Music of Vince Guaraldi [Import]

Editorial Reviews
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While Vince Guaraldi's piano playing and composing have had a big influence on George Winston's work, there is little sense of direct imitation in this affecting tribute to the man who composed the memorable music for the television specials based on cartoonist Charles M. Schultz's Peanuts characters. Winston's solo piano style is fuller and more reflective than Guaraldi's, a hearty blend of powerful chords and subdued rhythms. It seems to embrace Guaraldi's tunes, both the Peanuts songs, like the title tune and "You're in Love, Charlie Brown," and Guaraldi's other music, like "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and "Monterey," which seems to blend somber tones with an almost luminous quality. The warmth, wit, and whimsy here evoke memories of the best work of Guaraldi and Schultz. --Adam Rains --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Details
Japanese Release featuring 17 Tracks Including the Exclusive Bonus Track the Red Baron. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Tracks:

O Tannenbaum
What Child Is This
My Little Drum
Linus And Lucy
Christmas Time Is Here ( Instrumental)
Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)
Skating
Hark The Herald Angel Sings
Christmas Is Coming
Fur Elise
The Christmas Song
Greensleeves

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The first time you listen to this disc you will undoubtedly be transported directly back to your childhood. Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters will go toe-tapping and funky-dancing through your mind's eye. Play it a few more times, though (ignoring the dialogue snippets, if you can), and you will begin to truly revel in Guaraldi's wonderful, humorous, deep piano playing. You'll hear why he's such an influence on new age ivory tickler George Winston, but you'll also realize that Winston's holiday music never quite sparkles with the underlying passion, and humor, that twinkles in these grooves. Buy it for the nostalgia--keep it because it will remain one of the most enchanting albums in your holiday collection. --Michael Ruby

Album Description

Original soundtrack recording of the CBS television special recorded in 1965, tracks include 'O Tannenbaum', 'What Child Is This', 'My Little Drum', 'Linus and Lucy', 'Christmas Time Is Here' (instrumental), 'Christmas Time Is Here' (vocal), 'Skating', 'Hark, The Herald Angels Sing', 'Christmas Is Coming', 'Fur Elise', 'The Christmas Song' & 'Greensleeves'. Fantasy Records. 1988.

Customer Reviews:

A Must-Have Classic.......2007-03-09

Great CD!!! It brought back good memories. A must-have for any lover of Christmas music, the Peanuts gang, or jazz.

You wanna hear some great Jazz music?.......2007-03-09

I recently purchased this CD and I was blown away by it. I am a big fan of Vince Guaraldi and his music always makes me feel great. The sound on the CD is great (no distortion at all). I would whole heartily recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys light Jazz!

GREAT SELLER.......2007-02-07

Would recommend this seller to others. Fast shipment and product as described. Thank you much!

Excellent! A must have!.......2007-01-29

This compilation of Peanuts tunes by the Vince Guaraldi Trio is outstanding. Everytime I play this, I can see all the Peanuts characters in my mind. It is fun to listen to at anytime of the year, and really brings back memories of my youth and watching Charlie Brown during the holidays. Guaraldi and company show their expert musicianship skills on these snazzy jazzy tunes.The holiday season isn't complete without this collection!

A Charlie Brown Christmas.......2007-01-27

The perfect background music for the Christmas season. It has a quality that brings back the memory of the joy of Christmas times past. I can play it multiple times and still want to hear it again.

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A Most Fitting Tribute to a Jazz Legend Most Remembered as Charlie Brown's Muse
What a treasure!
Great jazz piano
Technically great; technologically weak.
A Man Named Vince

Vince Guaraldi - Greatest Hits
Vince Guaraldi
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Release Date: 1989-07-11

Tracks:

Cast your Fate To The Wind
Ginza
Mr. Lucky
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He's best known, and deservedly so, for the jazzy music he wrote for Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" characters, but San Francisco-based Vince Guaraldi was also a highly regarded trio and ensemble pianist whose laid-back grooves are still a treat to hear. Greatest Hits samples his various stages, from big hits "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and "Samba de Orpheus" to his work with Latin guitarist Bola Sete ("Days of Wine and Roses") to, yes, his beloved "Peanuts" compositions ("Good Grief," "Linus and Lucy," "Christmastime Is Here"). --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

A Most Fitting Tribute to a Jazz Legend Most Remembered as Charlie Brown's Muse.......2007-04-10

It's always a treat to hear the velvety smooth work of jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi and realize he was far more than cartoonist Charles Schultz's composer on those long-ago Peanuts TV specials, in particular, "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Guaraldi's style is so recognizable throughout each of these compositions that you feel you are in a smoky basement nightclub in the early 1960's listening intently to his trio with just a handful of other patrons. This 1989 compilation from Fantasy Records captures the highlights of his two decades of recording before his untimely death from a heart attack in 1976. The disc begins with his breakthrough hit, the rhythmically sauntering "Cast Your Fate Against the Wind" from his classic 1962 album, "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus".

It ends with his two most famous songs - the infectious "Linus and Lucy" from "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" and the sonorous holiday classic "Christmastime is Here" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas". In between are a number of lesser known works of equal quality performed impeccably, most often with Bola Sete on guitar, Fred Marshall on bass and Jerry Granelli on drums. Several tracks have a nicely insinuating Brazilian influence such as the quietly mesmerizing "Star Song", the percolating "Outra Vez", the up-tempo "Samba de Orpheus" with its nice bass-dominated introduction, and the Latin-soaked scratcher on "Zelao". Guaraldi even tackles the Beatles' "I'm a Loser" and Henry Mancini's "Days of Wine and Roses" (spotlighting Sete's assured fretwork) with equal dexterity. My favorite track is the effusively performed "Ginza", which shows Guaraldi and Sete partnering most fluidly. This lush disc is a must for fans of both performers but in particular, Guaraldi for his singular style.

What a treasure!.......2007-01-19

I purchased four copies of this CD as gifts for my nearest and dearest. They all love it, some because they remember Vince Guaraldi from the 60s and one because she was raised in our home where the Peanuts gang, brought to life with Guaraldi's music, was as cherished as good jazz. There was a great article about Guaraldi in the Arts section of the 12/10/06 Washington Post which triggered this purchase. Give this music to someone special.

Great jazz piano.......2007-01-02

Vince Guaraldi was a great pianist who tragically passed away in 1976. "Linus and Lucy" is probably his most famous and probably most peolpe's favorite. The drums and bass in his band help add great sound and beat to the music. If you like piano jazz this is for you.

Technically great; technologically weak........2006-07-15

Recently having taken up the piano, I thought I would start listening to some piano music I'm familiar with from my childhood. Although everyone my age knows the Charlie Brown theme, I didn't know a lot about Vince Guaraldi. I decided to take a chance on this CD, and I was very happy I decided to explore his music. There's a lot of depth in his apparently simple melodies, his accompanists are awesome, and I was humming the music all day long. I had no idea this guy was this good! If for nothing other than pure musical inspiration, I'm sure this will help my piano playing a lot. For a nice listen to while eating dinner or driving to work, I just love it. My only complaint is I'm a bit disappointed with the "remastering" (if you can call it that). There are a lot of hisses, buzzes and pops, and sometimes, it just sounds like Vince couldn't find a real piano and borrowed my nephew's Fisher-Price jobbie. But all in all, it's easy to overlook (overlisten?) these shortcomings and derive a lot of pleasure from this wonderful piece of jazz history.

A Man Named Vince.......2006-05-20

So, yeah, I got into Vince Guaraldi as a little kid...of course, I didn't know much about the guy, hey, i was only seven whaddaya want? But I dug those Peanuts cartoons and I sure did dig that music and I never forgot it cuz when I got older I did some investigating and came across the man himself.

Vince Guaraldi is so understated. He is always eclipsed by the "Big Boys" of jazz; Coltrane, Davis, Mingus, Getz...but this dude is no shrinking violet, he stands on his own and in my opinion, he stands big enough where he can cast his own beautiful shadow on the crazy world of jazz where music is life and life is music.

We could say that his dying so young was a tragedy or we could simply say "Thanks" to a wonderful man who has given me so many beautiful moments with his beautiful playing. This music is suitable for a sunny backyard barbeque or a sultry night of passion. I can't believe I'm tearing up while writing this, I guess I always get a little bit emotional when I talk about my personal influences and yes Vince, you influenced me quite a bit...thanks, man and I know you're still playing wherever you are...

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Hold the Peanuts
Vince Guaraldi....A giant among jazz pianists
More Goodness
Fantastic Fate
A Classic Album

Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Vince Guaraldi
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Tracks:

Samba De Orpheus
Manha De Carnaval
O Nosso Amor
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Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Moon River
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Among the early '60s wave of American jazzmen entranced by Brazilian music, none proved more ebullient than pianist Vince Guaraldi, whose homage to a 1959 film retelling the Orpheus myth as an underclass Rio de Janeiro romance proved a sleeper hit. With Guaraldi's fleet, always rhythmic piano driving these concise trio settings, Black Orpheus remains a seductive delight, probing the then-exotic push and pull of samba with glee, but leaving ample room for more contemplative ballads that remain deeply affecting more than three decades after the album's release. Luis Bonfa's and Antonio Carlos Jobim's music was the seed for the project, yielding a percolating "Samba de Orpheus" and the haunting ballad, "Manha de Carnaval," but the album's best-known performance remains Guaraldi's own wistful and swinging "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." A surprise single hit in 1965, the song would later receive a more expansive pop cover, but it's Guaraldi's original that remains the superior performance--a wordless romantic reverie that speaks volumes in Guaraldi's tender verses, muscular choruses, and romping bridge. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Hold the Peanuts.......2007-04-18

Vince Guaraldi cranks out music like few others. What makes him special? Aside from his trademark "crushed tone thirds," he delivers at multiple levels. I can be swept away by the joy, bouncing with the beat, or running to my piano room to practice when I hear this CD. There are no lulls. Guaraldi's playing, masterful as it is, is all about the listener's experience, not about the player's chops. If you've enjoyed hearing him you-know-where, but want to experience him without thinking of you-know-what, he brings the same kind of positive energy to this CD as he did to the characters of you-know-who.

Vince Guaraldi....A giant among jazz pianists.......2006-03-22

This item is absolutely wonderful. Wonderful interpretation of the Black Orpheus theme. I miss Vince Guaraldi since his early death. What a loss. But we have him on these old wonderful albums so we are blessed to be able to hear his fantastic talent. Try his Charlie Brown album & at Grace Cathedral. Two classics that I would also recommend.

More Goodness.......2006-02-24

Our family enjoys the Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi. This CD has several tracks that equal that performance

Fantastic Fate.......2006-02-17

A wonderful cd. Cast Your Fate to the Wind is worth the price of admission alone. A joy to listen to.

A Classic Album.......2005-12-25

"Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus" was the breakthrough album for Vince Guaraldi. It's a classic jazz trio playing in the then-popular bossa nova style. Mr. Guaraldi is a master of the piano, playing in a laid back, flowing style that is a joy to hear. People are most familiar with the mega-hit "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" but the other cuts are just as good and will haunt you for days after hearing them. All-in-all, a classic jazz album that belongs in every afficianado's collection.

Linus & Lucy: The Music Of Vince Guaraldi

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Wonderful
Love this CD, anytime of the year...
PURE MAGIC!
Great Service - Good Deal
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Linus & Lucy: The Music Of Vince Guaraldi
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Cast Your Fate to the Wind
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While Vince Guaraldi's piano playing and composing have had a big influence on George Winston's work, there is little sense of direct imitation in this affecting tribute to the man who composed the memorable music for the television specials based on cartoonist Charles M. Schultz's Peanuts characters. Winston's solo piano style is fuller and more reflective than Guaraldi's, a hearty blend of powerful chords and subdued rhythms. It seems to embrace Guaraldi's tunes, both the Peanuts songs, like the title tune and "You're in Love, Charlie Brown," and Guaraldi's other music, like "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and "Monterey," which seems to blend somber tones with an almost luminous quality. The warmth, wit, and whimsy here evoke memories of the best work of Guaraldi and Schultz. --Adam Rains

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring 17 Tracks Including the Exclusive Bonus Track the Red Baron.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2007-06-11

Linus & Lucy: The Music Of Vince Guaraldi, by George Winston, can best be summed up in one word... joy. This CD is a joy to listen to. I was familiar with the music of Vince Guaraldi and the Vince Guaraldi Trio only in that I heard it as the background music of the wonderful Peanuts shows. George Winston provides his own excellent updates on the Guaraldi classics, and introduces a new generation to this classic music. Listening to this CD, at any time of the year, is a joyous experience. It is a 5 star CD.

Love this CD, anytime of the year..........2007-03-24

Just wonderful and can't help loving Linus and Lucy, childhood flashback to watching Charlie Brown!

