Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete - Vince & Bola (1963&66)

Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete - Vince & Bola (1963&66)

V Guaraldi/B Sete & Friends; V Guaraldi & B Sete Live at El Matador

jazz | 2lp on 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 430MB

Fantasy | rem: 2000

Allmusic:
The first and third of the three albums Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete made together -- Vince Guaraldi/Bola Sete & Friends (1963) and Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete Live at El Matador (1966) -- are combined onto one disc on this CD reissue. Actually, Sete only plays on two of the seven songs ("More" and "O Morro Nao Tem Vez") on the latter album, but no matter. Their collaboration could not be pegged as a peak in either man's careers, and did not particularly inspire either to forms or feelings they didn't achieve on their own. Nevertheless, they made pleasant, lightly swinging music together, often with a jazz-samba lilt, though at an easy enough pace that the music could fit comfortably into lounges. Vince Guaraldi/Bola Sete & Friends is certainly the more samba-oriented of the pair, not only because Sete is aboard for every cut, but also because the arrangements have more of a Brazilian feel. On Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete Live at El Matador, an unusual highlight is Guaraldi's Sete-less interpretation of the Beatles' "I'm a Loser" -- surely one of the more unusual Beatles covers of the time, and quite possibly the most unusual cover of "I'm a Loser" itself, which wasn't one of Lennon-McCartney's more frequently interpreted compositions.

Tracks
-01. "Casaba" - Guaraldi, Guarldi - 7:55
-02. "Mambossa" - Castro, DeCastro - 8:39
-03. "Star Song" - Guaraldi, Siden - 4:47
-04. "Moon Rays" - Silver - 7:02
-05. "Days of Wine and Roses" - Mancini, Mercer - 5:25
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-06. "El Matador" - Guaraldi - 4:36
-07. "I'm a Loser" - Lennon, McCartney - 2:40
-08. "Nobody Else" - Guaraldi - 2:27
-09. "More" - Oliviero, Ortolani, Ortolani - 4:38
-10. "O Morro Nao Tem Vez (Somewhere in the Hills)" - De Moraes, Demoraes, Jobim - 8:54
-11. "Black Orpheus Suite" - Bonfa, Creatore, Jobim, Maria… - 10:56
-12. "People" - Merrill, Styne - 3:54

Personnel
*Vince Guaraldi (piano)
*Bola Sete (guitar)
*Fred Marshall (bass)
*Jerry Granelli (drums)

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George Winston - Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996) (eac-log-cover)

George Winston - Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi  (1996)

new age | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 265MB

Windham Hill

AMG:
Combining the whimsical yet elegant compositions of Vince Guaraldi and the mellow, restrained playing of George Winston, Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi is a mostly happy marriage of the composer's and performer's styles. On much of the album, Winston tends to tone down the breeziness of Guaraldi's performances, opting for a gentler, reflective approach that sparkles on "Skating" and "Young Man's Fancy," but tends to make "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" and "Treat Street" sound a bit washed out. However, sprightly renditions of "The Masked Marvel," "You're in Love, Charlie Brown," "Peppermint Patty," and "Eight Five Five" more than make up for the occasional lag and spotlight Winston's virtuoso piano playing. Though it's not necessarily intended as a best-of Vince Guaraldi collection, Linus & Lucy could certainly be used as one; however, it's Winston's distinctive style that makes it one of the best solo piano new age albums of the '90s.

Tracks:
-01. Cast Your Fate to the Wind 6:23
-02. Skating 6:02
-03. Linus & Lucy 3:15
-04. The Great Pumpkin Waltz 3:56
-05. Monterey 4:33
-06. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 2:29
-07. Treat Street 4:51
-08. Eight Five Five 1:22
-09. The Masked Marvel 5:36
-10. Charlie Brown and His All-Stars 1:54
-11. You’re in Love, Charlie Brown 2:47
-12. Peppermint Patty 3:40
-13. Bon Voyage 1:46
-14. Young Man’s Fancy 3:52
-15. Remembrance 2:20
-16. Theme to Grace/Lament 5:02

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