The Cal Tjader Discography Part 2: Verve & Skye 1961-1969

Cal Tjader (ldr), Paul Horn (f, af, as), Cal Tjader (vib, p, gui, cwb), Lonnie Hewitt (p, cta), Al McKibbon (b), Johnny Rae (gng, tim), Armando Peraza (bgo, cwb), Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga)

Paul Horn (f) on b-e, h-i, (af) on a, f, (as) on j; Cal Tjader (vib) on b-h, j, (p) on a, (gui) on h, (cwb) on d, j; Lonnie Hewitt (p) on b-j, (cta) on a; Johnny Rae (gng) on a, f; Armando Peraza (bgo) on a-e, g-j, (cwb) on b, e-f, h.

Track f is the same tune recorded as Fuji in November 1963 for the LP Breeze From The East.
There are no vibes audible on track i; Paul Horn does not play on track g; it must be Tjader playing the hand-held cowbell whenever bongos are heard at the same time. I assume it was Tjader who played guiro on h and Peraza the cowbell; Johnny Rae probably plays the gong (in fact a tam tam, as it should be called correctly) on a & f; the LP notes say Paul Horn plays bass flute on some tracks where it is in fact an alto flute in its lowest range.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d)

Russ Wilson of the Oakland Tribune reports these performances and the recording as taking place on January 20 & 21, 1962 - not on January 27 & 28 as stated on the album covers and in Ruppl's Verve discography.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d)

Russ Wilson of the Oakland Tribune reports these performances and the recording as taking place on January 20 & 21, 1962 - not on January 27 & 28 as stated on the album covers and in Ruppl's Verve discography.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d)

Russ Wilson of the Oakland Tribune reports these performances and the recording took place on January 20 & 21, 1962 - not on January 27 & 28 as stated in Ruppl's Verve discography.
These two tracks are listed in the Verve Discography. There are several tunes with these titles registered - which were played is not documented. They could have been intended for release on a 7' 45 rpm single, but remained unissued.

Anita O'Day, Cal Tjader (ldr), Johnny Rae (vib, d, tim), Cal Tjader (vib, d), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga), Anita O'Day (v)

Johnny Rae (vib) on a, (d) on b, (tim) on c; Cal Tjader (vib) on b-c, (d) on a; Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga) on c.

Changuito credited only on the Mosaic issue, from which the discographical details were taken.
On three of the tracks, Tjader and Rae switched playing roles - this is mentioned in the liner notes.

Anita O'Day, Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Bob Corwin (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga), Anita O'Day (v)

Johnny Rae (d) on b, d, (tim) on a, c, e-f; Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga) on a, c, e-f.

Changuito credited only on the Mosaic issue, from which the discographical details were taken.

Anita O'Day, Cal Tjader (ldr), Johnny Rae (vib, tim), Cal Tjader (vib, d, cwb), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga), Anita O'Day (v)

Johnny Rae (vib) on a, c, (tim) on b; Cal Tjader (vib) on b, (d) on a, c, (cwb) on b; Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga) on b.

Changuito credited only on the Mosaic issue, from which the discographical details were taken.
On three of the tracks on the album, Tjader and Rae switched playing roles - this is mentioned in the liner notes.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Paul Horn, John Lowe, Don Shelton (ww), Cal Tjader (vib), Clare Fischer (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d), Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga), Ardeen deCamp (v)

The information on recording dates for the LP Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brazil found in the credits of the Verve LP and CD reissue and the Verve discography is not identical.
The liner notes of the 1962 LP and the CD reissue say all tracks for the album Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brasil were recorded March 5-7, 1962 - the Verve Discography spreads the recording over three dates, February 28, March 5, and May 21. The dates in Ruppli's Verve Discography are consistent with the master numbers assigned, even more when seen in context with adjacent Verve recording sessions, and personnel listings are correct, except that Changuito is omitted (like on the credits for the album with Anita O'Day); for these reasons I decided to use the recording data from the Verve discography. Still, the take of Silenciosa issued may be from a later session but filed under the master number first assigned.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Gene Cipriano, Bernie Fleischer, Paul Horn, John Lowe, Don Shelton (ww), Cal Tjader (vib), Laurindo Almeida (acg), Clare Fischer (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga), Milton Holland (per), Ardeen deCamp (v)

Laurindo Almeida (acg) on a, c-e; Johnny Rae (d) on a, c-e, (tim) on b, f; Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga) on b, f; Milton Holland (per) on a-e; Ardeen deCamp (v) on b, f.

