Cal Tjader : the life and recordings of the man who revolutionized Latin jazz / S. Duncan Reid ; foreword by Gary Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reid, S. Duncan, author.

Contributor:

Foster, Gary, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tjader, Cal.

Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.

Jazz musicians.

Latin jazz--United States--History and criticism.

Latin jazz.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 406 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

""Within one of the most complex musical categories yet to surface, Cal Tjader quietly pioneered the genre as a jazz vibraphonist, composer, arranger and bandleader from the 1950s through the 1980s. Reid tells the life story of a humble musician, written in a familiar, conversational tone that reveals Tjader's complex charisma. Tjader left behind a legacy and a labyrinth of influence, attested by his large audience and innovation that would change the course of jazz. Expanded and revised, this intimate biography now includes additional interviews and anecdotes from Tjader's family, bandmates, and community, print research, and rare photographs, presenting a full history of an undervalued musician, as well as a detailed account of the progression of Latin Jazz."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Tap Dancing with Bojangles to Playing with Brubeck

Tjader Plays Mambo and Tjazz

Reaching for the Skye

Last Bolero in Berkeley

Flying with Concord

Epilogue

Appendix 1. An Interview with Elizabeth A. Tjader

Appendix 2. An Interview with Robert C. Tjader

Musical Glossary / by Michael Weil

Discography / by Michael Weil and S. Duncan Reid.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-4024-6