Soul Sauce
Soul Sauce is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in late 1964 and released on the Verve label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Soul Sauce is one of the highlights from Tjader's catalog with its appealing mixture of mambo, samba, bolero, and boogaloo styles... an album full of smart arrangements, subtly provocative vibe solos, and intricate percussion backing."Track listing
- "Soul Sauce " - 2:24
- "Afro Blue" - 4:27
- "Pantano" - 3:35
- "Somewhere in the Night" - 3:14
- "Maramoor Mambo" - 4:00
- "Tanya" - 5:28
- "Leyte" - 5:18
- "Spring Is Here" - 4:00
- "João" - 4:50
- "Soul Sauce " - 2:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Monkey Beams" - 5:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Ming" - 8:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Mamblues" - 3:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on November 19, at A & R Studios in New York City on November 20, and in New York City on November 23, 1964
Personnel
- Cal Tjader - vibraphone
- Lonnie Hewitt - piano
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Richard Davis, John Hilliard - bass
- Bob Bushnell - electric bass
- Grady Tate, Johnny Rae - drums
- Willie Bobo, Armando Peraza, Alberto Valdes - percussion
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone