Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends
Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (stylized as Vince Guaraldi \ Bola Sete \ and Friends) is a collaboration between pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete released in January 1964 by Fantasy Records. It was Guaraldi's fourth studio album and the first of three studio collaborations with Sete.
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| Released | January 1964 | |||
| Recorded | August 1963 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Recording Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Latin jazz | |||
| Length | 33:51 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
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 Fantasy 2000 CD release cover art | ||||
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| Five Cents Please | [1] |
Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, praising Guaraldi and Sete for fluidly combining their styles.[2]
Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang offered equal praise, stating that Guaraldi and Sete represented "the perfect musical marriage," adding that Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends is the "most consistent" of their three album collaborations.[1]
In 2000, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends was issued on CD coupled with Live at El Matador (1966) as Vince & Bola.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Star Song" |
| 4:46 |
| 3. | "Mambossa" ("Deixa a Nega Gingar"[1]) | Luiz Claudio de Castro (uncredited); arr. by Bola Sete[1] | 8:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Moon Rays" | Horace Silver | 7:05 |
| 2. | "Casaba" (aka "Jambo's") | Vince Guaraldi | 7:55 |
| Total length: | 33:51 | ||
Personnel
- Bola Sete – guitar
- Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Vince Guaraldi – piano
- Fred Marshall – double bass
- Jerry Granelli – drums
- Additional
- Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue number |
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| United States | 1963 | Fantasy | Mono LP | 3356 |
| Stereo LP | 8356 |
References
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Ginell, Richard S. "Vince Guaraldi/Bola Sete & Friends". Allmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
