Vince Guaraldi Trio is the debut studio album by American jazz pianist

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 s ...

(credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released in the US by

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in September 1956. It was recorded in San Francisco, California, in April 1956.

Critical reception

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'' commented on the "mild, unambitious variations on standards" and suggested that Duran was more prominent than Guaraldi.

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reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that the pianist "swings lightly and with subtle creativity". ''

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'' 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' for a real delight.” The ''

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'' critic was equally enthusiastic, with a 4-star review that read, in part, “In an era when too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a narrow range of moods and skills, San Franciscan Guaraldi is an expanding pleasure to hear. A jazzman with deep roots in his language, Vince projects clearly an individual musical personality: direct, emotional, inventive, tied-to-no-school. eis a man of wide-ranging sensitivity.” 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 Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

and

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bands."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from album's original vinyl rear cover sleeve. ;Vince Guaraldi Trio *

– piano *

Eddie Duran Edward Lozano Duran (September 6, 1925 – November 22, 2019) was an American jazz guitarist from San Francisco. He recorded often with Vince Guaraldi and was a member of the Benny Goodman orchestra during the 1970s. Career Duran started on p ...

– guitar *Dean Reilly – double bass ;Additional * Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes

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References

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