While the idea of vibraphonist Cal Tjader playing a set of Burt Bacharach tunes has very little potential in the first place, a disappointingly low level of achievement is reached on this rather sad set.
Clearly recorded due to the influence of the commercial success of Wes Montgomery's A&M recordings, this date, originally made for Skye, is quite a dud.
Tjader plays well in spots but the material, and particularly the arrangements of Gary McFarland, Mike Abene and Alan Foust are so insipid as to make the vibist sound silly.
Not only is Latin jazz absent from the set, but so is the spirit of jazz altogether.
Even at the time, this weak pop music -- which includes inferior versions of such numbers as "What the World Needs Now Is Love," "I Say a Little Prayer" and "Walk On By" -- must have sounded instantly dated.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money Penny Goes for BrokeBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Cal Tjader | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | What the World Needs Now Is LoveBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Cal Tjader | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Anyone Who Had a HeartBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Cal Tjader | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Don't Make Me OverBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Cal Tjader | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | My Little Red BookBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Cal Tjader | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Walk On ByBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Cal Tjader | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Cal Tjader | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Message to Michael | Cal Tjader | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | I Say a Little Prayer for You | Cal Tjader | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 mins | 74 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Abene | Arranger |
| 2 | Ray Alonge | French Horn |
| 3 | Henri Aubert | Violin |
| 4 | Burt Bacharach | Composer |
| 5 | George Berg | Bassoon |
| 6 | Tim Branom | Liner Notes |
| 7 | Garnett Brown | Trombone |
| 8 | Hal David | Composer |
| 9 | Lew Del Gatto | Oboe |
| 10 | Allan Foust | Arranger |
| 11 | Walter Kane | Reeds |
| 12 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 13 | George Marge | Reeds |
| 14 | Gary McFarland | Arranger, Producer |
| 15 | Mike Melvoin | Organ |
| 16 | Harvey Newmark | Fender Rhodes |
| 17 | Eddie Rice | Engineer |
| 18 | Andrew Richardson | Engineer |
| 19 | Jerome Richardson | Reeds |
| 20 | Marvin Stamm | Flugelhorn |
| 21 | Cal Tjader | Primary Artist, Vibraphone |
| 22 | Al Wagner | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |