Breeze from the East

Breeze from the East is a 1964 album by vibraphonist Cal Tjader, arranged by Stan Applebaum. The album features jazzy lounge music with a quasi-Asian sound.

Reception

Stephen Cook reviewed the album for Allmusic and described the album as combining "the vibist's [Tjader's] Latin lounge style with kitschy Asian touches" describing the songs "Sake and Greens," "Cha," and "Shoji" as sounding like "'60s-era James Bond on a wild chase through the heart of Tokyo". Cook concluded by feeling that "The ultra-smooth Latin jazz sound Tjader favored has always been more infectious than demanding and Breeze from the East's commercialized mod/eastern elements only end up expanding the pop exotica mix".

Track listing

"Sake and Greens" (Stan Applebaum) – 2:24

"Cha" (Applebaum) – 3:03

"Leyte" (Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt) – 3:00

"Shoji" (Applebaum) – 2:33

"China Nights" (Nobuyuki Takeoka, Sedores, Yaso Saijo) – 2:28

"Fuji" (Tjader) – 2:23

"Black Orchid" (Tjader) – 3:04

"Theme from Burke's Law" (Herschel Burke Gilbert) – 2:37

"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:45

"Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 3:23

"East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) – 2:23

Personnel

Cal Tjader – vibraphone

Stan Applebaum – arranger, celesta

George Duvivier – double bass

Jerry Dodgion – flute

Dick Hyman – electronic organ

Lonnie Hewitt – piano

Willie Bobo – percussion

Johnny Rae – drums

Production

John Murello – cover design

Phil Ramone – engineer

Val Valentin – director of engineering

Al "Jazzbo" Collins, Jack Maher – liner notes

Creed Taylor – producer

References

1963 albums

Cal Tjader albums

Verve Records albums