In Person (Vince Guaraldi album)
In Person is a live performance album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, released in the U.S. on June 10, 1963 on Fantasy Records. It was released as a follow-up to his album Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus which featured the surprise hit song "Cast Your Fate to the Wind".[2]
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| Released | June 10, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | December 4, 1962[1] | |||
| Venue | The Trident Jazz Club, Sausalito, California[1] | |||
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| Length | 36:21 | |||
| Label | Fantasy (U.S.) Vocalion (UK) | |||
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The concert was recorded live at The Trident Jazz Club in Sausalito, California, on December 4, 1962.[1]
Reception
AllMusic critic Richard S. Ginell called In Person "a defining album for Guaraldi in his natural habitat" (a jazz club setting), adding that the album captures the musician "at his most winning."[2]
Why It Matters blogger James Stafford cited In Person as capturing "the pianist in that brief moment when he was enjoying his first great national success with 'Cast Your Fate To the Wind' but hadn’t yet been transformed into a household name by Peanuts. It’s a beautiful record, filled with blues, bebop, and bossa nova, but for sheer plaster-a-smile-on-your-face delight nothing beats his take on the Mediterranean traditional song 'Misirlou'."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Zelao" | Sérgio Ricardo | 4:30 |
| 2. | "On Green Dolphin Street" | Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington | 5:53 |
| 3. | "Misirlou" | Fred Wise, Milton Leeds | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Forgive Me If I'm Late" | Carlos Lyra, Ronaldo Bôscoli | 2:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jitterbug Waltz" | Fats Waller, Charles Randolph Grean, Maxine Manners | 5:32 |
| 2. | "Outra Vez" | Antônio Carlos Jobim | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Freeway" | Vince Guaraldi | 3:45 |
| 4. | "The Love of a Rose" | Antônio Maria, Pernambuco | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Chora Tua Tristeza (Cry Your Blues Away)" | Luvercy Fiorini, Oscar Castro-Neves | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 36:21 | ||
Personnel
- The Vince Guaraldi Quintet
- Vince Guaraldi – piano
- Eddie Duran – guitars
- Fred Marshall – bass
- Colin Bailey – drums
- Benny Valarde – güiro
- Additional
- Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue number |
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| United States | 1963 | Fantasy | Mono LP | 3352 |
| Stereo LP | 8352 | |||
| United Kingdom | 1963 | Vocalion | Mono LP | LAE-F 597 |
| United States | 1975 | Fantasy | Stereo LP | 8352 |
| United States | 1997 | Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics | Stereo CD | OJCCD-951-2, F-8352 |
References
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: In Person". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- Ginell, Richard S.. In Person at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- Stafford, James (December 25, 2017). "From The Stacks: Vince Guaraldi, In Person". wimwords.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.