PURE MAGIC!.......2007-02-14

When I was 14, my grandmother got me this albulm for Christmas. I was quite unenthused at the time as I had no interest in piano music. Regardless, I popped it into my cd player a couple days later, not expecting much. During track 9, (a moment I will never forget) my life actually changed forever. His boogie woogie improvisations BLEW MY MIND in a very litteral sense.

The sound was so rich and amazing that the room got really bright (I think because my pupils dialated), I turned the volume way up and just pressed my head against my boom-box and I started uncontrollably laughing and crying at the same time. It felt like I was going mad, but it was just the first time I had ever been high on musical extasy.

I am now a 22 year old musician, and this is still the greatest solo piano albumm I have ever heard, and my most enduering favorite. This album broke me out of my pop music rut and started my life-long passion for jazz and classical music.

Buy this album for someone, especially if they're narrow minded when it comes to music. You might just change their life!

Great Service - Good Deal.......2006-11-13

Very pleased with the service and speedy delievery and quality of the product

Winston/Guaraldi.......2006-10-02

MariaS and Srayle, if you like the Guaraldi original then keep it and chuck the Winston, Personally, I think the Winston performance is refreshing and a delightful 'twist' on Guaraldi's works. The piano is brillaint sounding and at volume, thru a good system sounds like there's a piano in the room. It should be emphatically understood, you are buying Winston in this case, and not Guaraldi. I have both versions.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special

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Fills that void... and then some!
Guaraldi Sparkles, With or Without Animation!
Not quite the movie
Great Music, BUT not the score from the movie
A trip back into childhood...and to musical genius

A Boy Named Charlie Brown: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special
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Tracks:

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The jazz trio recordings that made up most of West Coast pianist Vince Guaraldi's output often leaned more in the pop direction. Guaraldi had played with Cal Tjader and Woody Herman, scored a niche with Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, and hit a commercial high point with his melodic melodrama "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," but he will forever be tied to his score for the cartoon A Boy Named Charlie Brown. These performances are memorable for the program they set out to accomplish. The bright little skirmish of "Linus and Lucy" is the perfect accompaniment to these mimetic characters. "Blue Charlie Brown" contains some catchy piano soloing from Guaraldi. "Baseball Theme" works perfectly, as does the samba "Pebble Beach" and the Chaplinesque rag, "Schroeder." --John Swenson

Customer Reviews:

Fills that void... and then some! .......2007-07-08

This music evokes such wonderful, fond memories for me of jiffy-pop popcorn, skinned knees, sleeping bags, pillow fights, legos, lincoln logs, etc... etc... It's too darn bad that children have to grow up to be people one day. However, thank the heavens above that we have music like this to bring us back to those simpler, much more tranquil times. Long before there was "Sponge Bob", "Beavis & Butthead", "South Park", "The Simpsons", "Family Guy", etc... there was "Peanuts". A toon about a lovable loser, his daffy, dexterous dog and their group of colorful, memorable pals. Yet it was so much more than that. As a child of the 70's, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Schroeder, Woodstock, et al... were not merely just cartoon characters, they were a part of us of all. How many of you remember how excited you got whenever a "Peanuts" special was on? It was huge, momentous occasion, and the world for us, seemed to stop completely during that special hour. What made it even more special was the fact that even our jaded, pooped-out parents seemed to enjoy it almost as much as we children did. This CD awakens those childhood memories, memories full of harmony and joy. In fact, every time I hear "Linus & Lucy" I feel as if I want to cry... and for a burnt-out, cynical guy like me, that rarely happens anymore.

This is excellent music folks. Read all the glowing, wonderful reviews below me and my Amazon amigos will tell you the exact same thing. As an avid jazz fan, this trio needs to be taken seriously. Vincent Guaraldi, Monty Budwig (bass) & Colin Bailey (drums) all play tight, straight, clean lines, and simple melodies... nothing too ornate, but beautiful all the same. I really loved their version of "Fly Me to the Moon", which was an added bonus track on this dynamite recording.

You don't have to be a jazz fan to love and appreciate this one! FIVE STARS without even blinking an eyelash.

Guaraldi Sparkles, With or Without Animation!.......2007-05-20

Imagine, for a second, that this is just an album, rather than a soundtrack. Think about what it would be like if "Linus and Lucy" was not a cue to think about animated chracters, but just a really cool jazz standard.

