Fantasy session · in the studio
September, 1954
Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet
- This day's music is on 3 records: Mambo With Tjader, Live And Direct, Tjader Plays Mambo
In the room
Cal Tjader – vibes, timbales, vocal- Manuel Duran – piano
- Carlos Duran – bass
The takes
What the numbers mean
Fantasy numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Mamblues | LP 3-202 |
| – | Sonny Boy | LP 3-202 |
| – | Chloe | LP 3-202 |
| – | Lucero | LP 3-202 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Midnight Sun | LP 3-202 |
| – | Cherry | LP 3-202 |
| – | I'll Remember April | LP 3-202 |
| – | This Can't Be Love | LP 3-202 |
| – | Tenderly | LP 3-202 |
| – | Dearly Beloved | LP 3-202 |
| – | Bye Bye Blues | LP 3-202, LP 3315 |
| – | Autumn Leaves | LP 3-202, LP 3315 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Yesterdays | LP 3-221 |
| – | For Heaven's Sake | LP 3-221 |
| – | Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen | LP 3-221 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Out Of Nowhere | LP 3-221 |
| – | Guarachi Guaro | LP 3-221 |
| – | The Lady Is A Tramp | LP 3-221 |
| – | Have You Met Miss Jones | LP 3-221 |
| – | East Of The Sun | LP 3-221 |
20 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
LP 3-202 · 1955Mambo With TjaderCal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet
LP 3315 · 1961Live And DirectCal Tjader Quintet
LP 3-221 · 1956Tjader Plays MamboCal Tjader And His OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 3-18 | Tjader Plays Mambo | Cal Tjader And His Orchestra | 1955 | Cal Tjader, Edgard Rosales, Bayardo Velarde, Manuel Duran, Carlos Duran |
 | LP 3-232 | Cal Tjader Quintet | Cal Tjader Quintet | 1956 | Cal Tjader, Bayardo Velarde, Luis Miranda, Manuel Duran, Carlos Duran |
 | LP 3250 | Latin Kick | Cal Tjader | 1958 | Cal Tjader, Bayardo Velarde, Luis Miranda, Manuel Duran, Carlos Duran |
2 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 3-216 | Ritmo Caliente! (Hot Rhythm) | Cal Tjader Mambo Quintet | 1955 | Cal Tjader, Manuel Duran |
 | LP 3262 | Mas Ritmo Caliente | Cal Tjader | 1958 | Cal Tjader, Bayardo Velarde |
 | LP 3271 | San Francisco Moods | Cal Tjader | 1958 | Cal Tjader, Manuel Duran |
 | LP 3289 | Cal Tjader Goes Latin | Cal Tjader Sextet | 1959 | Cal Tjader, Bayardo Velarde |