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Vibraphonists by Genre: Jazz Vibraphonists, Cal Tjader, Joe Locke, Tito Puente, Gary Burton, Terry Gibbs, Peter Appleyard, Bogdan Bacanu |
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English |
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Paperback |
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94 |
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2010-09-15 |
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1158008872 |
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Books LLC |
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0.33 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.2 inches |
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Chapters: Jazz Vibraphonists, Cal Tjader, Joe Locke, Tito Puente, Gary Burton, Terry Gibbs, Peter Appleyard, Bogdan Bacanu, John Sangster, Orphy Robinson, Matthias Lupri, Tom Collier, Dave Pike, John Cocuzzi, Bill le Sage, Steve Shapiro, Nancy Zeltsman, Fats Sadi, Harry Sheppard, Paul Plimley, Louie Ramirez, Eldad Tarmu, Mike Mainieri, Dan Mccarthy, Lars Erstrand, Stu Katz, James Westfall. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 93. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. a.k.a. Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925May 5, 1982) was a Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his death. Tjader primarily played the vibraphone. He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He worked with numerous musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of Latin Rock and Acid Jazz. Although fusing jazz with Latin music is often categorized as "Latin Jazz" (or, earlier, "Afro-Cuban Jazz"), Tjader's output swung freely between both styles. He won a Grammy in 1980 for his album La Onda Va Bien, capping off a career that spanned over forty years. Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. (last name pronounced "chay-der") was born 16 July 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri to touring Swedish American vaudevillians. His father tap danced and his mother played piano, a husband-wife team going from city to city with their troupe to earn a living. (His grandfather was Dr. Anton William Tjader, a notable Nevada surgeon mentioned in Mark Twain's Early Tales and Sketches.) At the age of two, Tjader's parents settled in San Mateo, California and opened a dance studio. His mother (who d...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=406539
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