Vince Guaraldi Trio (album)

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Vince Guaraldi Trio
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Studio album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedSeptember 1956
RecordedApril 1956
StudioFantasy Recording Studios, San Francisco, California[1]
GenreJazz
Length37:39
LabelFantasy
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Modern Music from San Francisco
(1956) 		Vince Guaraldi Trio
(1956) 		A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
(1958)

Vince Guaraldi Trio is the debut studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released in the US by Fantasy Records in September 1956. It was recorded in San Francisco, California, in April 1956.[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz2.5/4 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[3]
Five Cents Please4/5 stars[4]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on the "mild, unambitious variations on standards" and suggested that Duran was more prominent than Guaraldi.[1] AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that the pianist "swings lightly and with subtle creativity".[2]

Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang noted that the "absence of drums contributes to the album's quieter sound, and Guaraldi displays none of the Latin-influenced touch that later would consume him, and very little of the energetic chops he delivered while working with the Woody Herman and Cal Tjader bands."[4]

Track listing[]

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Django"John Lewis4:57
2."Fenwyck's Farfel"Vince Guaraldi4:05
3."Never Never Land"
4:15
4."Chelsea Bridge"Billy Strayhorn3:39
5."Fascinating Rhythm"
2:45
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Lady's in Love with You"
3:52
2."Sweet and Lovely"
3:42
3."Ossobucco"Eddie Duran2:55
4."Three Coins in the Fountain"
4:06
5."It's De-Lovely"Cole Porter3:23
Total length:37:39

Personnel[]

Adapted from album's original vinyl rear cover sleeve.[5]

Vince Guaraldi Trio
Additional

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. "Vince Guaraldi Trio: Vince Guaraldi Trio". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Vince Guaraldi Trio". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ Vince Guaraldi Trio at Discogs (list of releases)
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