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Cal Tjader
Birth name Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr.
Born July 16, 1925(1925-07-16)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Origin San Mateo, California, U.S.
Died May 5, 1982
Manila, Philippines
Genre(s) latin jazz, jazz
Occupation(s) musician, bandleader
Years active 1946 - 1982
Label(s) Fantasy, Verve, Skye, Concord Records
Associated acts The Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Quintet, The Cal Tjader Quartet
Notable instrument(s)
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Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925–May 5, 1982) was an American Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America the Caribbean Europe Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his death. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting

Tjader primarily played the vibraphone. The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers He worked with numerous musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of Latin rock and acid jazz. Rock en Español ( Spanish for Rock in Spanish) refers to the Spanish-language Rock music. Acid jazz (also known as groove jazz in USA is a Musical genre that combines elements of Jazz, Funk and Hip-hop Most Although fusing jazz with Latin music is often categorized as "Latin jazz" (or, earlier, "Afro-Cuban jazz"), Tjader's output swung freely between both styles. Afro-Cuban jazz is a variety of Latin jazz which was started by Dr

He won a Grammy in 1980 for his album La Onda Va Bien, capping off a career that spanned over forty years. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

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Early years (1925–1943)

Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. (last name pronounced "chay-der") was born 16 July 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri to touring Swedish-American vaudevillians. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s His father tap danced and his mother played piano, a husband-wife team going from city to city with their troupe to earn a living. Tap dance was developed in the United States during the nineteenth century and is popular nowadays in many parts of the world The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers (His grandfather was Dr. Anton William Tjader, a notable Nevada surgeon mentioned in Mark Twain's Early Tales and Sketches. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist ) At the age of seven, Tjader's parents settled in San Mateo, California and opened a dance studio. San Mateo ( "san muh-TAY-o") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States His mother (who dreamed of becoming a concert pianist) instructed him in classical piano and his father taught him to tap dance. He performed around the Bay Area as "Tjader Junior", a tap-dancing wunderkind. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the List of child prodigies|Fictional child prodigies A child prodigy is a one who masters one or more skills or arts at an early age He performed a brief non-speaking role dancing alongside Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in the film The White of the Dark Cloud of Joy. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson ( May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was a pre-eminent African-American tap dancer

At the age of fourteen, Tjader taught himself the drums. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. (Other than piano and a few timpani lessons, Tjader was a self-taught musician. Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family Years later, he would teach himself bongos overnight in order to record with Nick Esposito). He joined a Dixieland band and played around the Bay Area. Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the southeastern portion of the USA; see Southern United States, Dixie. At age sixteen, he entered a Gene Krupa drum solo contest, making it to the finals and ultimately winning by playing "Drum Boogie. Gene Krupa ( January 15, 1909 &ndash October 16, 1973) was an influential American Jazz and Big band Drummer In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer " The win was overshadowed by that morning's event: Japanese planes had bombed Pearl Harbor. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.

Army and college (1940s)

Tjader entered the United States Army in 1943 and served as a medic until 1946. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Upon his return he enrolled at San Jose State College under the G.I. Bill, majoring in education. San José State University, commonly shortened to San José State and SJSU, is the founding campus of what became the California State University system The GI Bill (officially titled Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 PL346 58 Statutes at Large 284 provided for college or vocational education for returning (He hoped to become a schoolteacher. ) Later he transferred to San Francisco State College, still intending to teach. San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University It was there he took timpani lessons, his only formal music training.

At San Francisco State he met Dave Brubeck, a young pianist also fresh from a stint in the Army. David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord California) better known as Dave Brubeck, is an American jazz pianist Brubeck introduced Tjader to Paul Desmond. Paul Desmond ( November 25, 1924 - May 30, 1977) born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, was a Jazz alto saxophonist and The three connected with more players and formed the Dave Brubeck Octet with Tjader on drums. The Octet experimented with jazz, employing odd time signatures and non-Western keys. Although the group only recorded one album (and had an abysmal time finding work), the recording is regarded as important due to its early glimpse at these soon-to-be-legendary jazz greats.

