Extremes

Cal Tjader | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 28, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1951
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B00005NF5L
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,280 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chopsticks Mambo

2. Vibra-Tharpe

3. Three Little Words

4. Lullaby of the Leaves

5. Ivy

6. Give Me the Simple Life

7. These Foolish Things

8. Charley's Quote

9. Tangerine

10. If You Could See Me Now

11. The Way You Look Tonight

12. When Lights Are Low

13. Just Friends

14. Goodbye

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars in the mood, March 25, 2003

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B. London (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extremes (Audio CD)

Mood music has gotten a bad name. Mood music is not elevator music,not smooth jazz, not muzak. Here two albums of great,lyrical,slow cooking jazz are offered from the first of Cal Tjader's career and at the end of his Fantasy label years. Tjader is muy simpatico through out plus these great standards feature, as they always do with Tjader, terrific sidemen. When talents like pianist Hank Jones get featured you know you can not go wrong. Very fine folks.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vince's Debut, December 12, 2006

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heile_fatal "heile_fatal" (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extremes (Audio CD)

This is Vince Guaraldi's "first recordings" and it's amazing how good he was way back in 1951. Obviously Vince is much more than just the pianist that helped make the Peanuts one of the most memorable, heartfelt, inspiring shows of all time; he was a true Be-Bop jazz pianist. In the same league as Red Garland but even more original and so full of emotion.

Also give due credit to Cal Tjader for inspiring Vince with his awesome Latin/Jazz creation.