol. 2 (2017)*

Pat Martino - "El Nino" - Formidable (2017)*

Jeff Rupert with Veronica Swift - "Let's Sail Away" - Let's Sail Away (2017)*

Paul Desmond - "Theme from M*A*S*H" - Pure Desmond (1974) CTI Moment

Hour Four:

Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976)

John McNeil & Mike Fahie - "Dover Beach" - Plainsong (2015)*

Miles Davis - "What I Say" - Live Evil (1970)

Miles Davis - "Tout de Suite" - Filles de Kilimanjaro (1967)

Kendo's Vinyl Deal Recommend:

Bobby Hutcherson - "Happenings"
This album was forward thinking and still sounds fresh today. Originals like "Rojo", "Aquarian Moon", "Bouquet" and "When You Are Near" are stunning, and the dreamy version of "Maiden Voyage" is splendid - the album features Herbie on piano. The vinyl release is a Prime item and is actually $1 cheaper than the cd currently lists. It also comes with a digital download. 

Kendo's CD Deal Recommend: 



Paul Desmond - "Pure Desmond"
Pure relaxing jazz with Ed Bickert on guitar and Connie Kay on drums! Desmond sounds great and very engaged. 

Playlist for 5-2-2017 WFCF - Vinyl & New Jazz!

"Magical Brook" - Joshua Cramer

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Wingin' it today! Received a killer box of vinyl from my dear friend Jim in the mail yesterday. We're gonna listen to most of those lps, some Pat Metheny that I scored last week at a local pawn shop - and lots of new jazz releases! Tune in today (Tues 5/2) from 3-7 with a break at 5 for a talk show. Listen by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Roxy Coss - "A Shade of Jade" - Chasing the Unicorn (2016)*

Eliane Elias - "Copacabana" - Dance of Time (2016)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Made for a real nice "coffee break"!

Pat Metheny - "Suite: Florida Greeting Song & Legend of the Fountain" - Watercolors (1977)

Mas Que Nada - "Sea Journey" - Sea Journey ()*

Beegie Adair - "East of the Sun" - By Request (2017)*

Hank Crawford - "After Hours" & "Junction" - After Hours (1967)

Uptown Jazz Tentet - "Lush Life" - There It Is ()*

Elvin Jones - "By George" - Live at the Village Vanguard (1968)

Hour Two:

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Jodi" - Live at Sweet Basil (1985)

Antonio Adolfo - "Beauty and the Beast" - Hybrido (2016)*

Pat Metheny Group - "(Cross the) Heartland" - American Garage (1979)

excellent music!

Corbin Andrick - "Where the Wild Things Are" & "Mind the Bubbles" - Bonzo Squad (2015)*

Herbie Mann - "Scratch" & "Philly Dog" - Our Mann Flute (1966)

Beegie Adair - "Taking a Chance On Love" - By Request (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files~

Chick Corea/Return to Forever - "Captain Marval" - The Musician (2011)*

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - "Kush" - An Electrifying Evening With (1961)

Bill Evans - "Sugar Plum" - On a Monday Evening (1976)*

Kevin Eubanks - "Take the Coltrane" - East West Time Line (2016)*

Hour Four:

Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People - "Mr. Gone" - Weather or Not (2016)*

Petros Klampanis - "Tough Decisions" - Chroma (2015)*

playing this made my day!

Miles Davis - "Helen Butte" - On the Corner (1972)

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - "September Fifteenth" - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1980)

Carmen Lundy - "Black and Blues" - Code Noir (2016)*

Luke Sellick - "Brothers" - Alchemy (2016)*

Steve Khan - "Go Home" - Back Log (2016)*




 

Kendo Recommends:

Playlist fo 11-29-2016 WFCF - Crunching Numbers!

"John Coltrane" - Matt Motane

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Note - if you want to know what will be on upcoming shows you can view the new Youtube channel for Jazz Greats!

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! This week we have another number-themed show - "Crunching Numbers"! New releases from Jane Bunnett, Ark Ovrutski, Afro Bop Alliance and more; classic cuts from Sonny Stitt, Chick Corea, Chico Hamilton & Charles Earland; plus must-hears from Ray Oviedo, Herbie Nichols & Gonzalo Rubalcaba. All that and much more! Tune in Tuesday (11/29) from 3-5pm and resuming from 5:15-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo 

Hour One:

Ark Ovrutski Quintet - "2nd line/Partido Alto" - Sounds of Brasil (2010)*

Herbie Nichols - "2300 Skiddoo" - The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol II (1955)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Duke Jordan - "Two Loves" - Trio and Quintet (1955)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "4 y 20" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

very fine release - great tone!

