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Date of Birth - July 16, 1925
Date of Death - May 5, 1982
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Cal Tjader, (1925-1982), a vibraphonist and jazz band leader, was born in St. Louis, MO. to parents of Swedish descent. He played percussion with the original Dave Brubeck Trio, and started experimenting with Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 1940s and 50s, bringing the West Coast sensibility of "cool jazz" to "los ritmos calientes" (hot rhythms) of Latino popular music. . He is regarded as one of the most acclaimed Anglo musicians who performed Latin jazz.
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