Cal Tjader

  • Listeners

    331.6K

  • Scrobbles

    3M

  • Listeners

    331.6K

  • Scrobbles

    3M

  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this artist

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Born
16 July 1925
Born In
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died
5 May 1982 (aged 56)
Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925–May 5, 1982) was an American musician. Unlike other American musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his death. Tjader (pronounced "chay-der") primarily played the vibraphone. He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He worked with numerous musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of and . Although fusing with music is often categorized as "… read more
Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925–May 5, 1982) was an American musician. Unlike other American musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his death. Tjader (pronounced "chay-der") primaril… read more
Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925–May 5, 1982) was an American musician. Unlike other American musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his death. Tjader (pronounced "chay-der") primarily played the vibraphone. He was also accomplished on the drums, bongos, … read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Similar To

  1. Avatar for Dave Pike

  2. Avatar for Willie Bobo

  3. Avatar for Eddie Palmieri
View all artists

Top Tracks

Rank Play Album Loved Track name Buy Options Listeners
1 Play track Invitation - Instrumental Invitation - Instrumental
  • Loading
 626 listeners
2 Play track The Prophet Aquarius
  • Loading
 534 listeners
3 Play track Black Orchid Black Orchid
  • Loading
 328 listeners
4 Play track The Shining Sea A Time for Love
  • Loading
 264 listeners
5 Play track Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof Samba de Orfeu
  • Loading
 204 listeners
6 Play track Talkin' Verve: Roots Of Acid Jazz Soul Sauce
  • Loading
 164 listeners
7 Play track Soul Sauce Somewhere In The Night
  • Loading
 112 listeners
8 Play track Jazz Masters 39: Cal Tjader Curacao
  • Loading
 95 listeners
9 Play track Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof Reza
  • Loading
 87 listeners
10 Play track The Jazz Collection Vol. 2 Se e Tarde, Me Perdoa
  • Loading
 74 listeners

View all tracks

Albums

  1. 48,219 listeners

    1963 · 11 tracks

    Breeze from the East
    • Loading

  2. 38,246 listeners

    1 Jan 1956 · 11 tracks

    Latin Kick
    • Loading

  3. 34,046 listeners

    1 Nov 1968 · 8 tracks

    The Prophet
    • Loading

  4. 32,130 listeners

    1 Jan 1965 · 12 tracks

    Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof
    • Loading

View all albums

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
368
411
436
431
420
425
382
383
499
482
432
426
349
402
421
371
387
397
532
432
417
379
399
401
419
423
429
435
370
641
609
557
512
426
410
406
438
440
383
397
412
352
360
445
440
457
415
415
395
431
620
470
487
470
440
384
429
479
454
368
419
405
373
402
431
421
456
424
422
359
398
427
454
426
407
410
345
376
453
479
470
473
435
421
398
393
454
415
437
402
391
424
491
448
451
387
422
339
379
484
421
437
458
379
325
379
410
392
422
436
358
353
382
480
456
459
473
447
401
440
498
507
472
444
438
394
442
460
481
421
437
411
422
425
500
453
445
437
420
403
416
430
448
407
413
402
355
357
440
439
345
398
356
354
350
388
369
335
305
357
361
334
398
410
479
377
402
398
408
479
433
422
473
487
445
421
542
513
472
447
469
418

Upcoming Events

We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now.

Add event View all events

Photos

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

Similar Artists

  1. 71,363 listeners

    Avatar for Dave Pike

  2. 226,039 listeners

    Avatar for Willie Bobo

  3. 168,645 listeners

    Avatar for Eddie Palmieri

  4. 222,567 listeners

    Avatar for Mongo Santamaria

  5. 99,821 listeners

    Avatar for Poncho Sanchez

  6. 432,916 listeners

    Avatar for Jimmy Smith

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

API Calls

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss