Thursday 27 August 2009

Cal Tjader & Charlie Byrd “Tambu”

Cal Tjader & Charlie Byrd

Tambu
( LP Fantasy Records, 1973 )
Catalog # F 9453

Tracklisting:
01 Tambu (Tombo In 7/4)
02 Tereza My Love
03 Black Narcissus
04 Sad Eyes
05 My Cherie Amour
06 San Francisco River
07 Samba De Oneida
08 Don’t Lend Your Guitar To Anyone (Violao Não Se Empresta A Ninguem)

Personnel:
Cal Tjader (vib)
Mike Wolff (el-p)
Charlie Byrd (g)
John Heard (b)
Joe Byrd (el-b)
Dick Berk, Mike Stephans (d, per)
Mayuto Correa (per)

Notes:
Recorded in Berkeley, CA, September 18, 19 & 20, 1973

Review:
Still trying to stay in tune with the Seventies, Cal Tjader joins forces with another refugee from another time, guitarist Charlie Byrd, for an album of contemporary Brazilian-flavored jazz. The alliance is forged mostly on Byrd’s terms, with bossa nova, samba and percussive displays from Brazil’s interior dominating the grooves. This time, after proving very adaptable to previous experiments, Tjader seems to be out in the cold in these settings, and he lays out a lot more often than usual on this album. Byrd rides along in his gentle, prickly-toned manner on acoustic and electric guitars, and the rhythm section shifts personnel and instruments from track to track. Yet oddly enough, this is still a musically rich feast. Electric pianist Mike Wolff’s “Samba de Oneida” is a marvelously propulsive samba, and “Tereza My Love,” one of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s most attractive sleepers, is given a lovely rendition. The title track, written by Airto Moreira, is given an authentic, rambunctious Airto-style treatment, very much up-to-date, but Cal doesn’t sound totally comfortable with the rhythm on vibes, spending most of his time on timbales. Even though this isn’t prime Tjader, the overall quality of the music makes it a winner.
By Richard S. Ginell (AMG)

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