Cal Tjader - For Heaven's Sake (Fantasy Records 1955)
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"For Heaven's Sake", is a song by Donald Meyer, Elise Bretton and Sherman Edwards. The first recording and first release by Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Fran Warren (December 1947 / June 1948).

Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. (July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, especially small group modern jazz, even as he continued to perform music of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Tjader played the vibraphone primarily, and was accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timbales, and the piano. He worked with many musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of Latin rock and acid jazz. Although fusing Jazz with Latin music is often categorized as "Latin Jazz", Tjader's works swung freely between both styles. His Grammy award in 1980 for his album La Onda Va Bien capped off a career that spanned over 40 years.

Tjader died on tour. On the road with his band in Manila, he collapsed from the third of a series of heart attacks, and died on May 5, 1982, aged 56.

Tjader's legacy is associated with that of Gábor Szabó and Gary McFarland, who worked and founded Skye Records together (the PANDORA archive spells Szabó without the acute accent). The American hip-hop band A Tribe Called Quest sampled Tjader's "Aquarius" (from The Prophet) as an outro to most of the songs on their album Midnight Marauders.

According to one estimation, Tjader's work has been sampled in 214 tracks.

For heaven's sake, let's fall in love
It's no mistake to call it love
An angel's holding hands with me
How heavenly heaven can be

Here is romance for us to try
Here is the chance we can't deny
While heaven's giving us the break
Let? s fall in love for heaven's sake

Don't say a word, my darling
Don't break a spell like this
Just hold me tight, we're alone in the night
And heaven is here in a kiss

This pair of eyes can see a star
So paradise can't be so far
Since heaven's what we're dreaming of
For heaven's sake, let's fall in love

Don't say a word, my darling
Don't break a spell like this
Just hold me tight, we're alone in the night
And heaven is here in a kiss

This pair of eyes can see a star
So paradise can't be so far
Since heaven's what we're dreaming of
For heaven's sake, let's fall in love

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