Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.Verve Records discography accessed April 3, 2014
Reception
The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3 stars stating, "it's an enjoyable demonstration of the vibist's ability to be a bit more commercial than usual and still maintain his bop-based integrity".Henderson, A., Allmusic Review accessed April 3, 2014
Track listing "The Whiffenpoof Song" (Tod Galloway, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy) - 2:04 "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo)" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 2:41 "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 4:08 "That's All" (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) - 2:04 "Soul Motion" (Lonnie Hewitt) - 3:10 "Reza" (Rey Guerra, Edu Lobo) - 4:10 "The Prophet" (Cal Tjader) - 3:01 "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 3:32 "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:21 "Samba de Orfeu" (Luiz Bonfá) - 2:01 "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) - 2:33 "Daddy Wong Legs" (Tjader) - 3:41 Recorded at A & R Studios in New York City on June 1 & 2 (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), and at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 22 (tracks 2–4, 7, 8, 10 & 11), 1965
Personnel Cal Tjader - vibraphone Paul Griffin (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), Lonnie Hewitt (tracks 2–4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - piano Richard Davis (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), John Hilliard (tracks 2–4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - bass Grady Tate (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9 & 12), Johnny Rae (tracks 2–4, 7, 8, 10 & 11) - drums Armando Peraza - percussion
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