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On August 23, 2013, his biography of legendary bandleader, vibraphonist and Latin jazz pioneer Cal Tjader––the first of its kind––was published by McFarland &.
Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician.

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Cal Tjader

American vibraphonist (1925–1982)

Musical artist

Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. (JAY-dər; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician.^[1] He explored other jazz idioms, especially small group modern jazz, even as he continued to perform music of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Tjader played the vibraphone primarily, and was accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timbales, and the piano. He worked with many 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," Tjader's works swung freely between both styles. His Grammy award in 1980 for his album La Onda Va Bien capped off a career that spanned over 40 years.^[2]

Early years (1925–1943)

Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. was born July 16, 1925, in St. Louis^[3] to touring Swedish Americanvaudevillians. His father tap danced and his mother played piano, a husband-

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Cal Tjader

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Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sounds in Latin jazz. His cool, shimmering, jazz vibes, gliding fluidly atop fiery, hot Afro-Cuban rhythms, made for a sonic signature that helped introduce the genre into a mainstream audience.

Cal Tjader’s mother was a concert pianist, his father a vaudeville performer. He grew up with them on the road, tap- dancing his way through early childhood. Later, the family settled down in San Mateo on the San Francisco Peninsula, and his father opened a dancing school. After high school and a stint in the Navy, Cal ended up at San Francisco State College, where he first met up with Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond.

Tjader graduated in 1950 with a B.A. in education and a minor in music. With Brubeck, Tjader hit the big time and he liked it. The years between 1949 and 1951 were spent with Brubeck. Then, after a short stint as leader of his own group, Cal joined George Shearing’s Quintet as featured vibraphonist and percussionist. While with Shearing Cal made fr

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Within one of the most complex musical categories ever, Cal Tjader quietly pioneered as a jazz vibraphonist, composer, arranger and bandleader from the 1950s through the 1980s. This life story of a humble musician also reveals his charisma. Tjader's legacy is attested to by his large audiences and his innovations that changed the course of jazz.

Expanded and revised, this second edition now includes additional interviews and anecdotes from Tjader's family, bandmates and community, print sources, and rare photographs, presenting a detailed account of Tjader as well as the progression of Latin Jazz.

With thirty five pages of additional text, plus an enhanced Glossary of Terms, Discography, Bibliography and a New Foreword by Gary Foster who played alto sax and flute in Cal’s later groups, the second Edition of Cal Tjader: The Life and Recordings of the Man Who Revolutionized Latin Jazz gives the reader a wealth of new information and insights into the man that pianist George Shearing