In A Latin Bag

UK collection containing a pair of albums from the Latin Jazz legend, both of which have been out of print for more than half a century. The 1961 set, IN a LATIN BAG, was produced by Creed Taylor and features Armando Peraza on bongos, Paul Horn on flute, Al McKibbon on bass, Wilfredo Vicente on congas, Johnny Rae on timbales and Lonnie Hewitt on piano. The second part of our presentation is the live recording Saturday Night Sunday Night at the Blackhawk, recorded at the Blackhawk Cafe in San Francisco over a weekend in late January 1962. Here Tjader, Hewitt and Rae are augmented by the young bassist Freddy Schreiber. This collection points up most aspects of Tjader's musical philosophy, from his identification with contemporary Jazz and interest in new material, to his regard for the past and affection for superior show tunes.