Jazz Round Midnight

Cal Tjader, Jazz 'Round Midnight (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000473Z
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #378,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Intro for the Softer Side of Cal Tjader......, September 16, 2006

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Robert J. Ament "papacoolbreeze" (Ballwin, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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which is to be expected since the excellent Jazz 'Round Midnight series focuses on that type of mood.

All of the selections are taken from 1961 thru 1967 and all are in a Latin groove. Two of the selections feature vocalist Anita O'Day. "Sunset Boulevard" gives a credit for a vocalist but is strictly an instrumental.

My particular favorites are "On Green Dolphin Street" featuring some nice flute work by Paul Horn, "Sally's Tomato", a long forgotten Mancini original from the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "The Loner", unfamiliar to me until this album, "Misty", and "Somewhere in the Night", the theme from a long ago television series, "The Naked City". This arrangement is fine but I prefer one recorded on the Fantasy label in 1971 on the album "Agua Dolce" which also included an excellennt rendition of "Invitation".

The only cut I didn't especially care for was the version of "'Round Midnight" with a Spanish vocal which to me is a stretch for a Thelonious Monk composition.

This, again, is a good introduction to one facet of Cal Tjader's music, and is particularly fine for anyone who likes late night music, vibes, soft Latin music, or fans of Cal Tjader of which I am one.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good sampler., July 27, 2003

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GA Russell (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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I bought this sampler because it has Hip Walk on it.

I've never heard a bad Cal Tjader record. This sampler is a good collection from a number of mid-60s Verve albums.

Tjader's Verve albums have the highest production values, thanks to Creed Taylor.

As part of Verve's Jazz 'Round Midnight series, this collection offers (for the most part) romantic music; but all of his Verve albums were romantic, so this one does not stand out in that regard.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, September 8, 2009

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Magdalena Santiago "I am jazzy" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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I am never disappointed in any CD I purchase by Cal Tjader - he is better then best. Beautiful music to listen to.