Soul Sauce is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in late 1964 and released on the Verve label.[1]

Soul Sauce
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedNovember 19, 20 & 23, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ and A & R Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length57:54
LabelVerve
V6-8614
ProducerCreed Taylor
Cal Tjader chronology
Warm Wave
(1964)
Soul Sauce
(1965)
Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof
(1966)

Reception

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

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."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro)" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 2:24
  2. "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaría) - 4:27
  3. "Pantano" (Lonnie Hewitt) - 3:35
  4. "Somewhere in the Night" (Billy May, Milt Raskin) - 3:14
  5. "Maramoor Mambo" (Armando Peraza) - 4:00
  6. "Tanya" (Hewitt) - 5:28
  7. "Leyte" (Lonnie Hewitt, Cal Tjader) - 5:18
  8. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:00
  9. "João" (Clare Fischer) - 4:50
  10. "Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro)" [rough mix] (Gillespie, Pozo) - 2:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Monkey Beams" (Gary McFarland) - 5:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Ming" (Composer Unknown) - 8:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Mamblues" (Cal Tjader) - 3:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on November 19 (track 2), at A & R Studios in New York City on November 20 (tracks 1, 3-10 & 13), and in New York City on November 23 (tracks 11 & 12), 1964

Personnel

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References

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