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- Date Released: April 18, 1962
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Bebop, Classic Jazz
- Label: Fantasy
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They Say...
Here is Vince Guaraldi's breakthrough album -- musically, commercially, in every which way. After numerous records as a leader or sideman, for the first time a recognizable Guaraldi piano style emerges, with whimsical phrasing all his own, a madly swinging right hand and occasional boogie-influenced left hand, and a distinctive, throat-catching, melodic improvisational gift. The first half of the CD is taken up by cover versions of tunes from the Antonio Carlos Jobim/Luiz Bonfa score for the film Black Orpheus, recorded just as bossa nova was taking hold in America. These are genuinely jazz-oriented impressions in a mainstream boppish manner, with only a breath of samba from Monty Budwig (bass) and Colin Bailey (drums) in the opening minute of "Samba de Orpheus"; an edited version of this haunting song was issued as a 45 rpm single. But DJs soon began flipping the single over to play the B-side, a wistful, unforgettably catchy Guaraldi tune called "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" that opens the North American half of the album. The tune became a surprise hit; Fantasy redesigned the cover to call attention to it, and Vince was on his way to fame as one of Latin and mainstream jazz's most irresistible composers. The whole album evokes the ambience of San Francisco's jazz life in the 1960s as few others do -- and such is this record's appeal that even non-jazz and non-Latin music people have been grooving to this music ever since it came out.
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Samba De Orpheus |
5:42 |
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| 02. | |
Manha De Carnaval |
5:50 |
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| 03. | |
O Nosso Amor |
4:56 |
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| 04. | |
Generique |
4:47 |
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| 05. | |
Cast Your Fate To The Wind |
3:09 |
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| 06. | |
Moon River |
5:21 |
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| 07. | |
Alma-Ville |
5:01 |
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| 08. | |
Since I Fell For You |
4:20 |
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08 Total Tracks, 39:06 Total Length
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Credits
- Vince Guaraldi - Piano // Vince Guaraldi - Piano // Vince Guaraldi - Piano // Vince Guaraldi - Main Performer // Vince Guaraldi - Main Performer // Vince Guaraldi - Main Performer // Colin Bailey - Drums // Monty Budwig - Bass // Phil DeLancie - Digital Remastering // Hank McGill - Engineer // Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer // Ralph J. Gleason - Liner Notes // Vince Guaraldi Trio - Performer // Steve Hoffman - Remastering // Shopes - Cover Design // Chas Weckler - Photography // Chas Weckler - Cover Photo
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