LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

The place is packed, the chicks are silky and smiling. Fingers snap for action or ice or attention. There's a halo of anticipation, a ground swell of involment... then silence... a Dimming of house lights... Announcement... This is a LIVE perfromance. The whole scene captured "live" for posterity, the one-time-only becomes forever. For the players, it's no longer just another date, the explosion is pure and perfect. Everything comes together. Cal Tjader ghas lived with "live" audiences since his early days as a drummer with Dave Brubeck, and since then he stepped out as a leader for many years after that, he has been followed by crownds and creative players who have helped build for Tjader's group its great reputation as in-person performers. This time is the Lighthosue Club at Hermosa Beach (CA) february 20 1969. And the star players are Armando Peraza (congas), Joe Kloess (electric piano), Paul Wraburton (bass) and Mike Buono on drums... With Cal (on vibes) they are PLUGGED IN to the life and times and demands of an audience in love with their playin. Cal indulges his listeners. He feeds their very presence. He covers the floor and ceiling and walls with miraculous warmth. He presses nerves, he underscores the primitive potential of the moment. He and the group lay it all down Fresh and Free... They radiate. In addition to the original release, we have added 7 songs from a shown in Aspen, Colorado a year before, also with Armando on precussion that will please you all. A truly sparkling recording, explosive and perfect... Everything comes together to satisfy the listener.