Peter Johnson Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 I'm on a big Cal Tjader Verve kick right now. Anyone got this sitting around and want to get rid of it? Please let me know if so! Thanks! PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Not to discourage you, but this was on CD in Japan only, and thus quite pricey. So far my attempts to get a copy were not successful - I'm not sure whether it's OOP. Check amazon.com for this. Two tracks were on one of the Verve Tjader compilations. Seems to be rare - found a used LP only after many months of watching eBay and GEMM.com. This deserves a CD reissue - a nice album recorded in L.A. with the basic quartet of Tjader, Joao Donato on organ (!), Red Mitchell, and Ed Thigpen, who all play magnificently. Don Sebesky wrote tasteful arrangements for one percussionist, two flutes (Hubert Laws), trumpet (Marvin Stamm), strings and voices in varying combinations after listening to the session tapes; they were overdubbed in New York several months later. If I were to reissue that one, I'd pull out the multi-track session tapes and add the quartet without overdubs as a bonus - their groove is great, and Joao Donato plays some of the tastiest organ grooves I have heard. If a CDR of the LP will do for you, PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 According to Amazon.com the Japanese CD is still in print for $ 27.49: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I tried my luck and ordered a copy of this Japanese issue through amazon.de - I will post here whether I am successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Thanks for the info, Mike! I'm going to check with Hiroshi at early records. I'll keep you posted. PJJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch head Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Yeah, last week I picked up a used copy of "The Prophet" LP for $4.00 in my local record store. Never seen it before. I think it's one of his best Verve records, maybe second to "Soul Burst." I dig the voices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted November 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Any luck, Mike? I ordered a copy from Half.com from caiman, but there's "been a brief delay and my order will ship shortly." I think we all know what that means! Hiroshi was a no-go as well, he said it wasn't available (not to discourage you...) PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Amazon recently e-mailed they can't get it and cancelled my order. OOP, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Copies of this pop up on ebay every once in a while, in case someone here is still looking for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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