The Definitive Vince Guaraldi

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The Definitive Vince Guaraldi
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Compilation album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009 (U.S.)
November 2, 2009 (UK) [1]
Recorded1955–1966, 1973
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Length140:40
Label
Producer Vince Guaraldi, Nick Phillips
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Essential Standards
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(2009)		 The Navy Swings
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The Definitive Vince Guaraldi is Fantasy/Concord Records compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on November 3, 2009. It contains 31 tracks over two CDs, highlighting Guaraldi's Peanuts work as well his collaborations with guitarist Bola Sete.

Contents

The album was released on 180-gram vinyl on November 20, 2015 as a 4-LP box set. [5] [6]

As the release was label-specific containing material Guaraldi recorded for Fantasy Records, it excludes tracks from Guaraldi's three Warner Bros.-Seven Arts releases ( Oh Good Grief! , The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi , Alma-Ville ) as well as Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (1967) released on Guaraldi's own D&D record label. Guaraldi's three Warner Bros. albums were released separately by Omnivore Recordings as part of the 2-disc set The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings in July 2018. [7]

Critical reception

PopMatters critic Andrew Zender commented that "the buoyant brilliance of [Guaraldi]'s tunes transport you to another place — and can even make you feel like a kid again, or like dancing on a piano. Isn't that what all music is supposed to do?" [1] AllMusic critic Al Campbell noted that The Definitive Vince Guaraldi is a "noteworthy compilation [that] focuses not only on Guaraldi as the composer of songs from the Charlie Brown television cartoon, but as a versatile jazz pianist." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi except where noted

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Calling Dr. Funk"  Modern Music from San Francisco (1956)6:56
2."Fascinating Rhythm"
 Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956)2:48
3."Never Never Land"
Vince Guaraldi Trio4:15
4."Fenwyck's Farfel" Vince Guaraldi Trio4:05
5."A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" Billy Strayhorn A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958)5:37
6."Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise"
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing3:28
7."Samba De Orfeu" (aka "Samba de Orpheus") Luiz Bonfá Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962)5:37
8."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus3:05
9."Manhã de Carnaval"Luiz BonfáJazz Impressions of Black Orpheus5:45
10."Moon River" Henry Mancini Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus5:16
11."Jitterbug Waltz" (live)
 In Person (1963)5:32
12."On Green Dolphin Street" (live)
In Person5:53
13."Star Song"
  • Vince Guaraldi
  • William Siden
 Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964)4:46
14."Days of Wine and Roses"Henry ManciniVince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends5:20
Total length:68:23
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
15."Mr. Lucky"Henry Mancini The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964)5:37
16."Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)" Antônio Carlos Jobim The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi3:20
17."Work Song"
The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi4:12
18."Ginza" (aka "Ginza Samba")  From All Sides (1965)5:26
19."The Girl from Ipanema"
From All Sides5:19
20."El Matador" (live)  Live at El Matador (1966)4:34
21."Oh, Good Grief"
 Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964)2:21
22."Linus and Lucy" Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown3:03
23."Charlie Brown Theme"
  • Vince Guaraldi
  • Lee Mendelson
Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown4:20
24."Great Pumpkin Waltz" (featured in the Peanuts television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966))  Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (1998)2:29
25."Thanksgiving Theme" (featured in the Peanuts television special A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)) Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits2:02
26."Christmas Is Coming"  A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)3:25
27."Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental) A Charlie Brown Christmas6:05
28."Skating" A Charlie Brown Christmas2:27
29."Theme to Grace"  At Grace Cathedral (1965)4:13
30."Autumn Leaves" Joseph Kosma previously unreleased version recorded October 26, 1964; original version released on A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing [3] [8] 10:19
31."Blues For Peanuts" previously unreleased; recorded May 26, 1964 during Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown sessions [3] [8] 4:36
Total length:73:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from 2009 CD liner notes.

Additional

References

  1. 1 2 Zender, Andrew (November 4, 2009). "Vince Guaraldi: The Definitive Vince Guaraldi". popmatters.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Campbell, Al. The Definitive Vince Guaraldi at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: The Definitive Vince Guaraldi". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Rickert, David (November 19, 2009). "Vince Guaraldi: The Definitive Vince Guaraldi". All About Jazz . Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Definitive Vince Guaraldi". November 20, 2015 – via Amazon.
  6. ↑ Hudson, Alex (August 26, 2015). "Vince Guaraldi's 'Definitive' Works Get Vinyl Box Set". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Jurek, Thom. The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings at AllMusic . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 Ramsey, Doug (2009). Liner notes for The Definitive Vince Guaraldi. Concord Music Group, Inc.
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