Soul Burst

Soul Burst
Studio album by Cal Tjader
Released	1966
Recorded	February 9, 10, 11, 1966 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:46
Label	Verve V6-8637
Producer	Creed Taylor
Cal Tjader chronology
Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1966) Soul Burst (1966) El Sonido Nuevo (1966)

Soul Burst is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in early 1966 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Cuchy Frito Man" (Ray Rivera, Vin Roddie) - 2:20
2. "Descarga Cubana" (Osvaldo Estivill) - 2:55
3. "Soul Burst" (Cal Tjader) - 4:38
4. "The Bilbao Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 2:16
5. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 6:34
6. "It Didn't End" (João Donato) - 3:55
7. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Weill) - 2:59
8. "Morning" (Clare Fischer) - 2:56
9. "Oran" (Chick Corea) - 3:58
10. "Curaçao" (Tjader) - 6:15

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ 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
• Richard Davis, Bobby Rodriguez - bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas, vocals
• Jose Mangual - timbales, bongos
• Victor Pantoja - percussion
• Oliver Nelson - arranger

References

1. Verve Records discography accessed April 3, 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2014