Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus
Vince Guaraldi with San Francisco Boys Chorus is an album collaboration between American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi and the San Francisco Boys Chorus released in December 1967. It was Guaraldi's ninth studio album and the first to be released on his D & D record label (the only one during his lifetime), named for the first initials of his two children, David and Dia.[2]
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| Released | December 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Late summer-early autumn 1967 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 27:46 (original 1967 release) 34:05 (CD release) | |||
| Label | D & D | |||
| Producer | Vince Guaraldi | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [1] |
| Five Cents Please | [2] |
Critical reception
Guaraldi historian Derrick Bang noted that the album "has something of an identity crisis; although all eight cuts are presented in the breezy shuffle style that made [Guaraldi] famous, half the tracks employ the San Francisco Boys Chorus for background coloring, while the others are conventional instrumentals with various quartets."[2]
Track listing
Original 1967 vinyl release
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted[3].
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "Blowin' in the Wind" | Bob Dylan | 3:23 | |
| 2. | "Think Drink[2]" | Richard Boyell | 2:52 | |
| 3. | "Theme to Grace" | original version on At Grace Cathedral (1965) | 3:31 | |
| 4. | "Spice Island Theme[4]" | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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| 5. | "Monterey" | 3:06 | ||
| 6. | "Eleanor Rigby" | 3:43 | ||
| 7. | "My Little Drum" | original version on A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) | 3:57 | |
| 8. | "Newport Theme" | 4:23 | ||
| Total length: | 27:46 | |||
2005 CD release
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
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| 9. | "Peppermint Patty" | B-side of "Eleanor Rigby" single; featured in the Peanuts television special You're in Love, Charlie Brown (1967) | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Newport Theme" (alternate take) | previously unreleased | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 34:05 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from 2005 CD liner notes.
- Vince Guaraldi – piano
- Eddie Duran – guitar (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Tom Beeson – bass (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7)
- Kelly Bryan – bass (Tracks 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Roland Haynes – bass (Track 2)
- Lee Charlton – drums (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7)
- John Rae – drums (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- San Francisco Boys Chorus – vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7)
- Vince Guaraldi Consort (aka The Vince Guaraldi Sextet)
- Vince Guaraldi – piano (Track 9)
- John Gray – guitar (Track 9)
- Frank Rosolino – trombone (Track 9)
- Ronald Lang – woodwinds (Track 9)
- Monty Budwig – bass (Track 9)
- John Rae – drums (Track 9)
- John Scott Trotter – arranger and conductor (Track 9)
References
- Rickert, David (August 29, 2005). "Review: Vince Guaraldi And The San Francisco Boys' Chorus". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Bang, Derrick (January 25, 2014). "Missing in Action". impressionsofvince.blogspot.com. Derrick Bang. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
External links
- Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus at Discogs (list of releases)