The Navy Swings
The Navy Swings is a live performance album by pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete, released in April 2010 by V.A.G. Publishing. The release contains four separate 15-minute Go Navy! The Navy Swings radio shows performed for the U.S. Navy during May and June 1965.
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Released | April 2010 | |||
Recorded | May–June 1965[1] | |||
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Length | 54:04 | |||
Label | V.A.G. Publishing | |||
Producer | David Guaraldi | |||
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Five Cents Please |
Background
Go Navy! The Navy Swings was a weekly, jazz-themed, 15-minute public service radio show broadcast between 1957 and 1970. Hosting duties were split between George Fenneman, Jack Haskell and Don Wilson, each who introduced the weekly guests and allowed them to perform a short concert consisting of three or four songs. The performance then concluding with message from a U.S. Navy recruiter. The Vince Guaraldi Trio and Bola Sete recorded four separate performances for the series.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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1. | "The Navy Swings Title Theme and Introduction, Brief Chat" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi Trio | 0:56 | |
2. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Vince Guaraldi | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 3:11 |
3. | "Recruitment Public Service Announcement" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete | 1:26 | |
4. | "Choro" | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited); adapted by Vince Guaraldi | Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 2:41 |
5. | "Chat, Recruitment Public Service Announcement" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 1:28 | |
6. | "The Girl from Ipanema" | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes | Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 3:41 |
7. | "Chat" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi | 0:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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8. | "Mr. Lucky" | Henry Mancini | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 2:02 |
9. | "Recruitment Public Service Announcement, Chat" | Don Wilson, Bola Sete | 1:13 | |
10. | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini | Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 2:48 |
11. | "Chat" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete | 0:43 | |
12. | "Limehouse Blues" | Philip Braham | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 2:26 |
13. | "Recruitment Public Service Announcement" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi | 0:46 | |
14. | "I Could Write a Book" | Richard Rodgers | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 2:23 |
15. | "Chat" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete | 0:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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16. | "Samba de Orpheus" | Luiz Bonfá | Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 3:29 |
17. | "Recruitment Public Service Announcement, Chat" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete | 1:24 | |
18. | "Star Song" | Vince Guaraldi, William Siden | Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 3:41 |
19. | "Chat, Recruitment Public Service Announcement" | Don Wilson, Bola Sete | 0:56 | |
20. | "Valsa De Uma Cidade (Waltz of a City)" | Antônio Maria, Ismael Netto | Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 3:01 |
21. | "Chat" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi | 0:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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22. | "What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 2:47 |
23. | "Recruitment Public Service Announcement, Chat" | Don Wilson, Bola Sete | 1:14 | |
24. | "One-Note Samba" | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete | 2:18 |
25. | "Chat" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete | 0:34 | |
26. | "Lollipops and Roses" | Tony Velona | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 2:38 |
27. | "Recruitment Public Service Announcement" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi | 0:42 | |
28. | "What Is This Thing Called Love?" | Cole Porter | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 2:20 |
29. | "Chat, The Navy Swings Closing Theme" | Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi Trio | 1:27 | |
Total length: | 54:04 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.
- Bola Sete – guitar
- Don Wilson – Master of Ceremonies
- The Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Vince Guaraldi – piano
- Tom Beeson – bass
- Lee Charlton – drums
References
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: The Navy Swings". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 25 July 2020.