Verve session · in the studio
November 20, 1964
Cal Tjader Septet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Soul Sauce, The Best Of Cal Tjader
In the room
Cal Tjader – vibes- Lonnie Hewitt – piano
- John Hilliard – bass
- Johnny Rae – drums
Willie Bobo – percussion
Armando Peraza – percussion- Alberto Valdes – percussion
The takes
1 of these 9 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 64VK595? | Pantano | V-8614 |
| 64VK596? | Tanya | V-8614 |
| 64VK597 | Joao | V-8614 |
| 64VK598 | Spring Is Here | V-8614 |
| 64VK599 | Somewhere In The Night | V-8614 |
| 64VK600 | Maramoor | V-8614 |
| 64VK601 | Soul Sauce | V-8614, V-8725 |
| 64VK602 | Leyte | V-8614 |
| 64VK603 | Mamblues | Not issued at the time |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8419 | In A Latin Bag | Cal Tjader | 1961 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Johnny Rae, Armando Peraza |
 | V-8575 | Breeze From The East | Cal Tjader | 1964 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Johnny Rae, Willie Bobo |
 | V-8626 | Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof | Cal Tjader | 1965 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Johnny Rae, Armando Peraza |
3 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 3262 | Mas Ritmo Caliente | Cal Tjader | 1958 | Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, Armando Peraza |
 | LP 3289 | Cal Tjader Goes Latin | Cal Tjader Sextet | 1959 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Willie Bobo |
 | LP 3291 | Mongo | Mongo Santamaria | 1959 | Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, Armando Peraza |
 | LP 3295 | Cal Tjader's Concert By The Sea | Cal Tjader Sextet | 1959 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Willie Bobo |
 | LP 3299 | Concert On The Campus | Cal Tjader Quintet | 1960 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Willie Bobo |
 | LP 3309 | Demasiado Caliente | Cal Tjader | 1960 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Willie Bobo |
 | LP 3330 | Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen | Cal Tjader Quartet With Strings | 1961 | Cal Tjader, Johnny Rae, Willie Bobo |
 | LP 3341 | Concert By The Sea Volume 2 | Cal Tjader Quintet | 1962 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Willie Bobo |
 | V-8459 | Saturday Night/Sunday Night At The Blackhawk, San Francisco | The Cal Tjader Quartet | 1962 | Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt, Johnny Rae |
2 of them 10 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 3-17 | Cal Tjader Plays Afro-Cuban | Cal Tjader Sextet | 1955 | Cal Tjader, Armando Peraza |
 | LP 3-216 | Ritmo Caliente! (Hot Rhythm) | Cal Tjader Mambo Quintet | 1955 | Cal Tjader, Armando Peraza |
 | LP 3279 | Latin For Lovers | Cal Tjader With Strings | 1958 | Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo |
 | LP 3275 | Cal Tjader's Latin Concert | Cal Tjader Sextet | 1959 | Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo |
 | LP 3283 | A Night At The Blackhawk | Cal Tjader Sextet | 1959 | Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo |
 | V-8470 | Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brazil | Cal Tjader | 1962 | Cal Tjader, Johnny Rae |
 | V-8472 | Time For 2 | Anita O'Day, Cal Tjader | 1962 | Cal Tjader, Johnny Rae |
 | V-8507 | Several Shades Of Jade | Cal Tjader | 1963 | Cal Tjader, Johnny Rae |
 | V-8531 | Sona Libre | Cal Tjader | 1963 | Cal Tjader, Johnny Rae |
 | V-8671 | Along Comes Cal | Cal Tjader | 1967 | Cal Tjader, Armando Peraza |