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

Soul Burst
Studio album by
Released1966
RecordedFebruary 9, 10, 11, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:46
LabelVerve
V6-8637
ProducerCreed Taylor
Cal Tjader chronology
Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof
(1966)
Soul Burst
(1966)
El Sonido Nuevo
(1966)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

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

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  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. "Orán" (Chick Corea) – 3:58
  10. "Curaçao" (Tjader) – 6:15
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 9 (tracks 3 & 10), February 10 (tracks 2, 6, 8, & 9) and February 11 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7), 1966

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Verve Records discography accessed April 3, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2014
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1405. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.