Cal Tjader - Live at the Funky Quarters (1972) LP
Artist: Cal Tjader
Title: Live at the Funky Quarters
Year Of Release: 1972
Label: Fantasy (F-9409)
Genre: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz, Cool
Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24/192
Total Time: 00:45:14
Total Size: 1.73 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Live at the Funky Quarters
Year Of Release: 1972
Label: Fantasy (F-9409)
Genre: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz, Cool
Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24/192
Total Time: 00:45:14
Total Size: 1.73 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Leyte (Tjader-Hewitt) - 6:29
02. Mother and Child (Heard) - 6:02
03. Cubano Chant (Bryant) - 4:56
04. Soul Sauce III (Gillespie-Pozo) - 6:31
05. Philly Mambo (Puente) - 6:41
06. Davito (Tjader) - 4:26
07. Manteca (Gillespie) - 8:08
08. Theme (Tjader) - 2:01
A 1972 live set, Live at the Funky Quarters is every bit of its time: Cal Tjader's vibraphone is supported by Al Zulaica's electric piano and John Heard's Jaco Pastorious-style bass-as-lead-instrument, giving the whole thing a fusiony sheen that will be the dealbreaker for many listeners. Those not constitutionally averse to early-'70s fusion will find much to enjoy here, however, as Tjader plays with his usual grace and fluidity, and Zulaica's electric piano solos are refreshingly free of Chick Corea-style overplaying. The jazz-rock-inflected reworkings of earlier Tjader favorites like "Manteca" and "Soul Sauce III" -- which features an amazing extended percussion breakdown section buoyed by Heard's rubbery bassline -- work surprisingly well, and newer material like "Philly Mambo" and the delicate ballad "Mother and Child" is well-suited to the players' strengths.