After the Octet disbanded, Tjader and Brubeck formed a trio, performing jazz standards in the hope of finding more work. The Dave Brubeck Trio succeeded and became a fixture in the San Francisco jazz scene. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Tjader taught himself the vibraphone in this period, alternating between it and the drums depending on the song. The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family

Sideman (1951–1954)

Brubeck suffered major injuries in a diving accident in 1951 in Hawaii and the trio was forced to dissolve. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Tjader continued the trio work in California with bassist Ron Crotty from Brubeck's trio and pianists John Marabuto or Vince Guaraldi, recording his first 10" LP as a leader with them for Fantasy, but soon worked with Alvino Rey and completed his degree at San Francisco State. Alvin McBurney ( July 1[[ 907]] – February 2 2004) known by his stage name Alvino Rey, was an American Swing era

Jazz pianist George Shearing recruited Tjader in 1953 when Joe Roland left his group. Sir George Shearing OBE (b August 13, 1919) is a British Jazz Pianist who during the 1950s "had one of the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Al McKibbon was a member of Shearing's band at the time and sometimes added Cuban percussionists on recording sessions, Tjader played bongos on them as well as the vibes - "Drum Trouble" was his bongo solo feature. Down Beat's 1953 Critics Poll nominated him as best New Star on the vibes. Down Beat is an American Magazine devoted to "jazz blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively His next 10" LP as a leader was recorded for Savoy during that time, as well as his first Latin Jazz for a Fantasy 10" LP.

While in New York City, bassist Al McKibbon took Tjader to see the Afro-Cuban big bands led by Machito and Chico O'Farrill, both at the forefront of the nascent Latin jazz sound. The City of New York Al McKibbon ( January 1, 1919 &ndash July 29, 2005) was an American Jazz Double bassist, known for his work in bop A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Machito ( December 3, 1909 – April 15, 1984) born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo in Havana, Cuba, was an influential Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28 1921 in Havana, Cuba - June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York USA was In New York he also met Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo who were members of Tito Puente's orchestra at the time. Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría ( April 7, 1917 in Havana, Cuba &ndash February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban Willie Bobo was the Stage name of William Correa ( February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983) an American Tjader is often credited as the musician who brought the vibraphones to Latin jazz. However, John Storm Roberts claims Tito Puente deserves the title, as he performed Afro-Cuban tunes on the vibraphone in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Tito Puente Sr, ( April 20, 1923 &ndash May 31, 2000) born Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr

Leader (1954–1963)

Tjader soon quit Shearing after a gig at a San Francisco jazz club called The Blackhawk. In April of 1954, he formed The Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Quintet. The members were brothers Manuel and Carlos Duran on piano and bass respectively, Bayardo "Benny" Velarde on timbales, bongos, and congas, and Edgard Rosales on congas. Back in San Francisco and recording for Fantasy Records, the group produced several albums in rapid succession, including Mambo with Tjader. Recording artists David Axelrod The Blackbyrds Dave Brubeck Lenny Bruce

The Mambo craze reached its pitch in the late 1950s, a boon to Tjader's career. Mambo is a Cuban musical form and Dance style The word mambo (which means conversation with the gods) is the name of a priestess in Haitian Unlike the exotica of Martin Denny and Les Baxter, music billed as "impressions of" Oceania (and other locales), Tjader's bands featured seasoned Cuban players and top-notch jazz talent conversant in both idioms. Exotica is a musical genre named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid 1960s typically with the Suburban Martin Denny ( April 10, 1911 – March 2, 2005) was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of Exotica. Les Baxter ( March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer Some consider his Modern Mambo Quintet his greatest band, and perhaps the greatest small-combo Latin jazz band ever.

Tjader also cut several notable straight-ahead jazz albums for Fantasy under separate groups, most notably The Cal Tjader Quartet (composed of bassist Gene Wright, drummer Al Torre, and Vince Guaraldi). "The Senator" Eugene Wright (born 1923 is an American Jazz bassist best known for his work as a member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet Vince Guaraldi ( July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American Jazz Musician and Pianist As such, he is considered a member of San Francisco's flourishing 1950s bebop scene. Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody Tjader is sometimes lumped in as part of the West Coast (or "cool") jazz sound, although his rhythms and tempos (both Latin and bebop) had little in common with the work of Los Angeles jazzmen Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, or Art Pepper. West Coast jazz is a form of Jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco at about the same time as Hard bop jazz was developing Cool jazz is a Jazz style that emerged in the late 1940s in New York City. Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr ( Yale Oklahoma, 23 December 1929 - Amsterdam, 13 May 1988) was an American Art Pepper (b September 1 1925, Gardena California &ndash d June 15, 1982, Los Angeles California) born Arthur He did team up with legendary jazz saxophonist Stan Getz in 1958, producing a well-received album. Stanley Gayetzky ( February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California) usually known by

Tjader and his band opened the second Monterey Jazz Festival in 1959 with an acclaimed "preview" concert. Debuting on October 3, 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF is one of the longest consecutively running Jazz festivals The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first festival had suffered financially. Tjader is credited with bringing in big ticket sales for the second and saving the landmark festival before it had even really started.

