title: Soul Burst
text: # Soul Burst
  
  Soul Burst is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader recorded in early 1966 and released on the Verve label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "the music is quite catchy and accessible, commercial but still creative within the genre".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Cuchy Frito Man" (Ray Rivera, Vin Roddie) – 2:20
  * "Descarga Cubana" (Osvaldo Estivill) – 2:55
  * "Soul Burst" (Cal Tjader) – 4:38
  * "The Bilbao Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 2:16
  * "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 6:34
  * "It Didn't End" (João Donato) – 3:55
  * "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Weill) – 2:59
  * "Morning" (Clare Fischer) – 2:56
  * "Orán" (Chick Corea) – 3:58
  * "Curaçao" (Tjader) – 6:15
  * Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on February 9 (tracks 3 & 10), February 10 (tracks 2, 6, 8, & 9) and February 11 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7), 1966
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Cal Tjader – vibraphone, cabasa, cymbals
  * Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Seldon Powell – flute
  * Attila Zoller – guitar
  * Chick Corea – piano, arranger
  * Richard Davis, Bobby Rodriguez – bass
  * Grady Tate – drums
  * Carlos "Patato" Valdes – congas, vocals
  * Jose Mangual – timbales, bongos
  * Victor Pantoja – percussion
  * Oliver Nelson – arranger
  