North Beach (album)

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North Beach
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Compilation album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2006 (2006-01-19)
Recorded1969–1976
VenueJazz clubs based in North Beach, San Francisco, California
Studio
Genre
Length51:45
Label D & D
Producer David Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Oaxaca
(2004)		North Beach
(2006)		 Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials
(2007)
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North Beach is a compilation album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to Vince Guaraldi and Friends) released by D & D Records (Guaraldi's label) in January 2006. The album is a mix of previously unreleased studio and live recordings taped in mid-1970s. [1]

Contents

Background

In the mid-2000s, Vince Guaraldi's son, David Guaraldi, worked to restore a wealth of unreleased live recorded material from his father's archives. [1] The recordings on North Beach were taped in a variety of studios and jazz clubs based in the North Beach region of San Francisco, California. [1]

The release features covers of Elton John's "Your Song" and Ervin Drake's "It Was a Very Good Year". [2]

North Beach was released on CD only. It did not receive a vinyl release. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
1."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live) recorded February 6, 1974 [1] 3:48
2."Autumn Leaves" Joseph Kosma recorded October 8, 1973 [3] 7:17
3."Your Song"
recorded November 20, 1975 [4] 5:58
4."Lucifer's Lady" (live)  6:48
5."It Was a Very Good Year" Ervin Drake  7:31
6."Linus and Lucy" (live) recorded February 6, 1974 [1] 4:13
7."Cabaret" (live)
[5] 		recorded February 6, 1974 [1] 7:41
8."The Masked Marvel" complete monaural version of recording released on Alma-Ville (1969); recorded mid-to-late October 1969 [1] 5:42
9."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (alternate version) most likely recorded January 1976 [1] 2:51
Total length:51:45

"Cast Your Fate to the Wind", "Linus and Lucy" and "Cabaret" were re-released on Live on the Air (2008). [1] [6]

Session information

Personnel

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