The Modern Mambo Quintet disbanded within a couple of years. Tjader formed several more small-combo bands, playing regularly at such San Francisco jazz clubs as the Black Hawk. The Black Hawk was a legendary San Francisco Nightclub hosting a spectacular range of Jazz talents during its heyday from 1949 to 1963

Soul Sauce (1960s)

After recording for Fantasy for nearly a decade, Tjader signed with better-known Verve Records, founded originally by Norman Granz but owned by then by MGM. Verve Records is an American Jazz Record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. Norman Granz ( Los Angeles, USA, August 6, 1918 - Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2001) was an American With the luxury of larger budgets and seasoned recording producer Creed Taylor in the control booth, Tjader cut a varied string of albums. Creed Taylor (b1929 in Lynchburg Virginia) is an American Record producer. During the Verve years Tjader worked with Donald Byrd, Lalo Schifrin, Anita O'Day, Willie Bobo, Armando Peraza, a young Chick Corea, Clare Fischer, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Burrell, and others. Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues Trumpeter Lalo Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist and Composer. Anita O'Day ( October 18, 1919 &ndash November 23, 2006) was an American Jazz singer Willie Bobo was the Stage name of William Correa ( February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983) an American Armando Peraza (born May 30, 1924 in Havana Cuba) stands shoulder to shoulder with Chano Pozo, Mongo Santamaria and Tito Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Jazz Pianist Clare Fischer (born October 22, 1928 in Durand Michigan) is an American Composer, Arranger, Pianist and James Edward Heath (born October 25, 1926) nicknamed Little Bird, is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist, and the brother of Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell (born July 31 1931) is an American Jazz Guitarist. Tjader recorded before big band orchestras for the first time, and even made an album based on Asian scales and rhythms.

His biggest success was the album Soul Sauce (1964). Its title track, a Dizzy Gillespie cover Tjader had been toying with for over a decade, was a radio hit and landed the album on Billboard's Top 50 Albums of 1965. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Originally titled "Guachi Guaro" (a nonsensical phrase in Spanish), Tjader transformed the Gillespie/Chano Pozo composition into something new. Luciano "Chano" Pozo ( January 7, 1915 - December 2, 1948) was a percussionist singer dancer and composer who played a major role (The name "Soul Sauce" came from Taylor's suggestion for a catchier title and Bobo's observation that Tjader's version was spicier than the original. ) The song's identifiable sound is a combination of the call-outs made by Bobo ("Salsa ahi na ma . . . sabor, sabor!") and Tjader's crisp vibes work. The album sold over 100,000 copies and popularized the word salsa in describing Latin dance music. Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad

Hits and misses

The 1960s were Tjader's most prolific period. With the backing of a major record label, he could afford to stretch out and expand his repertoire. The most obvious deviation from his Latin jazz sound was Several Shades of Jade (1963) and the follow-up Breeze From the East (1963). Both albums attempted to combine jazz and Asian music, much as Tjader and others had done with Afro-Cuban. The result was dismissed by the critics, chided as little more than the dated exotica that had come and gone in the prior decade.

Other experiments were not so easily dismissed. Tjader teamed up with New Yorker Eddie Palmieri in 1966 to produce El Sonido Nuevo ("The New Sound"). Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is a Grammy Award award winning Puerto Rican American Pianist, Bandleader and Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A companion LP was recorded for Palmieri's contract label, Tico, titled Bamboleate. While Tjader's prior work was often dismissed as "Latin lounge", here the duo created a darker, more sinister sound. Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s encompassing such genres as Exotica, Easy listening and Space age pop Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brazil (1962), released during the bossa nova craze, actually bucked the trend, instead using more traditional arrangements from the two countries' past. Bossa nova ( is a style of Brazilian music popularized by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto.

