Vince Guaraldi recommendations

Hello,

While all of the above recordings are great, nothing stands to GRACE, his jazz/catholic eucharist fusion. If you like Bill Evans, Bach..think what the two can be combined (think "Bill Evans and Symphony Orchestra-ish with a chior singing the liturgy).

Even in MONO, the soundstange is wonderful and the tonality is great.

Marty Nickison

'Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi' is one you should give a listen to.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is excellent. I have the orginal and the new remastered edition, They did a good job on the remaster. Recommended!

A Boy Named Charlie Brown...SACD.

BTW - if you like Bola Sete w/Guaraldi, he's got a great solo album on Fantasy from the same era called "Tour de Force" which I'd also highly recommend.

Thanks for the advice. Just got a remastered CB Christmas and I love it. I've heard these songs a million times, but it's fun to really listen to them for the first time. Bola Sete, Cast Your Fate and Black Orpheus wil follow soon.

Thanks again,

Marty

Ditto: Charlie Brown Christmas,a timeless classic.

Try Guaraldi and Bola Sete. Great guitar and piano. They recorded a couple of disks on Fantasy.

The "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" album on Fantasy is very enjoyable. It sold well originally so not too hard to find at a reasonable price. You would want the red label (earlier pressing) over the blue label.

Charle Brown Christmas is a favorite year around for the fine muscianship on this album.

I highly recommend Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus. Originally on Vanguard, I think there has been audiophile vinyl release. Steve Hoffman did a remaster for CD on DCC Gold. It's a great record and includes his hit, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind."