Verve session · in the studio

June 1 and 2, 1965

Cal Tjader Quintet

This day's music is on 2 records: Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof, The Best Of Cal Tjader

In the room

Cal Tjader – vibes
Paul Griffin – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Armando Peraza – percussion

The takes

4 of these 8 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
65VK353	The Whiffenpoof Song	V-8626, V-8725
65VK354	Doxy	V-8626
65VK355	Reza	V-8626
65VK356	Bossa	Not issued at the time
65VK357	Davita	Not issued at the time
65VK358	Soul Motion	V-8626
65VK359	This Is Africa	Not issued at the time
65VK360	Tabu	Not issued at the time

8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Cal Tjader – Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (Verve V-8626)

V-8626 · 1965Soul Bird: WhiffenpoofCal Tjader

Cal Tjader And His Sextet – The Best Of Cal Tjader (Verve V-8725)

V-8725 · 1967The Best Of Cal TjaderCal Tjader And His Sextet

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8614	Soul Sauce	Cal Tjader	1965	Cal Tjader, Richard Davis, Armando Peraza

2 of them 8 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 3262	Mas Ritmo Caliente	Cal Tjader	1958	Cal Tjader, Armando Peraza
V-8419	In A Latin Bag	Cal Tjader	1961	Cal Tjader, Armando Peraza
V-8637	Soul Burst	Cal Tjader	1966	Cal Tjader, Richard Davis
V-8657	More Brass	Kai Winding	1966	Paul Griffin, Richard Davis
V-8671	Along Comes Cal	Cal Tjader	1967	Cal Tjader, Armando Peraza
V-8730	Hip Vibrations	Cal Tjader	1968	Cal Tjader, Richard Davis