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Cal Tjader — Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro)
Album: Soul Sauce
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Length: 2:19
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Ai, chihuahua!
 William wrote:

Replaced the file with a different mix. I like it a lot more & suspect you will too.



It sounds better!  Big improvement!  Thank You!!   
 mexstef wrote:
The sound quality and especially balance is awfully wrong 



I Agree! Great tune, bad recording!
 BillG wrote:

Replaced the file with a different mix. I like it a lot more & suspect you will too.



I agree! Great tune, lousy recording!
 whiskofclarity wrote:

I often avoid percussion especially xylophones; scary haughty clappers but great in back of complex music.



Glad you could get around / avoid "it".
Haughty?
Sit down...
I think it moved.
The sound quality and especially balance is awfully wrong 
 Meolla_Reio wrote:
I've listened to this tune in headphones and there's something seriously wrong with this tune on the sound  left/right balance. Made my ears hurt a little. It was ok otherwise, just wanted to let you know why I downvote it.
 
Replaced the file with a different mix. I like it a lot more & suspect you will too.
 whiskofclarity wrote:
I often avoid percussion especially xylophones; scary haughty clappers but great in back of complex music.
 

Vibraphones.

¡Guachi guaro!
I often avoid percussion especially xylophones; scary haughty clappers but great in back of complex music.
I've listened to this tune in headphones and there's something seriously wrong with this tune on the sound  left/right balance. Made my ears hurt a little. It was ok otherwise, just wanted to let you know why I downvote it.
Cumbia followed by vibes? marry me!!!!
Fun set going here on a Sat. night...{#Bananajam}
 ce wrote:
That may well be, I was not yet familiar with Cal Tjader, but  "Oye Como Va" is by Tito Puente.
Acording to AMG he's 2 years older than Cal Tjader, and started recording 2 years earlier.
I don't know if/how these two influenced each other, though.


This song was released a couple of years before  Puente's "Oye Como Va", but a lot of Latin rhythms, modes, and scales have been around for quite a while - it's not as if there was one guy who "invented" the genres.
 scraig wrote:


 
Too. Much. Fun. {#Bounce}


Aye!  time for a beer!
 Giselle62 wrote:
this makes me want to dance around licentiously.
 
If you need a partner, I'm dancing here in a similar fashion.  Aye Chihuahua!  (or whatever they're saying ...!)
this makes me want to dance around licentiously.
oh man - I love Cal Tjader - first time I ever heard him here and I listen a lot....!!!    

This is sort of his "hit" — he has MUCH better stuff...
 jools wrote:

Hey - this is one of our "national treasures" - Sir Patrick Moore. The dress suits him though....
 
Heard he passed away last month. Kinda grew up with him and Magnus Pike. Getting old.
NO "less inspiring tunes" on RP; lots of less inspiring ears, however.
thanks bill, this makes up for lots of the less inspiring tunes you find.
 frankp74 wrote:
It is almost like "Oye como va?" by Santana....Owesome ! {#Yes} 

 
WonderLizard wrote:
According to AMG, Tjader was a significant influence on Carlos Santana, so the reference is apt. I remember this from high school—haven't heard it in years. Thanks, Bill! 

That may well be, I was not yet familiar with Cal Tjader, but  "Oye Como Va" is by Tito Puente.
Acording to AMG he's 2 years older than Cal Tjader, and started recording 2 years earlier.
I don't know if/how these two influenced each other, though.
Mucho "Martin Denny"...for those that remember!
 Zep wrote:

More xylem.

 
and phloem...how else will you find your pitch?

 MojoJojo wrote:
Had to check and see if Winamp jumped to SOMA FM's "Illinois Street Lounge" by itself! 

 
I digging it whether it is RP or SOMA! Both great vibes!!

Prefer vibraphone over saxophone. Like this.

Had to check and see if Winamp jumped to SOMA FM's "Illinois Street Lounge" by itself! 

 scraig wrote:
 
Hey - this is one of our "national treasures" - Sir Patrick Moore. The dress suits him though....

The excellent theme, charges a positive..
 Hannio wrote:

Wow.  That's a lot of pants.
 
hahahahahahaha!!!
Just had a Soul Sauce Summer. thank you, Cal.
A true pioneer who brought a true appreciative ear for Latin music
 dBdwg wrote:
more xylophone.

