Cal Tjader

Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) has been called the greatest Anglo Latin jazz musician. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his death.

References

• Pepper, Art and Laurie Pepper (1979). Straight Life. New York: Schirmer Books. ISBN 0306805588
• Roberts, John Storm (1999). Latin Jazz: The First of the Fusions, 1880s to Today. New York: Schirmer Books. ISBN 0825671922
• Yanow, Scott (2000). Afro-Cuban Jazz. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 087930619X
• Downbeat's 1953 Critics Poll
• Poncho Sanchez: Straight-ahead Jazz With A Little Salsa On The Side