Track Listing

1. I Should Care
2. Spring Is Here
3. Time Was
4. Star Eyes
5. Stella by Starlight
6. Alone Together
7. Ode to a Beat Generation ["Mistitled "Ode for Margo" on Original Relea]
8. Skylark
9. Martha
10. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
11. Running Out
12. Raccoon Straits
13. Last Luff
14. Sigmund Stern Groove
15. Coit Tower
16. Triplet Blues
17. Union Square
18. Skyline Waltz
19. Viva Cepeda
20. Grant Avenue Suite

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #196444 in Music
• Released on: 1996-03-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

CAL TJADER- "SENTIMENTAL MOODS"
Originally released by Fantasy as "Latin For Lovers", "Sentimental Moods", packs a punch for all "bolero" lovers. In this album Tjader completely masters the bolero style accompanied by a brilliant string ensemble, very reminiscent of those used by Vicentico Valdes, Roberto Ledesma, Gilberto Monroig, Chucho Avellanet and other top latin american boleristas. Added to this CD are bonus tracks from another Tjader Fantasy album entitled "San Francisco Moods". Tjader definitely created a highly "romantic mood" and more of these bolero sessions should have been recorded by Fantasy. Great arrangements and performances by Jack Weeks, Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Paul Horn, Al McKibbon,Vince Guaraldi and the brilliant Albert White Strings Ensemble.

BLAST FROM THE FANTASTIC PAST
I've had this album since the '60's. No matter how scratched I could never give it up. I had to have it to go to sleep back then and then just to listen to the lovely notes. I've always loved Tjader. There's never been another like him. But this is one of his very best! So many years have gone by, but yet this remains brand new. The rhythms, melody, lovely strings, we had the best back then. Hopefully, the young people today will come to enjoy all this as we did back then!

The Prophet Speaks
Many of the tunes on this CD would be re-recorded by Verve on a few of Tjader's sensual period. I call it that because these tunes helpped many of woo the girls in many a "bachelor pad on many a KLH,Marantz,Dual system. But the music puts you in a mood that melts any pensive mood. Trust me this is one CD that centers around the rythm AND the melody. Then get the Verve release Soul Burst and you'll have it all, except maybe the DUAL turntable.