Mambo with cal tjader biography

• Born Callen R.

  Tjader, 16 July , St. Louis, Missouri

• Died 5 May , Manila, Philipines

he greatest Anglo musician in Latin music. Tjader's father was a musical director and producer in vaudeville, and he grew up around the music and the theatre, even studying to be a dancer for a while.

He decided to stick with music, though, and began to play drums with different small groups in California in the late s. In , Dave Brubeck hired him for his trio and Tjader recorded several 10" albums with Brubeck. He left Brubeck and worked briefly with guitarist Alvino Rey before joining George Shearing's combo in , where he began performing on the vibes.

While with Brubeck, Tjader signed with Dave's label, Fantasy, but it was not until he le