Fred Schreiber

[mikeweil]

I have four Cal Tjader albums he plays on:

Verve V6-8459 - Saturday Night, Sunday Night At The Blackhawk

Verve V6-8470 - Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil

Verve V6-8472 - Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader - Time For Two

Verve V6-8531 - Soña Libré

A bassist with a beautiful instrument - a 1795 Joseph Klotz double bass that he sold almost everything he had for, including his car - great time, big tone, swing - especially the Blackhawk disc shows what an excellent player he was.

Does anybody here know any other sessions he is on, or what he did before or after his time with the Tjader band (he stated he'd play with Cal rather than anybody else)?

Thanks !

Edited April 27, 2005 by mikeweil

[mikeweil]

Forgot to mention: Schreiber is on part of one of Tjader's last Fantasy LPs before the switch to Verve, too:

Fantasy 8068 - Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Only non-Tjader session appears to be one by Bola Sete for Fantasy.

Entire recorded career appears to be between 1961 and 1963. No other info at this point.

Mike

[mikeweil]

Yes, even when I use the occasional misspelling "Schrieber" the Bola Sete session is the only other music turing up. Too bad - a fine bassist.

There are used copies of that Tjader Blackhawk LP around - they deserve attention.