CUBAN FANTASY - JOHNNY RAE & RADCLIFFE

Johnny Rae (1934 - 1993) was a drummer, timbalero and vibraphonist who played in numerous groups, such as George Shearing, Herbie Mann and others. During the 60s he was the timbalero for Cal Tjader's group and in the 80s he founded the group Radcliffe (Tjader's middle name) to play his music. The musicians participating are: Johnny Rae (vibraphone and timbales), Mark Levine (piano), Rob Fisher (bass), Vince Lateano (drums) and Willie T. Colón (congas). This video was filmed by Mal Sands.

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Thanks for posting! I remember seeing Johnny performing with Cal Tjader on timbales. I didn’t know he played vibes. He was one hell of a vibe player surrounded by some great musicians in this video.