The liiner notes of the 1962 LP and the CD reissue say all tracks for the album Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brasil were recorded March 5-7, 1962 - the Verve Discography spreads the recording over three dates, February 28, March 5, and May 21.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Gene Cipriano, Bernie Fleischer, Paul Horn, John Lowe, Don Shelton (ww), Cal Tjader (vib), Laurindo Almeida (acg), Clare Fischer (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga), Milton Holland (per), Ardeen deCamp (v)

Gene Cipriano (ww) on c-d; Bernie Fleischer (ww) on c-d; Paul Horn (ww) on a-d; John Lowe (ww) on a-d; Don Shelton (ww) on a-d; Laurindo Almeida (acg) on c-f; Clare Fischer (p) on a-b, e-f; Johnny Rae (d) on c-f, (tim) on a-b; Wilfredo 'Changuito' Vicente (cga) on a-b; Milton Holland (per) on c-f; Ardeen deCamp (v) on a-b.

The liiner notes of the 1962 LP and the CD reissue say all tracks for the album Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brasil were recorded March 5-7, 1962 - the Verve Discography spreads the recording over three dates, February 28, March 5, and May 21.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib, tam), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d), Bill Fitch (cga, cho)

Cal Tjader (tam) on d; Bill Fitch (cga) on d-e, (cho) on d.

Private videotape exists. In the tv roll the theme is denoted as "Give Irving My Love".

James Harrod's Jazz Research

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib, per), Clare Fischer (p, org), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Bill Fitch (bgo, cga)

Clare Fischer (p) on d, (org) on a-c; Johnny Rae (d) on a, c-d, (tim) on b, d; Bill Fitch (bgo) on b, (cga) on a-b, d; Cal Tjader (per) on c-d.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib, cel, per), Clare Fischer (p, org, per), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Bill Fitch (cga, cho)

Clare Fischer (p) on a, (org) on b, (per) on b; Cal Tjader (cel) on b, (per) on b; Johnny Rae (d) on b, (tim) on a; Bill Fitch (cho) on b.

The second half of b. is a percussion workout: b. Bill Fitch plays a shaker (chocalho) and a conga drum (with a stick) simultaneously, Rae and Schreiber keep playing bass and drum set; there are two cowbells heard as well as what could be two high notes on the vibes played with the vibes mallet handle - this must be Fischer and Tjader. This procedure can bee seen on the videotape of the Jazz Scene USA performance from the same time.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib, cel), Clare Fischer (p, org), Fred Schreiber (b), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Bill Fitch (bgo, cga)

Clare Fischer (p) on b, d, (org) on a, c; Cal Tjader (cel) on a; Johnny Rae (d) on a, (tim) on b-d; Bill Fitch (bgo) on c, (cga) on a-b, d.

Two tracks from these January 1963 sessions were scheduled for release on 45 rpm single VK10285, which was not released.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (t), Walt Levinsky (f, ww), Leon Cohen, Irving Horowitz (ob), George Berg (bsn, bcl), Phil Bodner, Stanley Webb (ww), Robert Northern (frh), Urbie Green (tb), Don Butterfield (tu), Cal Tjader (vib), Phil Kraus (xyl), Jimmy Raney (g), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Jack Del Rio (tam, cga), Johnny Rae (tim, per), Lalo Schifrin (con)

Phil Kraus (xyl) on b.

This is a collective personnel listing of the woodwind players for all three sessions for the LP Several Shades of Jade. Phil Kraus is mistakenly listed as a woodwind player; in fact he played orchestral percussion. This renders the assumption in the CD reissue credits that Tjader may have played the xylophone parts obsolete.
The CD reissue credits state there are conflicting data for distribution of the tracks to the dates on the union reports, but those from the Verve work books seem more plausible - they are used here, as they are also found in the Verve discography - s. the CD reissue booklet for details.
The double LP reissue The Exotic Sounds of Cal Tjader combined all but one track from three Verve LPs in a different playing sequence.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Walt Levinsky (f, ww), Leon Cohen, Irving Horowitz (ob), George Berg (bsn, bcl), Phil Bodner, Stanley Webb (ww), Cal Tjader (vib), Phil Kraus (xyl, tmp), Jimmy Raney (g), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Johnny Rae (tim, per), Jack Del Rio (bgo, per), Arnold Eidus, Leo Kruczek, Emanuel Vardi (vn), Charles McCracken (vc), Robert Maxwell (hrp), Lalo Schifrin (con)

Phil Kraus (xyl) on a, (tmp) on a, c; Johnny Rae (tim) on a, c; Jack Del Rio (bgo) on a, (per) on b-d; Arnold Eidus (vn) on b-c; Leo Kruczek (vn) on b-c; Emanuel Vardi (vn) on b-c; Charles McCracken (vc) on b-c; Robert Maxwell (hrp) on b-c.

s. note to previous session. Exact personnel of the unissued track is not known.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (t), Walt Levinsky (f, ww), Leon Cohen, Irving Horowitz (ob), George Berg (bsn, bcl), Phil Bodner, Stanley Webb (ww), Robert Northern (frh), Urbie Green (tb), Don Butterfield (tu), Cal Tjader (vib), Phil Kraus (xyl, gng), Jimmy Raney (g), Lalo Schifrin (p, con), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Johnny Rae (tim, per), Jack Del Rio (bgo, cga)

Phil Kraus (xyl) on a, c, (gng) on c; Lalo Schifrin (p) on a; Johnny Rae (tim) on c; Jack Del Rio (bgo) on a, (cga) on b-c.

s. note to previous sessions.
a. is the same Schifrin tune recorded for Verve by Jimmy Smith on July 17, 1963 as The Ape Women.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (f), Cal Tjader (vib), unknown (g, d, per, str), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Stan Applebaum (cel, con), Dick Hyman (org), George Duvivier (b)

This session is from the Verve discography. According to the credits of the CD reissue this was a preliminary session and the takes released may be from later sessions, with the same master numbers attributed.
c. is the same tune as Triste recorded in August 1961 for the LP In A Latin Bag.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (f), Cal Tjader (vib), unknown (g, d, per, str), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Stan Applebaum (cel, con), Dick Hyman (org), George Duvivier (b)

This session is from the Verve discography. According to the credits of the CD reissue this was a preliminary session and the takes released were from later sessions, with the same master numbers attributed.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (f), Cal Tjader (vib), unknown (g, d, per, str), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Stan Applebaum (cel, con), Dick Hyman (org), George Duvivier (b)

c. is the same tune as Triste recorded in August 1961 for the LP In A Latin Bag.
Theme from "Burke's Law was omitted on the double LP reissue The Exotic Sounds of Cal Tjader.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (f), Cal Tjader (vib), unknown (g, d, per, str), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Stan Applebaum (cel, con), Dick Hyman (org), George Duvivier (b)

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (f), Cal Tjader (vib), unknown (g, d, per, str), Lonnie Hewitt (p), Stan Applebaum (cel, con), Dick Hyman (org), George Duvivier (b)

c. possibly recorded on November 27, 1963.

Gary McFarland, Cal Tjader (ldr), Gary McFarland, Cal Tjader (vib)

Other players are not documented.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney (g), Patti Bown, Hank Jones, Bernie Leighton (p), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Willie Rodriguez (per), Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Louis Haber, Julius Held, Leo Kruczek, Harry Lookofsky, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Raoul Polikian, Sylvan Shulman, Paul Winter (vn), Maurice Brown, Sidney Edwards, Charles McCracken, Lucien Schmidt, Alan Shulman, Morris Stonzek (vc), Claus Ogerman (con)

Willie Rodriguez (per) on a-b.