Do you find it difficult? Actually, I don't. Why? Because when I listen to this album, and others in Guaraldi's Peanuts series, I find the music so dang good that it doesn't need Charlie Brown's endorsement. Vince's compositions are memorably memorable, his trio is tight, and his single-line style of piano is as melodic as ever there has been.

So, no doubt, you have heard this album, either as an album or as a soundtrack. What I urge you to do is to try - and it might be hard - to listen to this album as a stand alone deal. Because it really is that good! Vince Guaraldi really was a swingin' pianist and excellent songwriter. And this CD really is jazz - cool, smooth, and sparkling jazz.

The only downside to this CD, and what seperates it from many 'regular' albums - is that the album, and some of the songs, are shorter than one might come to expect. The disc chimes in just shy of 30 minutes. And the shortest song ("Schroeder") is just over a minute. But 30 minutes worth of delectable music is worth more to me than 60 minutes of average.

So listen to the disc, and try out my suggestion. The album is Vince Guaraldi, rather than Charlie Brown. And, in my opinion, it is better that way.

Not quite the movie.......2006-12-13

Okay, first of all, 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown' was a feature film, not a CBS television special. Second of all, it opened in 1969-not '64. So, actually, it came AFTER both TV specials 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' & 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'. I agree with others here that this is definitely missing a decent part of the score, including Guaraldi's rendition of Beethoven's 'Pathetique Sonata' and, especially, the Rod McKuen title song(I mean, c'mon, whether it's liked by one and all or not-it's the film's title song, for crying out loud!) I also agree that this is probably the best the features ever got, this being the first of four, but really only the third film is the one to miss, 'Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown', a pretty pathetic waste of time.
Technically, although the two previously mentioned TV specials are in a box set, they're paired up with the Thanksgiving special, which, like most of the other specials, was pretty forgetfull, really. However, a good feature film box set would be 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown' and 'Snoopy Come Home'. After these, there's really very little in the cinematic or television entries that are worth a glance, with the TV pieces into the 90s being the ultimate in awful.

Great Music, BUT not the score from the movie.......2006-11-02

I love Charlie Brown music. The CD from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is one of my all time favorites. After watching "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" for years and since I absolutely love Vince Guaraldi's rendition of Beethoven's "Pathetique Sonata", the music while Snoopy skates at Rockefeller Square, and the nice theme while Snoopy and Linus are on the bus to New York, I finally broke down and bought the CD. None of my favorites are here. They don't even have the silly song that Lucy, Frieda & Violet sing to Charlie when they learn that he is entering the school Spelling Bee. So for me this was a HUGE HUGE let down. The music is all good, but none of them are the main themes from the movie. Even "Linus & Lucy" is the exact same stripped down, generic version that is on the "Christmas" CD (none of the extra instruments that are in the movie version). If you listen closely, Guarldi miss hits a piano key about half way through in both tracks. Yes, I'm being nitpicky, but when you absolutely adore something and the product you bring home doesn't live up to the original, you can't help but feel disappointed.

A trip back into childhood...and to musical genius.......2005-12-13

As this show hits its' 40th anniversary, I bought this CD. I generally don't like Christmas music (yeah I'm somewhat of a Scrooge about it), but this is timeless. The fun of this music and the sheer musical artistry of Guaraldi makes this CD a must have. Listening to the instrumental cut of "Christmas Time Is Here" brings tears to my eyes with the flowing piano work, the bass lines and the superb brush work...simply beautiful. I'm not a big jazz expert, but I'm now looking to expand my catalogue with more of this master's music. At age 9, I got exposed to and learned to apprecite great jazz watching Charlie Brown and Snoopy...and there are many more like me I'm sure...Thanks Vince!

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My idea of heaven
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A treasury
Chanticleer: A Portrait

