Cal Tjader vs. Camp Lo
by eccentric1 on Mar.05, 2009, under Eccentric
One of the fonkiest vibraphonist out, back in the 60’s and 70’s was a cat named Cal Tjader. He also was tight on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani and piano. You would think he was a Latin cat, but he wasn’t. He was an Anglo-Saxon from San Mateo, California. He has performed with such Latin greats as Eddie Palmieri and Tito Puente. He is also recognized as one of the fathers of acid jazz! To me he is partly responsible for my love of hip-hop because he has influenced alot of my favorite hip-hop artists such as Tribe, Pete Rock, GangStarr, De La Soul, The Beatnuts and Camp Lo just to name a few.
Speaking of Camp Lo, does anybody rememeber Camp Lo – “Sparkle”, well just in case you don’t or God forbid you never heard it before, I posted it below. It’s like its ‘97 all over again. THIS IS THE HOTTTEST ISH!!!!! SUPER CLASSIC!!!!!!! At the time that I am writing this, it is 6:22 am and I’M OPEN!!!It feels like 3:22 pm. That’s how music does me…it makes me high!!! I could go on forever, but here it is:
Sparkle by Camp Lo:
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Leyte by Cal Tjader:
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March 6th, 2009 on 12:47 pm
Ok. Cal Tjader? I’ve been exposed. Thanx. I can’t help but try to think which artist has sampled his music. Am I headed in the worng direction with that one?
March 7th, 2009 on 12:50 am
Cool. I’m glad I was able to turn you on to some new tunes!!!! The track by Camp Lo “Sparkle” that is posted right above “Leyte” was sampled from Cal Tjader. But, you are completely on the right track, that was my aim to give you both the original and the sampled version.