For this album, three sessions for the basic tracks with Cal Tjader and the rhythm section were held in May, 1964. The album credits and the Verve discography list only collective personnel for all three basic sessions of the Warm Wave album, thus it is impossible to say who played piano/guitar on individual tracks.
The orchestral parts (strings, flutes, and voices) were then arranged by Claus Ogerman and overdubbed on June 18, 1964 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The pecussion parts by Willie Rodriguez may also have been overdubbed at this session.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney (g), Patti Bown, Hank Jones, Bernie Leighton (p), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Willie Rodriguez (per), Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Louis Haber, Julius Held, Leo Kruczek, Harry Lookofsky, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Raoul Polikian, Sylvan Shulman, Paul Winter (vn), Maurice Brown, Sidney Edwards, Charles McCracken, Lucien Schmidt, Alan Shulman, Morris Stonzek (vc), Les Doubles Six (v), Claus Ogerman (con)

Willie Rodriguez (per) on b; Les Doubles Six (v) on b.

See note to previous session.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson (f), Cal Tjader (vib), Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney (g), Patti Bown, Hank Jones, Bernie Leighton (p), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Willie Rodriguez (per), Les Doubles Six (v), Claus Ogerman (con)

Seldon Powell (f) on a-c; Jerome Richardson (f) on a-c; Willie Rodriguez (per) on a, c; Les Doubles Six (v) on b-d.

See note to previous session.
On the inner sleeve of the Verve LP, Powell and Richardson are mistakenly credited for playing tenor sax instead of flute.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Donald Byrd (t), Jimmy Heath (ts), Cal Tjader (vib)

Other players unidentified in the Verve discography, but probably similar to the November 19, 1964 session.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Donald Byrd (t), Jimmy Heath (ts), Cal Tjader (vib), Kenny Burrell (g), Bob Bushnell, Richard Davis (b), Grady Tate (d), Armando Peraza, Alberto Valdes (cga, per)

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Lonnie Hewitt (p), John Terry Hilliard (b), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Armando Peraza (bgo, cga, per), Alberto Valdes (cga, per), Willie Bobo [William Correa] (qui, v), June Magruder (v)

Johnny Rae (d) on a-h, (tim) on d, g-k; Armando Peraza (bgo) on b, d-e, g-i, k, (cga) on a-c, f-k, (per) on g-i; Alberto Valdes (cga) on d-e, g-i, k, (per) on a-c, f-j; Willie Bobo [William Correa] (qui) on g-i, (v) on g-i; June Magruder (v) on h-i.

According to Johnny Rae's recollections Tjader's band was brought in from California when producer Creed Taylor's recording concept with NewYork studio musicians did not work as expected. They recorded the whole album in one three hour session on November 20; only one track from the preceding sessions was used for the original LP issue. Rae also reports Willie Bobo and the singer were brought in to overdub vocals and quijada to Soul Sauce the following day.

Donald Byrd, Cal Tjader (ldr), Donald Byrd (t), Jimmy Heath (ts), Cal Tjader (vib), Kenny Burrell (g), Bob Bushnell (eb), Grady Tate (d), Armando Peraza (bgo, cga, per), Alberto Valdes (cga, per)

Donald Byrd (ldr) on d-f; Cal Tjader (ldr) on a-c; Jimmy Heath (ts) on a-c; Kenny Burrell (g) on a-c; Bob Bushnell (eb) on a-c; Grady Tate (d) on a-c; Armando Peraza (bgo) on a-c, (cga) on a-c, (per) on a-c; Alberto Valdes (cga) on a-c, (per) on a-c.

b. listed with "composer unknown" on the Verve CD, but it is in fact a Gary McFarland tune, recorded as "Over Easy" in August 1965 for his LP "The In Sound". He may have written the arrangements for the session.
The three tracks under Donald Byrd's leadership were recorded at the same session, or one immediately following on the same day, personnel was not documented but probably includes some of the players from the Tjader tracks. Their master numbers are adjacent to those of the Tjader tracks of the November 20 session. The sequence of master numbers suggests that the three Tjader tracks might already have been attempted at the November 19 session.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Paul Griffin (p), Richard Davis (b), Grady Tate (d), Armando Peraza (cga, per), Sol Gubin (per)

Personnel listings based on the credits on the CD reissue and the Verve discography, those on the original LP are incorrect.
Some reissues identify track c as "Reza (originally "Reza e Aleluia)", which is not accurate. Lobo recorded these two pieces for his debut LP, they were separate tracks, although both refer to Afro-Brazilian religion. Tjader had both in the band book but recorded them years apart.
The composer of d., titled "Bossa" is not identified in the Verve discography. Donald Byrd recorded his tune with this title on December 14, 1964 for Verve, i.e. shortly after the Tjader sessions he was involved in, but it more likely it is Armando Peraza's tune which Tjader often played when the percussionist was in his band, and recorded for Skye.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Paul Griffin (p), Richard Davis (b), Grady Tate (d), Armando Peraza (cga), Sol Gubin (per)

c as "Wachi" in the Verve discography, probably a mistitling of Guarachi Guaro. Track a is dedicated to jazz journalist Herb Wong.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Lonnie Hewitt (p), John Terry Hilliard (b), Johnny Rae (d), Armando Peraza (cga, per)

Armando Peraza (cga) on a, c-g, (per) on a, c-g.

a. as Soul Bird.
Personnel listings based on the credits of the CD reissue and the Verve discography, those on the original LP are incorrect. Terry Hilliard confirmed them.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t), Cal Tjader (vib, gui), Al Zulaica (p), John Terry Hilliard (b), Rudy Collins (d), Johnny Rae (tim), Armando Peraza (bgo, cga), Big Black (cga)

On all three issues the track is listed as Soul Sauce. All three issues were on labels of the Italian Curcio company.
The cover gives 1961 as year of recording, but Terry Hilliard confirms the recording took place at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1965 with Gillespie joining the Tjader band as a special guest. Gillespie's conga player Big Black is listed in the LP credits, although Hilliard cannot recall any Gillespie band members joining them. Another source confirms the participation of Gillespie's drummer of the time, Rudy Collins; since drums and timbales with two cowbells as well as congas and bongos are all audible at the same time, this personnel seems plausible. The sound resembling a guiro is audible only when the vibes are silent, which is why I credited Tjader for playing it.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerome Richardson (f), Cal Tjader (vib, cym), Chick Corea (p), Bobby Rodriguez (b), José Mangual, Sr. (bgo), Carlos 'Patato* Valdez (cga), Victor Pantoja (per)

Jerome Richardson (f) on a; Cal Tjader (cym) on a.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerry Dodgion, Seldon Powell (f), Cal Tjader (vib, cab), Chick Corea (p), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Carlos 'Patato* Valdez (cga), José Mangual, Sr., Victor Pantoja (per)

Cal Tjader (cab) on c.

The 45 rpm single on the More Groove label was an unofficial release in Japan only, the reverse side was a track harpist Dorothy Ashby recorded for the Cadet label.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Jerome Richardson (f), Cal Tjader (vib), Attila Zoller (g), Chick Corea (p), Richard Davis (b), Grady Tate (d), Carlos 'Patato* Valdez (cga, v), José Mangual, Sr. (per), unknown (str)

Carlos 'Patato* Valdez (cga) on a-b, (v) on a-b; José Mangual, Sr. (per) on a-b; unknown (str) on c.

On My Ship, an uncredited string section can be heard in the background.

Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader (ldr), George Castro (f, per), Julian Priester, José 'Papo' Rodriguez, Mark Weinstein (tb), Barry Rogers (tb, cga), Cal Tjader (vib), Eddie Palmieri (p), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Manny Oquendo (tim), Tommy Lopez (cga), Ismael Quintana (per)

Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader (ldr), George Castro (f, per), Julian Priester, José 'Papo' Rodriguez, Mark Weinstein (tb), Barry Rogers (tb, cga), Cal Tjader (vib), Eddie Palmieri (p), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Manny Oquendo (tim, v), Tommy Lopez (cga, v), Ismael Quintana (per, v)

Tommy Lopez (v) on a; Manny Oquendo (v) on a; Ismael Quintana (v) on a.

Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader (ldr), George Castro (f, per), Julian Priester, José 'Papo' Rodriguez, Mark Weinstein (tb), Barry Rogers (tb, cga), Cal Tjader (vib), Eddie Palmieri (p), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Manny Oquendo (tim), Tommy Lopez (cga), Ismael Quintana (per)

Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader (ldr), José 'Papo' Rodriguez, Barry Rogers, Mark Weinstein (tb), unidentified (tb, gui, cga, v), Cal Tjader (vib), Eddie Palmieri (p), Dave Pérez (b), Manny Oquendo (d, tam, tim, bgo, cga), Ismael Quintana (cvs, cwb, per, v), Tommy Lopez (cga)

José 'Papo' Rodriguez (tb) on a-b, f, h; Barry Rogers (tb) on a-b, f, h; unidentified (tb) on e, (gui) on f, (cga) on g, (v) on a, d, f; Mark Weinstein (tb) on a-b, f, h; Manny Oquendo (d) on c, h, (tam) on e, (tim) on a, d, f-g, (bgo) on b, (cga) on g; Ismael Quintana (cvs) on d-e, (cwb) on a, g, (per) on h, (v) on a, d, f; Tommy Lopez (cga) on a-b, d-h.

There are no personnel or recording credits on this album. It was probably recorded in proximity to the preceding Verve session with Palmieri's band "La Perfecta", whose regular members are listed. One of the trombonists plays a solo during the fadeout of track e. although there is no section playing. The unidentified vocals and percussion most likely are by band members.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib, gui), Al Zulaica (p), Stanley Gilbert (b), Carl Burnett (d), Armando Peraza (cga)

Other titles recorded were rejected. The exact date is from a newspaper article by Russ Wilson.
There is an entry in the Verve discography for Samba Do Sueño for this session with this master number, but that track clearly is a studio recording. My guess is the master numbers of both tracks were mixed up.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Chick Corea (p), Derek Smith (org), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Grady Tate (d), Armando Peraza (bgo, per), Ray Barretto (cga), Chico O'Farrill (con)

Derek Smith (org) on a-c, e; Armando Peraza (bgo) on a-b, d-e, (per) on a-b, d-e; Ray Barretto (cga) on a-b, d-e; Chico O'Farrill (con) on a-d.

e attributed in the Verve discography to the January 1967 live recording, but it is clearly audible it is a studio track with the players from the March 1967 sessions. This could be a misinterpretation of the album credits, which state that e and the one live track from January 1967 are the only tunes not arranged by Chico O'Farrill. Furthermore, it looks like the master numbers of Samba Do Sueño and Los Bandidos were mixed up. This listing corrects these errors.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Chick Corea (p), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Grady Tate (d), Armando Peraza (bgo, cga, cwb), Ray Barretto (cga), unknown (v), Chico O'Farrill (con)

Cal Tjader (ldr), Marvin Stamm (t), Hubert Laws (f), Cal Tjader (vib), João Donato (org), Red Mitchell (b), Ed Thigpen (d), unknown (per, str, v), Don Sebesky (con)

unknown (per) on b, h.

According to the liner notes, Don Sebesky was sent the tapes of the basic tracks and lead sheets to write arrangements after the recording session of the rhythm quartet. Flute, brass, voices, percussion, and strings were overdubbed in a New York studio at a later date early in 1968. Stamm and Laws are credited in the liner notes; in some tracks multiple flute and brass parts are audible, but it is not clear whether there are additional players involved or they overdubbed.
In all other discographies João Donato is credited as pianist on this date, but he plays organ, there is no piano audible! There are no separate personnel credits, but the liner notes mention Donato playing organ, as well as Mitchell and Thigpen.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib)

Other performers unknown. This session was rejected and re-recorded in New York in December, 1967. It could be that Bobby Bryant's arrangements of three tunes were already used (see next session).

Cal Tjader (ldr), Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm (t, fh), Jerome Richardson (f, ts, bar), J. J. Johnson (tb), Alan Raph (btb), Cal Tjader (vib), Patti Bown, John Bunch, Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter, Richard Davis (b), Mel Lewis (d), Ray Barretto (cga), Bobby Rosengarden (per)

Patti Bown (p) on f-g; John Bunch (p) on h-i; Herbie Hancock (p) on a-e; Ron Carter (b) on a-e, h-i; Richard Davis (b) on f-g.

It seems this album was recorded at three separate sessions over the course of one day involving different rhythm sections. The master numbers were attributed in LP track sequence.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib)

The Cal Tjader band is seen playing in the movie "For Singles Only" (released first on June 5, 1968).

Cal Tjader (ldr), Johnny Pacheco (f), Gary McFarland, Cal Tjader (vib), Mike Abene (ep, hps), João Donato (org), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Chuck Rainey (eb), Grady Tate (d), Orestes Vilato (tim, bgo, per), Ray Barretto (bgo, cga)

Johnny Pacheco (f) on h; Gary McFarland (vib) on e-f; Mike Abene (ep) on b-c, e-g, j, (hps) on a; Bobby Rodriguez (b) on b, d, h; Chuck Rainey (eb) on a, c, e-g, i-j; Grady Tate (d) on a-c, e-j; Orestes Vilato (tim) on c-d, h, (bgo) on d, (per) on a-d, f-h, j; Ray Barretto (bgo) on h, (cga) on a-d, f-g, j.

Johnny Pacheco was not credited for contractual reasons. The liner notes state that McFarland played a second set of vibes "on a couple of tunes" - they are audible on two tracks.
Personnel listings are based on aural evidence; this session appears to have been recorded live in the studio except for some percussion and Abene's keyboard overdubs, the latter often sound much like an amplified jazz guitar.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Joe Kloess (p), Paul Warburton (b), Mike Buono (d), Armando Peraza (cga)

Armando Peraza (cga) on a-b, d-g.

Although the back cover of the Dunhill CD states "Original release date: 1968" there never was a release on LP. This has been corrected on The SACD issue after Duncan Reid informed the label. Armando Peraza misspelled "Perazza" on several issues.
A version of Nica's Dream released with this session proves to be identical with the take on Cal Tjader Plugs in from February 20-21, 1969.

Armando Peraza (ldr), Johnny Pacheco (f), Sadao Watanabe (f, as), Sol Schlinger (bar), Garnett Brown (tb), Mike Abene, Chick Corea (p, ep), Bobby Rodriguez (b), Chuck Rainey (eb), Donald McDonald (d), Armando Peraza (bgo, cga), Tommy Lopez (cga, per), Cal Tjader (per)

Johnny Pacheco (f) on a-e, g-j; Sadao Watanabe (f) on a-d, g-j, (as) on d-f, h-j; Mike Abene (p) on a-b, f, i, (ep) on a-f, h-i; Chick Corea (p) on b, f-h, (ep) on b, f-g; Bobby Rodriguez (b) on g-h; Chuck Rainey (eb) on a-f, i; Armando Peraza (bgo) on b, f, h-i, (cga) on a-g, j; Tommy Lopez (cga) on b, i, (per) on a-h, j.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Marvin Stamm (t, fh), George Berg, Lewis Del Gatto, Jerry Dodgion, Joseph Grimaldi, Wally Kane, George Marge, Jerome Richardson (ww), Ray Alonge (frh), Garnett Brown (tb), Cal Tjader (vib), James Helm (g), Mike Melvoin (org), Harvey Newmark (eb), Jim Keltner (d), Henri Albert, Albert Wagner (vn)

Woodwinds/saxes and strings overdubbed at a separate session at Gotham Recording, New York City, on August 19, 1968. Overdub personnel may vary on these tracks.

Dizzy Gillespie (ldr), Dizzy Gillespie (t), James Moody (f, as, ts), Cal Tjader (vib), Lalo Schifrin (p), Paul West (b), Otis 'Candy' Finch (d), Armando Peraza (cga), Billy Eckstine (v)

Cal Tjader (vib) on b; Armando Peraza (cga) on b; Billy Eckstine (v) on a.

The Gillespie Quintet played a set of unknown tunes with its regular pianist Mike Longo before guests Eckstine, Schifrin, Tjader, and Peraza joined them.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib, cwb), Al Zulaica (ep), Jim McCabe (eb), Johnny Rae (d, tim), Armando Peraza (cga)

Johnny Rae (d) on b-d, f-g, (tim) on a, e, h; Armando Peraza (cga) on a, e-f, h; Cal Tjader (cwb) on a.

Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib)

Other players not identified. This was a feature film about the Concord Jazz Festival in the series "Sounds of Summer" first aired on August 31, 1969.
Armando Peraza is also listed in the cast, perhaps he sat in with Tjader's group.

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