The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi

The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi
The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi
Compilation album by Vince Guaraldi
Released	August 7, 2012
Recorded	1956 – 1966
Genre	Jazz; Latin jazz; Bossa nova; Soundtrack; West Coast jazz; Christmas music;
Length	59:10
Label	Fantasy; Concord;
Producer	Nick Phillips
Vince Guaraldi chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Five Cents Please	^[2]

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
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"	Oscar Hammerstein II Sigmund Romberg	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"	Burton Lane Frank Loesser	Vince Guaraldi Trio	3:56
9.	"Star Song"	Vince Guaraldi William Siden	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"	Vince Guaraldi Lee Mendelson	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[]

^ Jump up to: ^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.

[AM-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Campbell, Al. The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[Bang-2] 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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