North Beach (album)

North Beach
Compilation album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2006 (2006-01-19)
Recorded1969–1976
VenueJazz clubs based in North Beach, San Francisco, California
Studio
Genre
Length51:45
LabelD & D
ProducerDavid Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Oaxaca
(2004) 		North Beach
(2006) 		Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials
(2007)
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Review scores
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Five Cents Please[1]

North Beach is a compilation album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to Vince Guaraldi and Friends) released by D & D Records (Guaraldi's label) in January 2006. The album is a mix of previously unreleased studio and live recordings taped in mid-1970s.[1]

Background

In the mid-2000s, Vince Guaraldi's son, David Guaraldi, worked to restore a wealth of unreleased live recorded material from his father's archives.[1] The recordings on North Beach were taped in a variety of studios and jazz clubs based in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California.[1]

The release features covers of Elton John's "Your Song" and Ervin Drake's "It Was a Very Good Year".[2]

North Beach was released on CD only. It did not receive a vinyl release.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)NotesLength
1."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live) recorded February 6, 1974[1]3:48
2."Autumn Leaves"Joseph Kosmarecorded October 8, 1973[3]7:17
3."Your Song"
recorded November 20, 1975[4]5:58
4."Lucifer's Lady" (live)  6:48
5."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake 7:31
6."Linus and Lucy" (live) recorded February 6, 1974[1]4:13
7."Cabaret" (live)
[5]		recorded February 6, 1974[1]7:41
8."The Masked Marvel" complete monaural version of recording released on Alma-Ville (1969); recorded mid-to-late October 1969[1]5:42
9."Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (alternate version) most likely recorded January 1976[1]2:51
Total length:51:45

"Cast Your Fate to the Wind", "Linus and Lucy" and "Cabaret" were re-released on Live on the Air (2008).[1][6]

Session information

Personnel

  • David Guaraldi – producer, liner notes
  • Michael Graves – engineer (audio restoration)
  • Russell Bond – mastering

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: North Beach". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ North Beach at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi Timeline: 1973". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi Timeline: 1975". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
  6. ^ Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. Jefferson, North Carolina (U.S.): McFarland. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-7864-5902-5. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2020.