 

Is it a xylophone, or a vibraphone?  Either way, I like it!
I think Bill has a great sense of humor...
 Poacher wrote:


The xylophone master. . . Sir Patrick Moore

 
Wow.  That's a lot of pants.



The xylophone master. . . Sir Patrick Moore

 Zep wrote:

 



 dBdwg wrote:
more xylophone.
 
More xylem.

more xylophone.

Definitely has that Bossa beat like Santana did.
great tune for a sunny afternoon!
 El_Penguino wrote:
Oye como va?
 
According to AMG, Tjader was a significant influence on Carlos Santana, so the reference is apt. I remember this from high school—haven't heard it in years. Thanks, Bill!



 Mack wrote:


It's never to early for Martinis! I recommend Duke's hotel St. James, London. Quote "Our Martinis are like a woman's breast, one is too few, three is too many..." and with 1/2 bottle of vodka in each and every one, I can confirm that three is definitely too many.

Ps my name is Mack and I am alcoholic, but I don't drink neat Tobasco, or other chilli based sauces - .
 

I prefer the Cadogan, and Vodka Gimlets.   Ahhhhh
It is almost like "Oye como va?" by Santana....Owesome ! {#Yes}

Man, Cal has been around just about forever and a half.  Don't hear much from him.  Except here, of course.
Always disappointed when this comes on and it turns out not to be Oingo Boingo. 
I think I heard this at an Automat once. I was getting some pie.

sirrus wrote:
A London hotel serving vodka martinis?!? Sacrilege...
Cocktails aside, this is great stuff!
Mack wrote:
It's never to early for Martinis! I recommend Duke's hotel St. James, London. Quote "Our Martinis are like a woman's breast, one is too few, three is too many..." and with 1/2 bottle of vodka in each and every one, I can confirm that three is definitely too many.
A London hotel serving vodka martinis?!? Sacrilege...
Mack wrote:
It's never to early for Martinis! I recommend Duke's hotel St. James, London. Quote "Our Martinis are like a woman's breast, one is too few, three is too many..." and with 1/2 bottle of vodka in each and every one, I can confirm that three is definitely too many. Ps my name is Mack and I am alcoholic, but I don't drink neat Tobasco, or other chilli based sauces - .
pavlov1 wrote:
Is it 5 o'clock yet? Is 10am too early for martinis?
It's never to early for Martinis! I recommend Duke's hotel St. James, London. Quote "Our Martinis are like a woman's breast, one is too few, three is too many..." and with 1/2 bottle of vodka in each and every one, I can confirm that three is definitely too many. Ps my name is Mack and I am alcoholic, but I don't drink neat Tobasco, or other chilli based sauces - .
Such an infectious groove. Awesome! 10!
Mine's a Martini please
Sabor! I dig it.
Forget cowbell. More xylophone!
Is it 5 o'clock yet? Is 10am too early for martinis?
Sublime
So ignorant Johnny_Wave wrote:
So crappy! So uninteresting! 2!
DoctorHooey wrote:
AY! CALIENTE!
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AY! CALIENTE!
Try hitting a 'keyboard' with four mallets at that speed without missing a lick and reconsider your rating if below an 8. Cal was master of the Latin groove on vibes just as Lionel Hampton owned the instrument in the traditional jazz genre. Repent ye naysayers.
Digging this.
Welly wrote:
So late 50's! So...martini! So...vespa! Ciao!
That's exactly what makes it so cool to me!
Watermelon Man?
So crappy! So uninteresting! 2!
Dianyla wrote:
Me too! Which reminds me, I've been meaning to upload some of Senor Coconut's Kraftwerk covers...
Do it, do it!
Frater_Kork wrote:
This reminds me of when Senor Coconut covered "Smoke on the Water" in a marimba laden lounge version... in spanish!
Me too! Which reminds me, I've been meaning to upload some of Senor Coconut's Kraftwerk covers...
So late 50's! So...martini! So...vespa! Ciao!
This reminds me of when Senor Coconut covered "Smoke on the Water" in a marimba laden lounge version... in spanish! "Huumo en el Aaguaa" (Riff done with Marimba and Tom-Tom)
El_Penguino wrote:
Oye como va?
mi ritmo!
Oye como va?
Great stuff. There's a wonderful remix of this on one of the Verve remix collections.
Another fun song for the workday. chachacha. 8.
A bit of The Monkee's "Early Morning Blues and Greens" in the percussion.