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]

Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1967
RecordedLate summer-early autumn 1967
GenreJazz
Length27:46 (original 1967 release)
34:05 (CD release)
LabelD & D
ProducerVince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Live at El Matador
(1966)
Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus
(1967)
Oh Good Grief!
(1968)
Singles from Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus
  1. "Blowin' in the Wind"
    Released: 1967
  2. "Eleanor Rigby"
    Released: 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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].

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
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
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
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

Bonus tracks
No.TitleNotesLength
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 unreleased3:54
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

  1. Rickert, David (August 29, 2005). "Review: Vince Guaraldi And The San Francisco Boys' Chorus". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. Bang, Derrick (January 25, 2014). "Missing in Action". impressionsofvince.blogspot.com. Derrick Bang. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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