Fantasy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mambo With Tjader
| Recorded | 1954 |
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| Label | Fantasy |
| Catalog | 3202 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 213411 |
The record
Carlos and Manuel Duran's Cuban-schooled rhythm section gives this Bay Area date its clave backbone, Tjader's vibes riding cool and unhurried above congas, timbales, and bongos. An early document of the mambo pull that would shape his whole career.
Session personnel
- Carlos Duran — bass
- Edgar Rosales — congas
- Manuel Duran — piano
- Bayardo Velarde — timbales, bongos
- Cal Tjader — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1955 | Fantasy · 3-202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red Translucent earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Fantasy · 3-202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1955 | Fantasy · 3-202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Burgundy Labels |
| 1955 | Fantasy · 3202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Laminated Cover - Translucent Red - High Fidelity · laminated sleeve |
| 1955 | Fantasy · 3-202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Red Translucent |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-271 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Red |
| 1987 | Fantasy · 27 490 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC 5271 — Cassette, Album |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-271-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 271-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1993 | Victor Entertainment · VICJ-23136 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Fantasy · 3202 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Red Translucent |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-271-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
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