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Released
  
1965

Soul Bird Whiffenpoof(1965)
  
Soul Burst(1966)

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Verve Records

Length
  
36:58

Artist
  
Cal Tjader

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 1, 2 & 22, 1965A & R Recording Studios, New York City and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Similar
  
Cal Tjader albums, Jazz albums

Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3 stars stating "it's an enjoyable demonstration of the vibist's ability to be a bit more commercial than usual and still maintain his bop-based integrity".

Track listing

  1. "The Whiffenpoof Song" (Tod Galloway, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy) - 2:04
  2. "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Dao)" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 2:41
  3. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 4:08
  4. "That's All" (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) - 2:04
  5. "Soul Motion" (Lonnie Hewitt) - 3:10
  6. "Reza" (Rey Guerra, Edu Lobo) - 4:10
  7. "The Prophet" (Cal Tjader) - 3:01
  8. "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 3:32
  9. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:21
  10. "Samba de Orfeu" (Luiz Bonfá) - 2:01
  11. "Shiny Silk Stockings" (Frank Foster) - 2:33
  12. "Daddy Wong Legs" (Tjader) - 3:41
  • Recorded at A & R Studios in New York City on June 1 & 2 (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), and at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 22 (tracks 2-4, 7, 8, 10 & 11), 1965

    • Personnel

  • Cal Tjader - vibraphone
  • Paul Griffin (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), Lonnie Hewitt (tracks 2-4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - piano
  • Richard Davis (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), John Hilliard (tracks 2-4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - bass
  • Grady Tate (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), Johnny Rae (tracks 2-4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - drums
  • Armando Peraza - percussion

    • Songs

    1The Whiffenpoof Song2:05
    2Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo)2:41
    3How High the Moon4:09

    References

    Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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