An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet
An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet is a live performance double CD by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Quartet), released on November 24, 2011, by V.A.G. Publishing. To date, it is the last album compiled and produced by Guaraldi's son, David.[2]
| An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet | ||||
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| Released | November 24, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | October 17–29, 1967 | |||
| Venue | Old Town Theater, Los Gatos, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 74:19 | |||
| Label | V.A.G. Publishing | |||
| Producer | David Guaraldi | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Five Cents Please |  [1] |
Background
Sometime after composing the soundtrack for the Peanuts television special You're in Love, Charlie Brown, Guaraldi accepted a two-week performance engagement at the Old Town Theatre in Los Gatos, California. The tracks contained on An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet were recorded during several of those performances, which took place on October 17–29, 1967.[2]
It was soon after these performances that Guaraldi veered away from traditional jazz and began experimenting with electronic keyboards that Guaraldi historian Derrick Bang described as a "fusion-laced detour" resulting in albums like The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi (1969).[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ode to Billie Joe" | Bobbie Gentry | 8:49 |
| 2. | "Goin' Out of My Head" | 10:26 | |
| 3. | "Eleanor Rigby" | 8:16 | |
| 4. | "Nobody Else" | Vince Guaraldi | 9:16 |
| Total length: | 36:47 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Theme From Exodus" | Ernest Gold | 7:04 |
| 6. | "Linus and Lucy" | Vince Guaraldi | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Once I Loved" | 10:20 | |
| 8. | "Sunny Goodge Street" (mistitled "Autumn Leaves"[3]) | Donovan Leitch | 8:02 |
| 9. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Vince Guaraldi | 8:10 |
| Total length: | 37:32 | ||
Personnel
- Vince Guaraldi Quartet
- Vince Guaraldi – piano, keyboards
- Eddie Duran – guitar
- Andy Acosta – electric bass
- Al Coster – drums[1]
References
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0786490748.
- Bang, Derrick (November 18, 2014). "Impressions of Vince: A little of this, a little of that". impressionsofvince.com. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 3 June 2020.