"Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil" is a 1962 studio album by vibraphonist Cal Tjader that blends Latin jazz and bossa nova influences. The album features compositions from Mexican composer Mario Ruíz Armengol and Brazilian artists, showcasing Tjader's smooth vibraphone melodies intertwined with Latin rhythms.
Artist(s): Arranged By – Clare Fischer
Vibraphone – Cal Tjader
Bass – Freddie Schreiber
Congas – Changuito
Drums – Johnny Rae
Guitar – Laurindo Almeida
Percussion – Milt Holland
Piano – Clare Fischer
Timbales – Johnny Rae
Vocals – Ardeen de Camp
Woodwind – Bernie Fleischer, Don Shelton, Gene Cipriano, John Lowe, Paul Horn
Recording Info: Engineer - Val Valentin
Producer – Creed Taylor
Recording Info: Recorded in Hollywood, Calif., March 5, 6 and 7, 1962.
Sourced from a 4-track tape
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