Accomplished percussionist (bongos, congas, timbales, cencerro), vibraphonist and pianist, one of the first commercially successful artists to fuse jazz with Latin music. The son of vaudevillians, Tjader (pronounced 'Chayder') began his career on the West Coast as a four year old solo tap dancer, nicknamed 'Mr. Talent' by his proud parents. Having graduated from San Francisco State College, he arrived on the music scene as a Dixieland drummer until he got his big break by way of joining the Dave...
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Cal Tjader Soundtracks
Known for
Filmography: Cal Tjader songs
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Big Bear | Get Shorty | writer, performer | |
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Black Orchid | The Woman Chaser | writer, performer | |
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Black Orchid | Lunch Wagon | performer | |
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A Minor Goof | Big Eyes | performer | |
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Bludan | Godfather of Harlem | performer | |
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Ginza Samba | Project Power | performer | |
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Mambo Mindoro | Brando | writer, performer | |
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Mambo Terrifico | Miami Vice | performer | |
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Soul Sauce | Digging to China | performer | |
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Soul Sauce | Dream with the Fishes | performer | |
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Soul Sauce | Ibiza: The Silent Movie | performer | |
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Bludan | Cake | performer | |
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Blues from Havana | Lunch Wagon | performer | |
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Django | Cut Throat City | performer | |
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Heat Wave | Snow Day | performer | |
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Liz-Anne | Set It Up | writer | |
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Soul Sauce | Small Time | performer | |
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Spring Is Here | The Campaign | performer | |
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A Fifth for Frank | Stars of Jazz | writer | |
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Cal's Bluedo | My Kid Could Paint That | writer | |
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It Ain't Necessarily So | Labor Day | performer | |
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Soul Sauce (GUarachi Guaro) | Our Brand Is Crisis | performer | |
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Tropicville | Big Eyes | writer |
