Live on the Air

Live on the Air
Live album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedNovember 14, 2008
RecordedFebruary 6, 1974
StudioWally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre
Length80:04
LabelD & D
ProducerDavid Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2
(2008) 		Live on the Air
(2008) 		Essential Standards
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Five Cents Please[1]

Live on the Air is a live performance double CD by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released November 14, 2008 through D & D Records (Guaraldi's label).

Background

Live on the Air consists of a live performance recorded on February 6, 1974 (two years to the day before Guaraldi's premature death), at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California. The performance was broadcast live by radio stations KPFA and KPFB. Tracks 1-8 were performed for the original broadcast. The sound engineer then advised Guaraldi and his trio to "play until your heart's content" (Track 9), resulting in three additional songs performed for the studio audience.[2]

Track listing

Numerous errors were made with respect to song titles and running times. Proper titles and song lengths appear with incorrectly titled tracks in parentheses.[1][3]

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cabaret[a]"
7:39
2."If"David Gates8:14
3."Billie's Bounce" (mistitled "Now's the Time")Charlie Parker5:50
4."There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown" 7:02
5."Old Folks" (mistitled "I Could Write a Book")
8:21
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Eleanor Rigby"
"Linus and Lucy[a]"
("Eleanor Rigby")		9:34
7."Woodstock's Pad" (mistitled "Then Came You") 6:02
8."Cast Your Fate to the Wind[a]" 3:46
9."Play 'Til Your Hearts Content" 0:49
10."Cops and Robbers" (mistitled "Little Birdie") 7:18
11."One, Two, Three"
7:24
12."On Green Dolphin Street"
8:05
Total length:80:04

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.

Vince Guaraldi Trio
Additional
  • Jesse Hayes – liner notes
  • Michael Graves – engineer (audio restoration)
  • David Guaraldi – producer

References

  1. ^ a b c Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Live on the Air". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786490745.
  3. ^ Live on the Air at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2020.