The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi
2012 compilation album by Vince Guaraldi
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Compilation album by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
Released | August 7, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1956–1966 | |||
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Length | 59:10 | |||
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Producer | Nick Phillips | |||
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The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi is the sixth compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on August 7, 2012, in the U.S by Fantasy/Concord Records as part of their "Very Best" series.
Background
The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi was an attempt by Fantasy/Concord Records to release what AllMusic critic Al Campbell deemed a "decent budget-line" version of the more expansive, 31-track compilation The Definitive Vince Guaraldi from 2009.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962) | 3:09 | |
2. | "El Matador" (live) | Live at El Matador (1966) | 4:35 | |
3. | "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise" | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958) | 3:31 | |
4. | "Ginza" (aka "Ginza Samba") | From All Sides (1965) | 5:28 | |
5. | "Treat Street" | The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964) | 3:03 | |
6. | "Django" | John Lewis | Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956) | 4:57 |
7. | "Linus and Lucy" | Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) | 3:06 | |
8. | "The Lady's in Love with You" | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 3:56 | |
9. | "Star Song" |
| Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964) | 4:48 |
10. | "Outra Vez" (live) | Antônio Carlos Jobim | In Person (1963) | 2:56 |
11. | "Manhã de Carnaval" | Luiz Bonfá | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | 5:50 |
12. | "Charlie Brown Theme" |
| Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown | 4:24 |
13. | "Christmas Is Coming" | A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) | 3:25 | |
14. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental) | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 6:02 | |
Total length: | 59:10 |
References
- ^ a b Campbell, Al. The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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- Modern Music from San Francisco (1956)
- Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956)
- A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958)
- Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962)
- The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964)
- Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
- Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (1967)
- Oh Good Grief! (1968)
- The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi (1969)
- Alma-Ville (1969)
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Selections from the Film Soundtrack (1970)
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017)
- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2018)
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording (2023)
- Jazz Impressions (1964)
- Greatest Hits (1980)
- Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (1998)
- The Charlie Brown Suite & Other Favorites (2003)
- Oaxaca (2004)
- North Beach (2006)
- Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials (2007)
- Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2008)
- Essential Standards (2009)
- The Definitive Vince Guaraldi (2009)
- Peanuts Portraits (2010)
- The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi (2012)
- Peanuts Greatest Hits (2015)
- The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015)
- The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings (2018)
- In Person (1963)
- At Grace Cathedral (1965)
- Live on the Air (2008)
- An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet (2011)
- Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964)
- From All Sides (1965)
- Live at El Matador (1966)
- Jazz Casual: Paul Winter/Bola Sete and Vince Guaraldi (2001)
- The Navy Swings (2010)
- "Samba de Orpheus"/"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"
- "Zelao"/"Jitterbug Waltz"
- "Days of Wine and Roses"/"Star Song"
- "Treat Street"/"Mr. Lucky"
- "Oh, Good Grief"/"Linus and Lucy"
- "Theme to Grace"/"Adore Devote (Humbly I Adore Thee)"
- "Christmas Time Is Here"/"What Child Is This"
- "I'm a Loser"/"Favela"
- "Eleanor Rigby"/"Peppermint Patty"
- "Blowin' in the Wind"/"Monterey"
- "Linus and Lucy"/"Oh, Good Grief"
- "Christmas Time Is Here"/"Christmas Time Is Here" (alternate vocal Take 5)
- "O Tannenbaum"
- "Baseball Theme"/"Baseball Theme" (alternate take)
- Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989)
- Joe Cool's Blues (1995)
- Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996)
- Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! (2000)
- 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas (2005)
- Jazz for Peanuts (2008)
- Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2 (2010)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015)