Tjader’s Cuban Fantasy
Here’s some mokin’ hot latin jazz from a virtuoso of the vibes, Cal Tjader. I wasn’t familiar with Tjader until I heard his live Cuban Fantasy album sometime last year, but the man was a vital component of the Bay Area jazz scene in the 50’s and 60’s, starting out in the Dave Brubeck Octet.
Hooking up with George Shearing’s popular quintet in the early 50’s, coupled with the mambo craze of that time, turned Tjader on to the Latin jazz sound, which he would perform straight through to his death in 1982. Carlos Santana counts Tjader as one of his biggest influences.
I’m no jazz aficionado, but this album, like I said, smokes. Here’s a hot one…
Cal Tjader – Guachi Guara
Cal Tjader’s AllMusic profile.
Bob Dylan’s New Bootlegs, “Dreamin’ of You”
Dylan fans, mark October 7th on your music calendar. The latest installment of Dylan’s Bootleg series will be released on that Tuesday. This one (the 8th in the series) is full of unreleased and alternate tracks from some of his greatest albums over the last couple of decades: Time Out of Mind, “Love and Theft”, Modern Times, and Oh Mercy.
A revamped Dylan web site also launches today, and they’re offering up a full mp3 of one of the unreleased songs: “Dreamin’ of You”. It was produced by the great Daniel Lanois for 1997’s Time Out of Mind (a personal favorite).
Be sure to check out the Dylan Geo section, a super groovy interactive tool that lets you click around the globe to see where and when Dylan has played throughout the years.
Bob Dylan – Dreamin of You
→ Go to BobDylan.com to download the full mp3.
See the track listing for the 3-cd Tell Tale Signs after the jump…
