Soul Burst is an album by American Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in early 1966 and released on the Verve label.Verve Records discography accessed April 3, 2014
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "the music is quite catchy and accessible, commercial but still creative within the genre".Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2014
Track listing "Cuchy Frito Man" (Ray Rivera, Vin Roddie) – 2:20 "Descarga Cubana" (Osvaldo Estivill) – 2:55 "Soul Burst" (Cal Tjader) – 4:38 "The Bilbao Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 2:16 "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 6:34 "It Didn't End" (João Donato) – 3:55 "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Weill) – 2:59 "Morning" (Clare Fischer) – 2:56 "Orán" (Chick Corea) – 3:58 "Curaçao" (Tjader) – 6:15 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 9 (tracks 3 & 10), February 10 (tracks 2, 6, 8, & 9) and February 11 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7), 1966
Personnel Cal Tjader – vibraphone, cabasa, cymbals Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Seldon Powell – flute Attila Zoller – guitar Chick Corea – piano, arranger on track 9 Richard Davis, Bobby Rodriguez – bass Grady Tate – drums Carlos "Patato" Valdes – congas, vocals Jose Mangual – timbales, bongos Victor Pantoja – percussion Oliver Nelson – arranger on tracks 1, 5, 7
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