Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus

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Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
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Studio album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedApril 18, 1962 (1962-04-18)
November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)(60th anniversary edition)
RecordedNovember 1961
February 1962 [1]
Studio KQED television studio, San Francisco, California [2]
Genre Jazz
Length39:11(original 1962 release)
61:44 (2010 remaster)
120:05 (60th anniversary edition)
Label Fantasy (US)
Vocalion (UK)
Producer Nick Phillips (2010 remaster)
Vince Guaraldi chronology
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
(1958)		Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
(1962)		 In Person
(1963)
Singles from Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
  1. "Samba de Orpheus"/"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"
    Released: July 1962
Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samba De Orfeu" ("Orpheus Samba"; aka "Samba de Orpheus") Luiz Bonfá 5:42
2."Manhã de Carnaval" ("Carnival Morning")Luiz Bonfá5:50
3."O Nosso Amor" ("Our Love") Antônio Carlos Jobim 4:56
4."A Felicidade (Happiness)" (mistitled "Generique" [1] )Antônio Carlos Jobim4:49
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" Vince Guaraldi 3:10
6."Moon River" Henry Mancini 5:21
7."Alma-Ville"Vince Guaraldi5:00
8."Since I Fell for You" Buddy Johnson 4:23
Total length:39:11

Original Jazz Classics CD remaster (2010)

Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Samba De Orfeu" (single edit, aka "Samba de Orpheus")Luiz Bonfá3:18
10."Manhã de Carnaval" (Take 2)Luiz Bonfá6:17
11."O Nosso Amor" (Take 2)Antônio Carlos Jobim5:00
12."Felicidade" (Take 3)Traditional4:54
13."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Take 3)Vince Guaraldi3:04
Total length:61:44

60th Anniversary Deluxe reissue (2022)

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samba de Orpheu (Orpheus Samba)" (aka "Samba de Orpheus")Luiz Bonfá5:42
2."Manhã de Carnaval (Carnival Morning)"Luiz Bonfá5:50
3."O Nosso Amor (Our Love)"Antônio Carlos Jobim4:56
4."A Felicidade (Happiness)"Antônio Carlos Jobim4:49
5."Cast Your Fate to the Wind"Vince Guaraldi3:10
6."Moon River"Henry Mancini5:21
7."Alma-Ville"Vince Guaraldi5:00
8."Since I Fell for You"Buddy Johnson4:23
9."Samba de Orpheu" (Short Version: Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased, aka "Samba de Orpheus")Luiz Bonfá3:31
10."Samba de Orpheu" (Long Version: Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased, aka "Samba de Orpheus")Luiz Bonfá5:52
11."Manhã de Carnaval" (Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased)Luiz Bonfá6:35
12."Manhã de Carnaval" (Take 2, Set 3)Luiz Bonfá6:15
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Nosso Amor" (Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased)Antônio Carlos Jobim5:09
14."Nosso Amor" (Take 2, Set 4, Previously Unreleased)Antônio Carlos Jobim5:00
15."Felicidade" (Take 2, Set 2)Antônio Carlos Jobim4:54
16."Felicidade" (Take 4, Set 3 Previously Unreleased)Antônio Carlos Jobim5:07
17."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Take 2, Previously Unreleased)Vince Guaraldi3:07
18."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Take 3)Vince Guaraldi3:08
19."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Take 5, Previously Unreleased)Vince Guaraldi3:05
20."Alma-Ville" (Take 2, Previously Unreleased)Vince Guaraldi5:07
21."Since I Fell for You" (Take 3, Previously Unreleased)Buddy Johnson4:26
22."Jitterbug Waltz" (Take 1, Previously Unreleased)
6:57
23."Jitterbug Waltz" (Take 1A, Previously Unreleased)
  • Fats Waller
  • Charles Randolph Grean
  • Maxine Manners
6:29
24."Jitterbug Waltz" (Take 2A, Previously Unreleased)
  • Fats Waller
  • Charles Randolph Grean
  • Maxine Manners
6:37
Total length:120:05

Personnel

Vince Guaraldi Trio
Additional

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States April 18, 1962 Fantasy Records mono LP 3337
United States 1990Fantasy, Original Jazz Classics CD OJCCD-437-25
United States 2010Fantasy, Original Jazz Classics mp3 OJC-32328-25
United States 2022 Craft Recordings CD LP Digital CR00543

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