Modern Music from San Francisco

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Modern Music from San Francisco
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Studio album by
Vince Guaraldi Quartet, Ron Crotty Trio and Jerry Dodgion Quartet
ReleasedMay 16, 1956
RecordedAugust 1955
Genre
Length44:55
Label Fantasy
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Modern Music from San Francisco
(1956)		 Vince Guaraldi Trio
(1956)
Alternate cover
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Fantasy 2001 CD reissue cover art
Professional ratings
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Modern Music from San Francisco is a studio album featuring the Vince Guaraldi Quartet, the Ron Crotty Trio and the Jerry Dodgion Quartet recorded in August 1955 and released on Fantasy Records in May 1956. The record is the first album to feature pianist and future Peanuts composer Vince Guaraldi leading his own quartet rather than augmenting other established groups. [2]

Contents

Modern Music from San Francisco was released as a fourteen track reissue, released on CD in 2001 by Fantasy under the name The Jazz Scene: San Francisco, adding several tracks by the Charlie Mariano Sextet. [2]

Critical reception

DownBeat gave the album a 3-star review, and highlighted Dr. Funk: "Guaraldi is a swinging two-hander who plays with a firm touch and good command." [3]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow noted, "five originals and two standards are performed in fine cool jazz fashion. The music is not essential but is enjoyable and somewhat historical." [1] Derrick Bang, historian and author of Vince Guaraldi at the Piano, cited the track "Ginza" as of great "significance," noting that it became "one of Guaraldi's first anthems: a 'personal standard' that quickly earned a spot in his ongoing repertoire." Bang added that it is "a sassy, fast-paced romp with echoes of Fats Waller's 'Jitterbug Waltz'." Bang also highlighted "Calling Dr. Funk", as "a loose, smoky, mildly dirty blues number that sounds like a theme song: probably not accidental, because the title referenced the nickname—Dr. Funk—by which Guaraldi already was coming to be known." [2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."Ginza" Vince Guaraldi Ron Crotty Trio4:08
2."Miss Jackie's Dish" Eugene Wright Jerry Dodgion Quartet9:08
3."The Night We Called It a Day" Matt Dennis Ron Crotty Trio3:45
4."The Groove" Jerry Dodgion Jerry Dodgion Quartet5:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
5."Calling Dr. Funk"Vince GuaraldiVince Guaraldi Quartet6:55
6."The Masquerade Is Over"
Ron Crotty Trio6:30
7."Between 8th & 10th On Mission Street"Jerry DodgionVince Guaraldi Quartet8:44
Total length:44:55

The Jazz Scene: San Francisco

  1. "Calling Dr. Funk"
  2. "Between 8th & 10th On Mission Street"
  3. "Ginza"
  4. "The Night We Called It A Day"
  5. "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over"
  6. "Miss Jackie's Dish"
  7. "The Groove"
  8. "Come Rain Or Come Shine" *
  9. "My Friend Ethel" *
  10. "After Coffee" *
  11. "Trouble Is A Man" *
  12. "Let's Get Away From It All" *
  13. "The Thrill Is Gone" *
  14. "The Nymphz" *

Personnel

Vince Guaraldi Quartet
Ron Crotty Trio
Jerry Dodgion Quartet
Additional

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue number
United States1956 Fantasy Mono LP, red translucent3-213
United States1987Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics Mono LP, red translucent, remasteredOJCCD-272, F-3213

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Modern Music from San Francisco – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Modern Music from San Francisco". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Album Reviews: Modern Music from San Francisco". DownBeat. May 16, 1956. p. 24.
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