Giocamo Gates - "Take Five" - Everything is Cool (2015)

Jason Hainsworth - "I Plead Da Fif" - Third Ward Stories (2015)*

Lorraine Feather - "159" - Attachments (2013)

Jim Snidero - "MD66" - MD66 (2016)*

Brian Charette - "Blues for 96" - Once & Future (2015)*

Hour Two:

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - "Power of Two" - Oddara (2016)*

Monika Herzig - "2-Way Mirror" - The Whole World In His Hands (2014)

Stacey Kent - "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" - Jazz Loves Disney (2016)*

Kenny Burrell - "Fourth Dimensions" - Unlimited I (2016)*

Chico's best? With Charles Lloyd & Gabor Szabo!

Chico Hamilton - "Man From Two Worlds" - Man From Two Worlds (1963)

Joe Lovano - "Six and Four" - Classic! Live at Newport (2005)

John Coltrane - "Fifth House" - Coltrane Jazz (1959)

Gary Burton - "One, Two, 1-2-3-4" - Duster (1967)

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "While My Lady Sleeps" - Minha Casa/My House (2016)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Chick Corea - "Five Hundred Miles High" - Light as a Feather (1972) The Ride Home! 

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - "25 New Moves" - Oddara (2016)*

Brad Mehldau - "26" - Ode (2011)

Good sounds and fun!

Ryan Fourt - "And the Two Are Left" - Big Slick (2015)

Ray Obiedo - "Ten Thirty" - There Goes That ()

Sonny Stitt - "12" - 12! (1972)

Steve Wilson - Lewis Nash - "Row Twelve" - Duologue (2013)

Hour Funk:

Todd Hunter - "210 to the 15" - Eat, Drink, Play (2016)*

Jordan Young - "Eight Counts for Rita" - Jazz Jukebox (2015)*

Keith Brown - "Ten Years of Turnmoil" - The Journey (2015)

quality playing!

Space Orphan - "Cuatro de Marzo" - Shut Up About the Sun (2016)*

Charles Earland - "Warp Factor 8" - Leaving This Planet (1973)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Highway One" - Highway One (1978)

Afro Bop Alliance Big Band - "Family of Four"  Revelation (2015)*

Tjader!

This morning on a whim I decided to see how many Cal Tjader tracks are in my desktop (where I manage both my vinyl & digital collections). There are currently 456 unique Cal Tjader mp3s in there. I know!! Not enough, right?? That's why I just added 3 more albums to my wish list...

I'm currently listening to all the Tjader cd's I own chronologically when I'm cooking or cleaning up the kitchen (we make a lot of dishes when we cook). This morning I had

on the one pictured above. It took a while for this to get issued on cd... Verve has only released about half of it's Tjader catalog digitally. This one was finally put out by English label Él ( in assoc. with Cherry Red Records) in 2014. It's highly enjoyable with a solid Latin rhythm section along with Paul Horn on flute/sax and Lonnie Hewitt on piano. There is a particularly fine "On Green Dolphin Street" with extended soloing from Cal and Paul. It's a bit subtler than other Latin albums he released, but still cooking, with a nice moodiness to it.

And then the cd kept playing.  I had forgotten it also contains the album "Saturday Night/Sunday Night at the Blackhawk" recorded 5 months later (Jan 1962) also with Lonnie Hewitt, Johnny Rae on drums and Freddie Schreiber on bass. Neat versions of "Stablemates", "This Can't Be Love", "Stompin' at the Savoy" as well as intriguing originals by Cal, Schreiber & Hewitt; recorded at the famed dive in San Francisco - Cal's hometown.



I didn't always dig Cal...in the early 90's I was high on Michel Camilo's release "Why Not" and wanted more Latin

jazz with horns, aggressive percussion and high-energy soloing. I went to the used books & record store I frequented in Sayville, NY and unearthed what looked like was going to be a really cooking affair (complete with picture of hot sauce and a bowl of red beans). It didn't hurt that the proprietor's sticker read "Rare Classic Latin Jazz Release!! - $35". 


Yes... this sucker paid $35 dollars for a non-mint copy of "Soul Sauce". Imagine my further disappointment when I popped on the stylus to hear the title track, the mellow eq on the vibes, the hand claps, the lack of blazing horns, and plenty of reverb on the percussion, sounding very much like a 60's lounge-exotica album. I was over it - or rather, I wasn't ready for it. 

It wasn't till 2004 when I took another chance and bought the phenomenal "Soul Burst" album with Chick Corea,

Oliver Nelson arranging, a killer trio of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion & Seldon Powell on flutes, and cats like Carlos "Patato" Valdes & Victor Pantoja in the rhythm section, that I did a 180! I immediately went back out and picked up the Verve 2-fer "Several Shades of Jade" & "Breeze from the East" and got totally hooked. Changed my life, really. 

Everyone knows Cal Tjader pioneered Latin jazz and was legit (or he knew his $#@!*, in non-musician vernacular), but he's still an acquired taste. Like some folks with Sinatra - you either "get him" - or you have no idea what the fuss is. This little post is for my fellow freaks who get him. There's a lot to love.... - Kendo