Cal Tjader - Latin Kick (Original Jazz Classics Series Vinyl)

Cal Tjader - Latin Kick (Original Jazz Classics Series Vinyl)

Cal Tjader fuses Afro-Cuban rhythms and mainstream jazz solos in his 1956 album, Latin Kick. Alongside Tjader (vibraphone) the album also features Brew Moore (sax), Luis Miranda (congas), Bayardo Velarde (timbales), Manuel Duran (piano), and Carlos Duran (bass). This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and presented in a Tip-On Jacket.

Since its inception in 1982, Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics® (OJC) series quickly established a reputation as the go-to imprint for collectible jazz reissues. OJC served as a home for the label's impressive jazz catalog – which had grown to include thousands of celebrated titles from Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside, Debut, Contemporary, Jazzland, and Pablo. Drawing on this vast wealth of material, Original Jazz Classics released over 850 titles.

Its goal was simple: to reissue influential jazz albums with the utmost care and reverence for the originals — from the cover art and liner notes to the audio recordings themselves. Given Craft Recordings' shared passion for meticulous preservation and quality, it is a natural step to relaunch Original Jazz Classics as part of the Craft family.

2023 saw the continuation of this influential jazz series on audiophile-quality vinyl, through the ongoing release of several of the most coveted (and long out-of-print) albums in this vast collection.

Title: Latin Kick
Artist: Cal Tjader
Format: LP
Release Date: 12/13/2024
Label: Craft Recordings
UPC: 888072616790
Genre: Jazz

Track List:

Side A
1. Invitation
2. Lover, Come Back to Me
3. September Song
4. Will You Still Be Mine
5. I Love Paris

Side B
1. Tropicana
2. Moonlight in Vermont
3. Bye Bye Blues
4. Manuel's Mambo
5. All the Things You Are
6. Blues from Havana