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With this disc, Chanticleer, the internationally renowned, all-male 12-voice chamber choir, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Presenting songs from earlier albums plus one not previously recorded, the selection displays the group's remarkable stylistic and linguistic versatility, as well as all the qualities that have made it famous: the impeccable precision and intonation; the pristine tonal purity; the deep, inner expressiveness; the infinitely variable range of colors, textures, dynamics and moods; and the incredible vocal control that allows voices to stand out as well as to blend into a seamless, sonorous whole. Not for nothing has the group been called "an orchestra of voices" with its ability to sound like a big band in chordal passages and to imitate bass pizzicati as well as patter-songs and gospel shouts. The sopranos take off into stratospheric heights with florid coloratura; it is hard to believe that these are male voices. The program ranges from Gregorian chant and liturgical music of the 16th and 17th century, through traditional and jazz-influenced folk songs and spirituals (some in deplorably bad arrangements), to works by contemporary composers. Chanticleer's mostly vibrato-less vocal style still reflects its roots in its original Renaissance repertoire, but the way the singers use their voices in the popular, jazzy songs makes one aware of the evolving kinship between the two traditions. Though primarily an a capella ensemble, Chanticleer is occasionally joined by various instrumental groups, from period instrument orchestras to a jazz trio, and Dawn Upshaw adds her radiant, smiling, unmistakably "real" soprano to a delightful, high-spirited performance of a Spanish Carol. This disc is a fine, varied sampling of Chanticleer's discography and should inspire listeners to search out all the complete albums. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

My idea of heaven.......2007-02-17

If you liked Norman Luboff's Song's of the Sea's "Shenandoah", the price of this CD is worth it alone. That's why I ordered the CD. I heard Chanticleer's version and immediately ordered it. The rest is just the icing on the cake.

Then there is the one Kiri Tekanawa (sp?) offering, which is the only female voice on the recording.

Wonderful, but not quite the best of I had hoped.......2006-07-18

Some great material truly shines on this album, but I wsih that the group had been a little less populist in their choice of repertoire. There is a little too many arrangements and folk-like material, with the exception of the wonderful "Dulaman", and I would like to have heard some more varied repertoire. That said this is an excellent starting point for this amazing group.

A treasury.......2005-11-06

As you can tell from the samples, the music here is amazing and covers a wide territory. It is less obvious that much of this is available on other CDs. I am confident, for example, that "We Shall Walk Through the Valley In Peace" is the same track that you will find on their phenomenal and highly recommended gospel collection, _Where the Sun Shall Never Go Down_, and I see a number of familiar-looking titles from other CDs. My advice is: if you're looking for a broad sample of the group's repertoire, then you can't go wrong here -- but if you've already got several Chanticleer albums, then you'll want to check your existing collection for potential duplications before buying this 'treasury.'

Chanticleer: A Portrait.......2005-10-26

This is a marvelous singing group of all males with a little addition of Dawn Upshaw on a couple of pieces. They are thourally amazing at what they can sing with Male Voices usually unaccompanied. Obviously they have good strong Contra-Tenors that can manage the high notes without any problems. I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys vocal music, unaccompanied and like Male Voices

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Best 2-Dimensional Pianist
Best cd of its kind. Beautiful piano music.
Great Music
So happy to have this in my collection!
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Schroeder's Greatest Hits

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Best 2-Dimensional Pianist.......2006-03-21

I love this album. Besides the familiar theme song, there are many pieces which we all learn to play as children studying piano. It's great to hear them. A great gift for young people studying piano.

Best cd of its kind. Beautiful piano music........2006-02-25

I did not know what to expect when I ordered this cd. I ordered it primarily for the Lucy & Linus song but was pleasantly surprised with all the other selections of piano music. It is a cd of piano music that one would believe Schroeder would play. Classics from of course Beethovan and many other familiar favorites. I listen to this cd in the car and it is one of my favorite cd's.

Great Music.......2006-02-24

Wonderful music to live by. I play this in my car instead of listening to annoying radio chatter. It is a great collection that ends with the Charlie Brown theme that brings back great childhood memories

So happy to have this in my collection!.......2005-09-21

I had this cassette when I was a little girl...mom garage saled it accidentally and I had been missing it for a long time. Amazon was the only place I was able to find a copy of the CD and I was SOOO happy to see it in my mailbox. Just plain old piano classics...if you enjoy solo piano, this is a great one. Love it!

El Gruñon.......2005-03-02

Very enjoyable CD. Simple and straight forward, a solo piano and selections from a long list of remarkable composers, followed up with the Peanuts tune Linus and Lucy with a jazz trio(piano, bass and drums) If this dosen't motivate a piano player nothing will. 5 stars!

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Vince Guaraldi Trio
A GREAT JAZZ ALBUM... VINCE GOT EARLY AT THE TOP!!!
Before the Peanuts
Before the Magic
A 1956 work that sounds modern today

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ASIN: B000000Y8M
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Django
Fenwyck's Farfel
Never Never Land
Chelsea Bridge
Fascinating Rhythm
The Lady's In Love With You
Sweet And Lovely
Ossobucco
Three Coins In A Fountain
It's De-Lovely

Customer Reviews:

Vince Guaraldi Trio.......2007-01-10

The product was in stock and was shipped and received in a very timely manner. I have never been disappointed with any dealings with Amazon.com

A GREAT JAZZ ALBUM... VINCE GOT EARLY AT THE TOP!!!.......2005-11-23

The first thing about this album is the careful choice of songs. "Django" is one of the greatest jazz songs ever written. Here, the trio gives it a great rendition (one that counterpoints the version played by The Modern Jazz Society - with full orchestra).

Anyway, this is a 1956 recording, with Vince Guaraldi on the piano, Eddie Duran at the guitar (a trully great musician!!!) and Dean Reilly on the bass.

The good thing about this trio is that all the songs they chose allow us to listen to the geniouses of the players. There isn't really one solo protagonist. This is one of those trios who have a true musical dialogue.

Pay attention to Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge", Gershwin's "Fascinatin' Rhythm" and Porter's "It's De-lovely".

When I first heard this album... it was instant love.
Very subtle... it will conquer any serious listener.

Before the Peanuts.......2005-11-05

If you've seen any of the early "Peanuts" cartoons, then you've heard the music of Vince Guaraldi. Charles Schultz boosted Vince's career and music by using him to create musical personas of his characters. But Guaraldi's music doesn't stop there.

Before Charles Schultz, Vince Guaraldi was already a successful west coast jazz pianist with his unique arrangements of popular jazz standards and his signature tune, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." Guaraldi's music has a distinctive sound that only a few others have been able to come close to. George Winston credits Guaraldi as a major influence in his career.

This album will allow you to explore Vince's pre-Peanuts music and discover just how innovative he was as a musician. If you like small jazz groups, this one is for you.

Before the Magic.......2002-07-20

Though largely ignored by critics, Vince Guaraldi developed one of the most distinctive, original, and joyous sounds in jazz piano. (Perhaps only Thelonious Monk is as instantly recognizable.)

However, Guaraldi did not really find his "voice" on the instrument until 1962's "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus." His prior recordings, "Vince Guaraldi Trio," "Flower Is a Lovesome Thing," and "Jazz Impressions" (which is really just a sampler of the two former works) are simply unexceptional West Coast jazz. The lightness of mood on these three early albums is further accentuated by the absence of a drummer.

Vince Guaraldi has often been labelled "easy listening." For the most part, that characterization is unfair, and reflects the accessibility of his work rather than its artistic merit. On these first three albums, however, the characterization is very apt.

A 1956 work that sounds modern today.......2002-03-09

Vince Guaraldi may be best known as the guy who composed the music to the Charlie Brown specials (music which Charlie Brown creator Charles Schulz felt perfectly complemented the cartoons, by the way), but he here shows himself to be more than that. Together with guitarist Eddie Duran and Dean Reilly, Guaraldi plays assured, mature jazz with an easy swing.

"Django" is the first cut. Named for jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt, the song--oddly enough--doesn't feature guitar to the detriment of the piano and bass. Aside from a sweet pickin' session towards the middle of the tune, the guitar is simply one of the three instruments. That tells you something about the cooperation and synchronicity with which these three jazz musicians relied on one another.

The meditative piano on "Never Never Land" is almost hypnotic--the notes drop down like rain and in the lower register, there is an intimation of distant thunder before Guaraldi deftly moves up the scale again to bring out the sun.

I admit to being fascinated with what the trio accomplishes on "Fascinatin' Rhythm," playing it faster than one usually hears it. These three use hyperkinetic speed to bustle the rhythm along until you almost get breathless just sitting and listening to it.

Eddie Duran's lovely "Ossobucco" combines a whiff of classical Spanish guitar with a tinge of bossa nova in what is ultimately a satisfying blend. On Cole Porter's "It's Delovely," the trio swings high and hard and you can almost picture them laughing as they play--they sound as though they're having the time of their lives.

Despite his talents as a composer, Guaraldi chose to include just one of his own compositions on this album (the rhythmic "Fenwyck Farfel"). He relies instead on the prodigious skills of Jules Stein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Billy Strayhorn, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and others--and he does them all proud.

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Another Guaraldi Classic

Vince Guaraldi's usual genius

A Gem

VINCE GUARALDI / BOLA SETE- "FROM ALL SIDES"

"From All Sides" is among the finest of Guaraldi's works.

