Breeze from the East


Breeze from the East is a 1964 album by vibraphonist Cal Tjader, arranged by Stan Applebaum. The album features jazzy lounge music with a quasi-Asian sound.

Reception

Stephen Cook reviewed the album for Allmusic and described the album as combining "the vibist's Latin lounge style with kitschy Asian touches" describing the songs "Sake and Greens," "Cha," and "Shoji" as sounding like "'60s-era James Bond on a wild chase through the heart of Tokyo". Cook concluded by feeling that "The ultra-smooth Latin jazz sound Tjader favored has always been more infectious than demanding and Breeze from the East's commercialized mod/eastern elements only end up expanding the pop exotica mix".

Track listing

  1. "Sake and Greens" – 2:24
  2. "Cha" – 3:03
  3. "Leyte" – 3:00
  4. "Shoji" – 2:33
  5. "China Nights" – 2:28
  6. "Fuji" – 2:23
  7. "Black Orchid" – 3:04
  8. "Theme from Burke's Law" – 2:37
  9. "Stardust" – 2:45
  10. "Poinciana" – 3:23
  11. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" – 2:23

Personnel

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