Label: Descarga

Reissued 2/27/2026, Originally released 1960

The complete album + 1 bonus track - limited edition pressing of 500 copies on 180g vinyl. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, vibraphonist, and multi-instrumentalist Cal Tjader is known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. Although he engaged in a wide variety of jazz idioms, the music of Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, were his primary focus and inspiration. In April 1954, he formed The Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Sextet and recorded several albums in rapid succession for Fantasy Records. Demasiado Caliente (1960), presented here is one of the sextet's most highly rated.

Track listing:

1. Manila
   
2. Key Largo
   
3. Tumbao
   
4. Bludan
   
5. Chispita
   
6. September Song
   
7. Cal's Pal
   
8. Para Ti
   
9. Mamblues
   
10. Mamblues [Original 1954 Version]