Unlike
Vince Guaraldi's
Grace Cathedral concert, vibraphonist
Cal Tjader's was not a religious event. In fact, this quintet outing (which includes
Lonnie Hewitt on electric piano and the young
Poncho Sanchez on congas) is a fairly typical concert for the era, despite the location. As it turned out,
Tjader was a replacement for
Guaraldi, who had originally been scheduled but had recently passed away. The vibist's Latin jazz group performs the leader's "I Showed Them,"
Milt Jackson's swinging "Bluesology," a medley from
Black Orpheus, and "Body and Soul." ~ Scott Yanow