Jazz Impressions
Jazz Impressions is the first compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi. The compilation was released in March 1964.
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| Released | March 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 – 1958 | |||
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| Length | 36:56 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Five Cents Please | [2] |
Background
In an effort to capitalize on the unexpected success of the song "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" two years prior, Fantasy Records hastily compiled what Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang referred to as "something of a clandestine 'greatest hits' collection."[2] All songs included were culled from Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956) and A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958). Fantasy belatedly released what they considered a true "greatest hits" collection in 1980, four years after Guaraldi's untimely death. That album, simply titled Greatest Hits, picked up where Jazz Impressions left off, collecting songs from the remainder of Guaraldi's Fantasy catalogue.[2]
Fantasy re-released Jazz Impressions in 1975 and 1987. It was remastered for CD release in 1995.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Django" | John Lewis | Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956) | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Fenwyck's Farfel" | Vince Guaraldi | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Yesterdays" | Jerome Kern | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958) | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Room at the Bottom" (originally titled "Like a Mighty Rose"[2]) | Vince Guaraldi | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | 4:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" | Billy Strayhorn | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | 5:37 |
| 6. | "Willow Weep for Me" | Ann Ronell | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Three Coins in the Fountain" | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 4:06 | |
| Total length: | 36:56 | |||
Personnel
Credits adapted from 1995 CD liner notes.
- Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Vince Guaraldi – piano
- Eddie Duran – guitar
- Dean Reilly – bass
- Additional
- Grover Sales Jr. – liner notes
References
- Jazz Impressions at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Jazz Impressions". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire wo. Retrieved 1 June 2020.