An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet

An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet is a live performance double CD by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Quartet), released on November 24, 2011, by V.A.G. Publishing. To date, it is the last album compiled and produced by Guaraldi's son, David.[2]

An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 24, 2011
RecordedOctober 17–29, 1967
VenueOld Town Theater, Los Gatos, California
GenreJazz
Length74:19
LabelV.A.G. Publishing
ProducerDavid Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Peanuts Portraits
(2010)
An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet
(2011)
The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Five Cents Please[1]

Background

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Sometime after composing the soundtrack for the Peanuts television special You're in Love, Charlie Brown, Guaraldi accepted a two-week performance engagement at the Old Town Theatre in Los Gatos, California. The tracks contained on An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet were recorded during several of those performances, which took place on October 17–29, 1967.[2]

It was soon after these performances that Guaraldi veered away from traditional jazz and began experimenting with electronic keyboards that Guaraldi historian Derrick Bang described as a "fusion-laced detour" resulting in albums like The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi (1969).[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi except where noted

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ode to Billie Joe"Bobbie Gentry8:49
2."Goin' Out of My Head"10:26
3."Eleanor Rigby"8:16
4."Nobody Else" 9:16
Total length:36:47

Personnel

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Vince Guaraldi Quartet

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0786490748.
  3. ^ Bang, Derrick (November 18, 2014). "Impressions of Vince: A little of this, a little of that". impressionsofvince.com. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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