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The Very Best Of Vince Guaraldi
''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 ''The Definitive Vince Guaraldi'' is Fantasy/Concord Records compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on November 3, 2009. It contains 31 tracks over two CDs, highlighting Guaraldi's ''Peanuts'' work a ...'' from 2009. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best of Vince Guaraldi, The 2012 compilation albums Fantasy Records compilation albums Concord Records compilation albums Albums produced by Vince Guaraldi Vince Guaraldi albums Vince Guaraldi c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Guaraldi
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (; birth name, né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. His compositions for this series included their signature melody "Linus and Lucy" and the holiday standard "Christmas Time Is Here". He is also known for his performances on piano as a member of Cal Tjader's 1950s ensembles and for his own solo career. His 1962 composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" became a radio hit and won a Grammy Award in 1963 for Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition, Best Original Jazz Composition. He died of a sudden heart attack in February 1976 at age 47, moments after concluding a nightclub performance in Menlo Park, California. Early career Guaraldi was born in San Francisco's North Beach, San Francisco, North Beach area, a place that became very important to his blossoming musical career. His last name changed to "Guaraldi" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Loesser
Frank Henry Loesser (; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals ''Guys and Dolls'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', among others. He won a Tony Award for ''Guys and Dolls'' and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for ''How to Succeed''. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for Baby, It's Cold Outside. Early years Frank Henry Loesser was born to a Jewish family in New York City to Henry Loesser, a pianist,Frank Loesser biography pbs.org, accessed December 5, 2008 and Julia Ehrlich. He grew up in a house on West 107th Street in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton Lane
Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include '' Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' in 1965. Biography He was born Burton Levy, in New York City; his father was Lazarus Levy. At some later time he became known as Burton Lane. One source erroneously gives his birth name as "Morris Hyman Kushner". Burton Lane studied classical piano as a child. At age 14 the theatrical producers the Shuberts commissioned him to write songs for a revue, ''Greenwich Village Follies''. At the age of 18, he contributed the music for at least two songs for the revue, ''Three's A Crowd'': "Forget All Your Books" and "Out in the Open Air." He was known for his Broadway musicals, '' Finian's Rainbow'' (1947) and ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' (1965). He also wrote the music for the less remembered Broadway shows, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady's In Love With You
"The Lady's in Love with You" is a popular song which was written by Burton Lane (music) and by Frank Loesser (lyrics). The song was published in 1939 and introduced in the film " Some Like It Hot" (1939) when it was sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. Ms Ross also sang it in the film with Gene Krupa and His Band. The song was sung by Tony Bennett at his final concerts, at Radio City Music Hall, in 2021. Hit recordings The song was a major hit in 1939 for the Glenn Miller orchestra, featuring a rare spoken interlude by Miller and vocal by Tex Beneke. Another to have a hit with the song in 1939 was Bob Crosby and His Orchestra. Other cover versions The song has become a standard, recorded by many artists, including: *Bob Hope and Shirley Ross, recorded for Decca (catalog No. 2568A) on June 16, 1939. *Gene Krupa and His Orchestra, recorded for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 8340) on February 26, 1939. * Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, for Victor Records (catalog No. 26211), reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Impressions Of A Boy Named Charlie Brown
''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' (stylized with quotation marks as ''Jazz Impressions of "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"'') is the sixth studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released in the U.S. by Fantasy Records in December 1964. It is the soundtrack to the unreleased television documentary film entitled ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown''. Production Vince Guaraldi was contacted by television producer Lee Mendelson to compose music for a documentary on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Although the special went unaired due to Mendelson's failure to secure a sponsor, Guaraldi's selections were released in 1964 as ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown''. Most of the tracks were designed to introduce and accompany specific characters. Although never aired on television, the 30-minute documentary was instrumental in garnering commercial support and the creative teamwork that resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linus And Lucy
