Cal Tjader

Ethnic studies professors may take issue with the title of this 1968 live set, but San Francisco's own Cal Tjader really was one of the originators of Latin jazz (he's also the reason so many Latin jazz groups feature the vibes). While it never makes sense to pair electric keyboards with the vibraphone (too much similar shimmer), this is still an entertaining session that mixes in party-centric tunes with a couple of ballads. The Horace Silver tune "Nica's Dream" gets a solid reading.