CAL TJADER | CARMEN McRAE - Heat Wave (1982) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Vibraphonist Cal Tjader's final album (he passed away four months later) found his band mostly accompanying singer Carmen McRae. The potentially exciting combination does not really come off that well. The musicians (Tjader, a rhythm section, two percussionists including Poncho Sanchez, and a pair of trombonists) had little to do. McRae sounds OK in the Latin setting, but does not uplift the diverse material (which includes "Besame Mucho," "Evil Ways," "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me," "Speak Low" and two Stevie Wonder songs), and the effort overall is somewhat forgettable and disappointing. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Heat Wave
Irving Berlin
2     All in Love Is Fair
Stevie Wonder
3     Besame Mucho
Sunny Skylar / Consuelo Velázquez
4     Evil Ways
Sonny Henry
5     Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell
6     Love
Ralph Blane / Hugh Martin
7     Upside Down
Djavan / Djavan Caetano Viana / Regina Werneck
8     Visit
Ivan Lins / Victor Manoel N. Martins
9     Speak Low
Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill
10     Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
Stevie Wonder
Credits :
Bass – Rob Fisher
Drums – Vince Lateano
Percussion, Congas – Poncho Sanchez
Percussion, Timbales – Ramon Banda
Piano – Mark Levine (pistas: 1, 4, 6, 10), Marshall Otwell (pistas: 2, 3, 5, 7 to 9)
Trombone – Al Bent, Mike Heathman
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Cal Tjader
Vocals – Carmen McRae