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Choro
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Though he remains best known for his music for the Peanuts television shows, Vince Guaraldi was an adept pianist in Latin jazz grooves, a strength that comes to the fore in this 1965 quartet session with the brilliant Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete. Both are melodists, but they're a study in contrasts, Guaraldi keeping his solos simple with pointed rhythmic force, while Sete's lyricism consists in a complex weave of details with an understated beat. The pairing works well, with bassists Fred Marshall and Monty Budwig and percussionist Jerry Granelli keeping the Latin beats percolating, from bossa nova to cha-cha. Jazz versions of "A Taste of Honey" once proliferated, and Sete gives this one a forceful, bluesy inflection. --Adam Rains

Customer Reviews:

Another Guaraldi Classic.......2002-07-20

"From All Sides" is not generally regarded as one of Vince Guaraldi's better recordings. I must say that I don't know why. It actually swings harder than "Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete & Friends," and is very much the musical equal of his more esteemed efforts like "Black Orpheus" and "A Boy Named Charlie Brown." Don't pass this one by.

Vince Guaraldi's usual genius.......2002-01-19

From All Sides: Vince Guaraldi (greatest jazz pianist ever), and Bola Sete, brazilian jazz and samba guitartist: Even better than I was expecting. Vince and Bola manage to avoid the harmonic overload that normally occurs when guitarists and pianists get together, simply by staying out of each other's way. Vince makes this album with his (dare I say it) perfect piano playing, and his compositions and covers are always innovative and interesting, from covers of Beethoven, to "Manino Pequeno da Bateria", the little drummer boy, of "Charlie Brown's Christmas Special" fame. So yeah, it's just another Vince Guaraldi level latin jazz album, which happens to also have a great guitarist along with his usual terrific rythm section. This is an absolutely amazing album for any fan of Vince, as well as for the lover of jazz.

A Gem.......2001-12-11

This is a wonderful collaborative effort between two great artists. Here is where you get to hear the latin influence in Vince G's stuff. He makes it work, unlike other artists whose attempts aren't quite so successful in the latin beat. Bola Sete isn't a mere fixture, but instead is a vital element in this body of work.

VINCE GUARALDI / BOLA SETE- "FROM ALL SIDES".......2000-05-22

This great album featuring Guaraldi and Sete, was until recently only issued in cassette format by Fantasy. I wrote to them around 1996 asking them to re-issue these great classic recording sessions by jazz piano virtuoso Guaraldi and by whom I have chosen to refer to as Brazil's samba and bossa-nova pioneer Bola Sete. From the afro-cuban music perspective I've also chosen to call Bola Sete, Brazil's "Nin~o Rivera". Fortunately Fantasy decided to re-issue this great classic in CD format and I'm happy to see that it is greatly enjoyed by fans everywhere. Bola Sete will no longer be "underappreciated", like some suggest he was, during his brilliant but virtually unknown international music career. Guaraldi and Bola Sete, a perfect combination which should have been recorded extensively.

"From All Sides" is among the finest of Guaraldi's works........1998-11-14

Some time ago, I went on a spree of buying Vince Guaraldi CD's. It was not until recently, however, when I bought a portable compact disc player that I truly appreciated the depth and beauty of this album.

But this is NOT a Guaraldi album. The collaboration of a San Francisco Jazz pianist, and a Brazilian guitar virtuoso was unheard of at the time, but they managedto pull it off, and pull it off with amazing results. From the opening strains of the album, where Sete's guitar softly guides you to the genius of Guaraldi's piano styling, to the closing, with its forceful grace, "From All Sides," is an album that opens its listeners to some fantastic jazz.

Sete's contributions to the album, Little Fishes, and Mambeando, are, for me, reminiscent of Sergio Mendes, from the "Best of Brazil `65" album. On a side note, for those who are only familiar with Mendes since 1966, I urge you to seek out this album.

One of the biggest surprise on the album was the version of the Jobim-di Moraes classic, The Girl From Ipanema. I have several versions of this song, and the version on "From All Sides" is among the best.

"From All Sides" provides the listener with four Guaraldi tunes. Some of the albums livelier tunes are Guaraldi's Choro, Ginza Samba, and Ballad of Pancho Villa. The fourth Guaraldi song is Menino Pequino da Bateria, a refreshing arrangement of My Little Drum from the A Charlie Brown Christmas.