Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus

Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus is the third album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released in 1962 on Fantasy Records.[3] It is considered Guaraldi's breakthrough album and made him a household name.[1]

Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Studio album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedApril 18, 1962 (1962-04-18)
RecordedNovember 1961
February 1962[1]
StudioKQED television studio, San Francisco, California[2]
GenreJazz
Length39:11 (original vinyl)
61:44 (2010 remaster)
LabelFantasy (US); Vocalion (UK)
ProducerNick Phillips (2010 remaster)
Vince Guaraldi chronology
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
(1958)		 Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
(1962)		 In Person
(1963)
Alternate cover
Later pressings with placement of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and album title reversed
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
Five Cents Please[1]

The album contains both original compositions and covers of songs from the 1959 French/Portuguese film Black Orpheus which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.[1] It spawned the hit single "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", which won the 1963 Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition. Some later pressings of the LP have the single's title displayed prominently at the top of the cover, and the album title in the box underneath. Consequently, this album is often referred to as Cast Your Fate to the Wind.

Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus was released in 1983 in a half-speed mastered edition by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.

Another remastered version was released with five bonus tracks on Fantasy Records imprint, Original Jazz Classics label, on September 28, 2010. In addition, DCC Compact Classics issued the album on a Gold CD in 1993.

Track listing

Original 1962 release
Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samba de Orpheus" ("Orpheus Samba")Luiz Bonfá5:42
2."Manhã de Carnaval" ("Carnival Morning")Luiz Bonfá5:50
3."O Nosso Amor" ("Our Love")Antônio Carlos Jobim4:56
4."A Felicidade (Happiness)" (mistitled "Generique"[1])Antônio Carlos Jobim4:49
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Cast Your Fate to the Wind"Vince Guaraldi3:10
6."Moon River"Henry Mancini5:21
7."Alma-Ville"Vince Guaraldi5:00
8."Since I Fell for You"Buddy Johnson4:23
Total length:39:11

2010 Original Jazz Classics CD remaster
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Samba de Orpheus" (single edit)Luiz Bonfá3:18
10."Manhã de Carnaval" (Take 2)Luiz Bonfá6:17
11."O Nosso Amor" (Take 2)Antônio Carlos Jobim5:00
12."Felicidade" (Take 3)Traditional4:54
13."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Take 3)Vince Guaraldi3:04
Total length:61:44

Personnel
Vince Guaraldi Trio
Additional
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes
  • Derrick Bang – liner notes (2010 remaster)

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States April 18, 1962 Fantasy Records mono LP 3337
United States 1990 Fantasy, Original Jazz Classics CD OJCCD-437-25
United States 2010 Fantasy, Original Jazz Classics mp3 OJC-32328-25

References
  1. Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0786490748.
  3. Ginell, Richard S. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind/Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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