"Linus and Lucy" is a popular instrumental jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Named for the two fictional siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt, it was originally released on Guaraldi's album ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown''. However, it gained its greatest exposure as part of the ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' soundtrack the following year. It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Guaraldi, and has gained status as the signature melody of the ''Peanuts'' franchise. Composition The genesis of "Linus and Lucy" began when ''Peanuts'' producer Lee Mendelson heard Guaraldi's recent hit, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", on the radio while driving over the Golden Gate Bridge. Mendelson then contacted ''San Francisco Chronicle'' jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason, who put him in touch with Guaraldi. Mendelson believed Guaraldi would be a good fit for a documentary he was working on entitled ''A Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Guaraldi Trio (album)
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. Critical reception ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' commented on the "mild, unambitious variations on standards" and suggested that Duran was more prominent than Guaraldi. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that the pianist "swings lightly and with subtle creativity". ''Billboard'' wrote a positive review, “Altho icsales are unlikely to be spectacular, this is one of the pleasant surprises of the month. Guaraldi is a young San Francisco pianist who has been getting rave notices with the Woody Herman band. Evidence here says he’s a tasteful, authoritative and facile modernist, and that he swings. Further, he has a sense of humor. Guitarist Eddie Duran and bassist Dean Reilly are worthy colleagues. Try their version of John Lewis' 'Django' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (pianist)
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Early life John Lewis was born in La Grange, Illinois, and after his parents' divorce moved with his mother, a trained singer, to Albuquerque, New Mexico when he was two months old. She died from peritonitis when he was four and he was raised by his grandmother and great-grandmother. He began learning classical music and piano at the age of seven. His family was musical and had a family band that allowed him to play frequently and he also played in a Boy Scout music group. Lyons, p. 77. Even though he learned piano by playing the classics, he was exposed to jazz from an early age because his aunt loved to dance and he would listen to the music she played. He attended the University of New Mexico, where he led a small dance band that he formed Giddins, p. 378. and double majored in Anthropology and Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Django (composition)
"Django" is a 1954 jazz standard written by John Lewis as a tribute to the Belgian-born jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. It was a signature composition of the Modern Jazz Quartet, of which Lewis was the pianist and musical director. Background and structure Lewis wrote "Django" in 1954 as a tribute to his friend, the Belgian-born jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, who had died the previous year. It begins with a 20-bar theme that was described by Ted Gioia in his book ''The Jazz Standards'' as dirge-like and mournful. The entry for "django" in the original edition of the ''Real Book'' only contained the chord changes for this theme. It is followed by solo sections in modified Thirty-two-bar AABA form, where the first two A sections contain six bars instead of eight, the eight-bar B section contains a pedal point on the tonic, and the final twelve-bar A section contains a boogie bass motif. The solo sections are separated by interludes in double-time derived from the introductor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Latin Side Of Vince Guaraldi
''The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi'' is the fifth studio album by Vince Guaraldi released by Fantasy Records in 1964. In a departure from his standard jazz output, Guaraldi combined elements of Brazilian and Caribbean styles of Latin jazz, utilizing a string quartet on five tracks. A remastered edition was released on CD in March 1996. Background The unexpected success of ''Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus'' and the Grammy-winning " Cast Your Fate to the Wind" resulted in Guaraldi's drive to explore new musical directions. In particular, Guaraldi wanted to augment several tracks with a string quartet. "I am very proud of it," Guaraldi stated on the album's liner notes. "I want to do things like this and when I am writing tunes or playing my tunes, I think of them in other settings. I think of big bands and string sections when I sit down at the piano, just as Erroll Garner thinks of the piano as an orchestra."Gleason, Ralph J.; Liner notes for ''The Latin Side of Vince Guarald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From All Sides
''From All Sides'' is a collaboration between pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete released in February 1965 by Fantasy Records. It was Guaraldi's seventh studio album and the second of three collaborations with Sete. Background Several songs were new variations of previously recorded material. "Ginza Samba", originally titled "Ginza", was first recorded for ''Modern Music from San Francisco'' (1956), Guaraldi's debut release as a group leader. The album also includes several songs that were reimagined for future inclusion in several ''Peanuts'' soundtracks. "The Little Drummer Boy", titled "Menino Pequeno Da Bateria", would later be featured in '' A Charlie Brown Christmas'' as "My Little Drum." In addition, "Choro" is a variation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, I. ''Molto allegro''. It was revamped in 1968 for use in ''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'', retitled "Schroeder's Wolfgang". Release and reception Richard S. Ginell of AllMu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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