Vince Guaraldi

Vince Guaraldi
Born: Jul 17, 1928 in San Francisco, CA
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Died: Feb 6, 1976 in Menlo Park, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool, Latin Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
Biography: Vince Guaraldi, the widely acclaimed jazz pianist best known for his cheerful, uplifting work with Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang, got his start in the music biz with a record entitled Blues Groove by Woody Herman in 1956. It is here that his piano playing is clearly heard only on the final three ...Read full biography
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Released: 1965
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz called on pianist extraordinaire Vince Guaraldi and his trio to compose and perform music that would reflect the humor, charm, and innocence of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, ...Read full review
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Released: 1964
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Originally entitled Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown, this is an important album not only because it is Guaraldi's first Peanuts soundtrack, but also because the music heard here probably ...Read full review
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