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Sultry Tjader jazz!

Vibraphone legend Cal Tjader’s fusion of different genres and styles was an acute influence on Carlos Santana (and Latin rock as a whole). On Solar Heat he stirs in tastes of Exotica, Funk, and of course Latin and Jazz elements on this 1968 set of jazzed-up pop chestnuts and original bossas like the delicious “Fried Bananas.”

PERSONNEL:

• Cal Tjader - (vibes)
• João Donato - (organ)
• Bobby Rodriguez, Chuck Rainey - (bass)
• Orestes Vilato, Ray Barretto - (percussion)
• Mike Abene - (electric piano)
• Gary McFarland - (vibes, arranger)

New York, January 15, 1968

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Ode To Billy Joe
• A2. Never My Love
• A3. Felicidade
• A4. Mambo Sangria
• A5. Here

• SIDE B
• B1. Fried Bananas
• B2. Amazon
• B3. La Bamba
• B4. Eye Of The Devil
• B5. Solar Heat