Skye Records

In the late 1960s Tjader was key, along with guitarist Gabor Szabo and Gary McFarland, in founding the short-lived Skye record label. Gábor Szabó ( March 8, 1936 - February 26, 1982) was a Jazz Guitarist, one of the most original 1960s guitarists mixing Gary McFarland ( October 23, 1933 - November 23 1971 He attained a small following after working with Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Tjader's work of this period is characterized by a groovier, almost funk-based sound. Solar Heat (1968) and Tjader Plugs In (1968-69) are precusors to acid jazz and remain valued among rare groove fans today. Acid jazz (also known as groove jazz in USA is a Musical genre that combines elements of Jazz, Funk and Hip-hop Most Rare groove is an umbrella term used to describe very rare vintage records

Lean years (1970s)

Tjader, like most jazz artists, suffered during the 1970s due to rock and roll's explosive growth. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Tjader bounced from Verve to Skye and then back to Fantasy, the label he'd started with in 1954. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Attempting to stay current and relevant, Tjader added electronic instruments to his lineup and began to employ rock beats behind his arrangements. His most notable album during this period is Amazonas (1975) (produced by Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira). Airto Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian Jazz percussionist and musician Few of these albums made an impression on jazz critics.

It was in this period Tjader discovered and groomed conguero Poncho Sanchez. Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951) is a conguero ( Conga player Latin jazz band leader and salsa singer Sanchez has called Tjader his "musical father".

In 1976 Tjader recorded several live shows performed at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Like the Monterey Jazz Festival show, he played a mix of jazz standards and Latin arrangements. Later he toured Japan with saxophonist Art Pepper, the latter recovering from alcohol and drug dependencies. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. These shows were considered successful in a time when jazz music was increasingly seen as anachronistic.

Final years (1979 to 1982)

Carl Jefferson, president of Concord Records, created a subsidiary label called Concord Picante to market Latin jazz. Carl Jefferson (1920 – 29 March 1995 was an American Jazz Record producer, and was the founder of the Concord Records label Concord Records is a US Record label now based in Beverly Hills California. In reality, Jefferson formed the label specifically to promote and distribute Tjader's work, whom he'd recently signed.

Unlike his excursions in the 1960s and his jazz-rock attempts in the 1970s, Tjader's Concord Picante work was largely straight-ahead Latin jazz. Electronic instruments and rock backbeats were dropped, reverting to a more "classic" sound. During the prior decade he'd built up a top-notch crew of young musicians, his best lineup since his Modern Mambo Quintet of the 1950s, with Mark Levine on piano, Roger Glenn on flute, Vince Lateano on drums, Robb Fisher on the bass, and Poncho Sanchez on the congas. Mark LeVine is a professor of History at the University of California Irvine. Vince Lateano is an American Jazz Drummer who has toured with numerous great jazz musicians over the years including Cal Tjader, Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951) is a conguero ( Conga player Latin jazz band leader and salsa singer

Tjader cut five albums for Concord Picante, the most successful being La Onda Va Bien (1979) (roughly, "The Good Life") which earned a Grammy award in 1980 for Best Latin Recording. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) That Onda would win an award as best Latin album reveals Tjader's expertise and his ability to cultivate the same in his band. La Onda Va Bien is regarded as a seminal Latin Jazz album.

Just as lifelong performer Tjader was born on tour, he also died on tour. On the road with his band in Manila, he collapsed from a heart attack and died on 5 May 1982. The City of Manila Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

Legacy

Alongside Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson, many vibraphonists today count Tjader as a vital influence, including Dave Pike, Spyro Gyra's Dave Samuels, and Ruben Estrada. Lionel Leo Hampton ( April 20, 1908 &ndash August 31, 2002) was an American Jazz Vibraphonist, Percussionist Milton (Milt Jackson (January 1 1923 in Detroit Michigan &ndash October 9 1999 was an American Jazz Vibraphonist and one of the most important figures David Samuel Pike (born March 23 1938 in Detroit) is a jazz Vibraphone player Spyro Gyra (ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə is an American Jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo New York, USA Dave Samuels (b October 1948) is an American Vibraphone player who has worked with various jazz and fusion artists such as Spyro Gyra Latin rock guitarist Carlos Santana also named Tjader as a forebearer. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales.

John Storm Roberts notes:

"Playing a style most jazz writers did not understand, and in an age when then old European Romantic concept of the suffering artist had to some extent infected jazz, the modest, decent, talented, and agreeable Tjader did not get the critical respect he deserved. But whether you think jazz is about creating honest and complex music or expressing the deepest aspects of the artist's own personality (another Euro-Romantic concept, of course), Tjader's work should rank high, even if he was fortunate enough to have a temperament and a life that weren't the stuff of dramatic anecdotes. "

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