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Together with guitarist Eddie Duran and Dean Reilly, │ │ │ │ Guaraldi plays assured, mature jazz with an easy swing. │ │ │ │ "Django" is the first cut. Named for jazz guitar great Django │ │ │ │ Reinhardt, the song--oddly enough--doesn't feature guitar to │ │ │ │ the detriment of the piano and bass. Aside from a sweet pickin' │ │ │ │ session towards the middle of the tune, the guitar is simply │ │ │ │ one of the three instruments. That tells you something about │ │ │ │ the cooperation and synchronicity with which these three jazz │ │ │ │ musicians relied on one another. │ │ │ │ The meditative piano on "Never Never Land" is almost │ │ │ │ hypnotic--the notes drop down like rain and in the lower │ │ │ │ register, there is an intimation of distant thunder before │ │ │ │ Guaraldi deftly moves up the scale again to bring out the sun. │ │ │ │ I admit to being fascinated with what the trio accomplishes on │ │ │ │ "Fascinatin' Rhythm," playing it faster than one usually hears │ │ │ │ it. These three use hyperkinetic speed to bustle the rhythm │ │ │ │ along until you almost get breathless just sitting and │ │ │ │ listening to it. │ │ │ │ Eddie Duran's lovely "Ossobucco" combines a whiff of classical │ │ │ │ Spanish guitar with a tinge of bossa nova in what is ultimately │ │ │ │ a satisfying blend. On Cole Porter's "It's Delovely," the trio │ │ │ │ swings high and hard and you can almost picture them laughing │ │ │ │ as they play--they sound as though they're having the time of │ │ │ │ their lives. │ │ │ │ Despite his talents as a composer, Guaraldi chose to include │ │ │ │ just one of his own compositions on this album (the rhythmic │ │ │ │ "Fenwyck Farfel"). He relies instead on the prodigious skills │ │ │ │ of Jules Stein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Billy Strayhorn, │ │ │ │ George Gershwin, Cole Porter and others--and he does them all │ │ │ │ proud.s │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Great mellow jazz, September 18, 2001 │ │ │ │ Reviewer from San Jose, CA │ │ │ │ This is one of my all-time favorite jazz albums. The simplicity │ │ │ │ of the early recording and acoustic instruments is refreshing, │ │ │ │ and the musicianship is outstanding. "Three Coins in a │ │ │ │ Fountain" is my favorite track; I think it's just beautiful. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Vince Guaraldi Trio- His First Album, August 29, 2000 │ │ │ │ Reviewer Amazon.com Customer │ │ │ │ Vince Guaraldi's first album, this 1956 disc shows exactly how │ │ │ │ Vince would treat any song. The vast amount of standards on │ │ │ │ here allow you to recall how other people and compare it to his │ │ │ │ style. However, it does have one composition of his, "Fenwyck's │ │ │ │ Farfel," which has my favorite guitar solo of any song. The │ │ │ │ simple trio format (piano-guitar-bass) allows the listener to │ │ │ │ hear his pure piano without any interruption from other │ │ │ │ instruments. A very similar album is "A Flower is a Lovesome │ │ │ │ Thing" by the same artist, which I prefer to this one, since │ │ │ │ there are less ballads and the up-tempo ones are a bit slower. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Great!, February 7, 1999 │ │ │ │ Reviewer: A music fan from Lowell MA │ │ │ │ My favorite Vince Guaraldi album! This is a bit strange, given │ │ │ │ that I've always loved Guaraldi's composition as much as his │ │ │ │ playing, and there is little original material here. But his │ │ │ │ choice of material is superb! Standouts include John Lewis' │ │ │ │ "Django", "Fenwyck's Farfel" (the lone Guaraldi original), │ │ │ │ Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge", and "Ossobucco", from │ │ │ │ guitarist Eddie Duran, who very nearly upstages Guaraldi on │ │ │ │ this album. In fact these two are great together. (Whay haven't │ │ │ │ I heard of Eddie Duran before this?) Actually, there isn't a │ │ │ │ weak track on this album. Buy it! │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ * │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ About Vince Guaraldi: │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ AKA: Vincant Anthony Guaraldi │ │ │ │ Born: Jul 17, 1928 in San Francisco, CA │ │ │ │ Died: Feb 6, 1976 in Menlo Park, CA │ │ │ │ Years Active: 50s-70s │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Genres: Jazz │ │ │ │ Styles: West Coast Jazz, Latin Jazz, Cool │ │ │ │ Instruments: Composer, Piano │ │ │ │ Tones: Refined/Mannered, Amiable/Good-Natured, Stylish, │ │ │ │ Sophisticated, Elegant, Whimsical │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Vince Guaraldi, widely acclaimed jazz pianist best known for │ │ │ │ his cheerful, uplifting work with Charlie Brown and the Peanuts │ │ │ │ Gang, got his start in the music biz with a record entitled │ │ │ │ Blues Groove by Woody Herman in 1956. It is here that his piano │ │ │ │ playing is clearly heard only on the final three tracks. Then, │ │ │ │ in November, he gained more valuable creative playing │ │ │ │ experience with Gus Mancuso, recording in San Francisco. │ │ │ │ Perhaps his first recorded performance that merits as stellar │ │ │ │ piano music and recommended listening is the composition "A │ │ │ │ Hatful of Dandruff." │ │ │ │ Guaraldi ended 1956 by making a guest appearance on a poorer │ │ │ │ quality record headlined by Nina Simone. In January of 1957, │ │ │ │ Guaraldi made a great stride career wise, sitting in with the │ │ │ │ Cal Tjader Quartet, playing such beautiful melodies like │ │ │ │ "Thinking of You," another original composition, showing his │ │ │ │ ever-increasing potential and promise. During the end of the │ │ │ │ '50s, Guaraldi laid down some witty and intimate piano work │ │ │ │ with the likes of recording stars Frank Rosolino and Conte │ │ │ │ Candoli. Though Guaraldi received a wonderful chance to record │ │ │ │ with Stan Getz in February of 1958 with Cal Tjader and his │ │ │ │ sextet, his playing abilities were lost in the shuffle of Getz' │ │ │ │ Latin grooves and the sextet's swinging sound. In December of │ │ │ │ 1959, Guaraldi crossed paths with African roots singer Mongo │ │ │ │ Santamaria, but did not perform anything that was deemed │ │ │ │ magical. The pianist took more recording opportunities with Cal │ │ │ │ Tjader, including the album Black Orchard which received │ │ │ │ somewhat of a warm welcome among jazz audiences. Finally, with │ │ │ │ his shining work on 1959's West Coast Jazz in Hi Fi, Guaraldi │ │ │ │ got more opportunities and more playing time, contributing an │ │ │ │ important role to the record with fervent and passionate piano │ │ │ │ phrasing. A rare and charming performance recorded in January │ │ │ │ of 1962 with Jimmy Witherspoon was perhaps the only dubbed song │ │ │ │ that featured Guaraldi playing along with a lead vocalist. │ │ │ │ Entitled Jazz Casual: Jimmy Witherspoon/Jimmy Rushing, it is │ │ │ │ here that listeners can feel the deep creativity and percussive │ │ │ │ brilliance of his trio bandmates Monty Budwig on bass and Colin │ │ │ │ Bailey on drums. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ During the late '50s and early '60s, Guaraldi spent countless │ │ │ │ gigs shaping and honing his craft, showing deep affection of │ │ │ │ his talents under the apprenticeship of Cal Tjader and Woody │ │ │ │ Herman. As a featured performer, Guaraldi's first solo work │ │ │ │ appeared on the album, Modern Music From San Francisco, with │ │ │ │ help from his quartet: Jerry Dodgion on alto sax, Eugene Wright │ │ │ │ on bass, and John Markham on drums. Recorded in 1955, the │ │ │ │ record expresses his personality through style and form, with │ │ │ │ originals called "Dr. Funk" and "Ginza." An April 1957 │ │ │ │ recording of A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing is a good chunk of │ │ │ │ some of the best of Guaraldi's early work. With breathtaking │ │ │ │ meter and rhythm, Guaraldi and friends play classics such as │ │ │ │ "Autumn Leaves," "Yesterdays," and "A Flower Is a Lovesome │ │ │ │ Thing." These three songs are featured on his 1964 breakthrough │ │ │ │ recording Jazz Impressions. The reflective and witty recording │ │ │ │ Jazz Impression of Black Orpheus is a perfect recording where │ │ │ │ each song is performed with the highest sense of musical │ │ │ │ quality. It was his artistic and commercial breakthrough, │ │ │ │ featuring captivating, crafty material such as "Samba de │ │ │ │ Orpheus," "O Nosso Amor," "Generique," and "Manha de Carnaval." │ │ │ │ Each of these four songs were part of the score for the smash │ │ │ │ hit French/Portuguese film Black Orpheus, which went on to win │ │ │ │ the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ The success was perfect timing for Guaraldi and a crop of fine │ │ │ │ jazz musicians that were making the most of the recent Latin │ │ │ │ and bossa nova craze to hit America in the mid-'60s. Original │ │ │ │ hit "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" went on to win a gold record │ │ │ │ award at the 1963 Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Jazz │ │ │ │ Composition. Guaraldi put together charming renditions of "On │ │ │ │ Green Dolphin Street" and "Jitterbug Waltz" for his 1962 │ │ │ │ release, In Person. A scintillating performance with guest │ │ │ │ saxophonist Paul Winter and guitarist Bola Sete put the piano │ │ │ │ composer into some candid company in early 1963 with his record │ │ │ │ Jazz Casual. In the following years, though the recording dates │ │ │ │ are unknown, Vince Guaraldi brought with him his talents and │ │ │ │ playing experience to record a special tribute to the armed │ │ │ │ forces, this time on a well-praised record entitled The Navy │ │ │ │ Swings. The record's title reflects a weekly 15-minute public │ │ │ │ radio broadcast that gave jazz musicians an opportunity to get │ │ │ │ their music heard in the 1960s. Made during the height of │ │ │ │ Guaraldi's sessions with Sete, the time spent over the radio │ │ │ │ waves was splendid and magical to say the least. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ With the creation of the much-heralded A Boy Named Charlie │ │ │ │ Brown, Vince Guaraldi got his first chance to dive into the │ │ │ │ genius mind of Charles Schultz, composing music with great │ │ │ │ charm and grace. Although the special was not aired on network │ │ │ │ television, Guaraldi used his time to begin his magical quest │ │ │ │ to score some of his greatest music, all boosting Schultz's │ │ │ │ Peanuts gang to greater notoriety and fame. It was the 1964's │ │ │ │ "Linus and Lucy" theme that propelled the pianist and cartoon │ │ │ │ artist into the stratosphere, later being released on future │ │ │ │ Peanuts collections, including the warm and reflective │ │ │ │ masterpiece, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Released and first │ │ │ │ broadcast to a national television audience on December 9, │ │ │ │ 1965, Peanuts fans and American's alike were hooked to the │ │ │ │ insatiable and delightful tunes of Guaraldi. It would go on to │ │ │ │ be respected as the most requested and the most heralded of all │ │ │ │ holiday jazz albums. With Fred Marshall on bass and Jerry │ │ │ │ Granelli on drums, the album unfolds in magical and radiant │ │ │ │ fashion. The trio prances through delightful gems such as │ │ │ │ "Skating," a tune that captures the essence of falling snow │ │ │ │ with flair, and the energetic "Christmas Is Coming." Thrown in │ │ │ │ for good measure are the uniquely paced "Greensleeves" and the │ │ │ │ soothing "Christmas Song." │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Though much of his fame has been centered on his musical │ │ │ │ exposure with the Peanuts gang, Vince Guaraldi continued to │ │ │ │ create breathtaking music on the ebony and ivory keys well into │ │ │ │ the mid-'70s. An eclectic and beautifully arranged record, Alma │ │ │ │ Ville was perhaps one of Guaraldi's finest achievements as a │ │ │ │ pianists and composer. Given a five-star rating by critics and │ │ │ │ audiences alike, the Warner Brothers album was a strange and │ │ │ │ rare find, though the playing is deemed marvelous, with the │ │ │ │ artist's ever-growing talent and shining potential ever so │ │ │ │ apparent. With some up-tempo pieces and fast sambas featured, │ │ │ │ the cut "The Masked Marvel" is a must listen. With such │ │ │ │ tremendous grace and majestic prowess, Vince Guaraldi will │ │ │ │ always live in the minds and hearts of jazz and music fans of │ │ │ │ all ages, all who dare to open their ears to such gracefully │ │ │ │ played music. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ He died on February 6, 1976, leaving behind his work in 15 │ │ │ │ Peanuts television specials and one full-length feature film. │ │ │ │ Despite his popularity during the time of the '60s, it is known │ │ │ │ that Guaraldi didn't release any records for a long while after │ │ │ │ 1969, giving listeners only three records to taste his life and │ │ │ │ his music. In 1998, Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits was released │ │ │ │ on the Fantasy label, which gives the listener a great palate │ │ │ │ of Guaraldi's original compositions, a cheerful jazz treat. │ │ │ │ : : │ │ │ │ | | │ │ └─│─│─∙ ∙ · · ∙ ∙─│─│─┘ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ └──────── ────────┘ ┌────────────────────────[ GROUP NEWS ]────────────────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ┌─│─│─∙ ∙ · · ∙ ∙─│─│─┐ │ │ | | │ │ │ │ : : │ │ │ │ OSC is still holding it down after more than a year in tha scene. │ │ │ │ Our dedication to bringing you the best in ol skool classics is, │ │ │ │ and always will be, our driving force. 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