''Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends'' (stylized as ''Vince Guaraldi \ Bola Sete \ and Friends'') is a collaboration between 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 ...

and guitarist

Bola Sete Bola Sete (born Djalma de Andrade; July 16, 1923 – February 14, 1987) was a Brazilian guitarist known for playing jazz with Vince Guaraldi and Dizzy Gillespie. Biography Early life Born Djama de Andrade in Rio de Janeiro, Sete was the onl ...

released in January 1964 by

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. It was Guaraldi's fourth studio album and the first of three studio collaborations with Sete.

Release and reception

Richard S. Ginell of

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gave the album four and a half out of five stars, praising Guaraldi and Sete for fluidly combining their styles. Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang offered equal praise, stating that Guaraldi and Sete represented "the perfect musical marriage," adding that ''Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends'' is the "most consistent" of their three album collaborations. '' Cashbox'' cited the album as a Jazz Pick: "Here's a delightful musical marriage spotlighting the distinctive musical talents of Bola Sete and Vince Guaraldi ... The two jazzmen compliment each other as they turn in superlative renditions of 'Days of Wine and Roses,' 'Star Song' and 'Moon Rays.' Loads of sales potential here." In 2000, ''Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends'' was issued on CD coupled with ''

Live at El Matador ''Live at El Matador'' is a live performance album by pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete, released in October 1966 by Fantasy Records. It is their third and final recorded collaboration as well as Guaraldi's last release for Fantasy. ...

'' (1966) as ''Vince & Bola''.

Track listing

Personnel

– guitar ;Vince Guaraldi Trio *

– piano *Fred Marshall –

double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...

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– drums ;Additional: * Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends 1963 collaborative albums Fantasy Records albums Vince Guaraldi albums Bola Sete albums