Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus: Deluxe Edition

by Vince Guaraldi Trio

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Vince Guaraldi Trio’s GRAMMY® Award-winning, breakthrough album, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, is the fourth release in our Small Batch series — a carefully curated one-step lacquer process collection that’s devoted to creating the highest quality reissues of legendary recordings from our vast catalog.

As with previous Small Batch pressings, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus was cut from its original analog tapes by legendary engineer Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI using Neotech’s VR900 compound and a one-step lacquer process—as opposed to the standard three-step process—allowing for the utmost level of musical detail, clarity, and dynamics while reducing the amount of surface noise on the record. The limited nature of these pressings guarantees that each record is a true representation of the original lacquer and is as close as the listener can get to the original recording.

Released in April 1962, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus made Guaraldi a household name—thanks, in large part, to the irresistible sounds of “Cast Your Fate to the Wind.” In 1963, the song earned Guaraldi a GRAMMY for “Best Original Jazz Composition.” Over the years, it would be covered by a range of artists, including Quincy Jones, George Benson, Allen Toussaint, the James Gang, and Mel Tormé (who added lyrics). Perhaps most famously, however, the tune caught the ear of television producer Lee Mendelson, who was searching for a musician to score a documentary about PEANUTS® creator, Charles M. Schulz, and his popular comic strip. While the film was never released, Guaraldi recorded the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas the following year—creating one of the best-selling jazz and holiday albums of all time in the process.

This Small Batch edition is limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. Each pressing is individually numbered and encased in a foil-stamped, linen-wrapped slipcase featuring an acrylic insert of the original artwork. The vinyl disc—extractable through a unique, frictionless ribbon pull-tab—is housed in a reproduction of the album’s original, tip-on jacket and protected by an archival-quality, anti-static, non-scratching inner sleeve. Rounding out the package are new liner notes by Derrick Bang, the foremost Guaraldi historian and author of Vince Guaraldi at the Piano (McFarland & Company).

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1.	Samba de Orfeu 05:39	buy track
2.	Manhã de Carnaval 05:47	buy track
3.	O Nosso Amor 04:53	buy track
4.	Felicidade 04:45	buy track
5.	Cast Your Fate To The WInd 03:10	buy track
6.	Moon River 05:19	buy track
7.	Alma-Ville 05:00	buy track
8.	Since I Fell For You 04:22	buy track
9.	Samba de Orfeu (Short Version: Take 1, Set 3) 03:30	buy track
10.	Samba de Orfeu (Long Version: Take 1, Set 3) 05:51	buy track
11.	Manhã de Carnaval (Take 1, Set 3) 06:34	buy track
12.	Manhã de Carnaval (Take 2, Set 3) 06:14	buy track
13.	O Nosso Amor (Take 1, Set 3) 05:08	buy track
14.	O Nosso Amor (Take 2, Set 4) 04:59	buy track
15.	Felicidade (Take 2, Set 2) 04:53	buy track
16.	Felicidade (Take 4, Set 3) 05:06	buy track
17.	Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Take 2) 03:06	buy track
18.	Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Take 3) 03:07	buy track
19.	Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Take 5) 03:04	buy track
20.	Alma-Ville (Take 2) 05:06	buy track
21.	Since I Fell For You (Take 3) 04:25	buy track
22.	Jitterbug Waltz (Take 1) 06:56	buy track
23.	Jitterbug Waltz (Take 1A) 06:28	buy track
24.	Jitterbug Waltz (Take 2A) 06:36	buy track

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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Vince Guaraldi Trio's breakthrough, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, this deluxe and expanded reissue offers 16 bonus tracks, including 12 previously unreleased selections, with outtakes and alternate takes of nearly every track on the album.

Produced by Nick Phillips, the original album is cut from the analog master, while the bonus material was transferred from the original analog tapes by Plangent Processes and remastered by engineer Paul Blakemore.

Released in April 1962, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus made Guaraldi a household name—thanks, in large part, to the irresistible sounds of “Cast Your Fate to the Wind.” Released as the B-side to “Samba de Orpheus,” the instrumental track was embraced by DJs across the country, eventually landing at No.22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.9 on the Easy Listening chart. In 1963, “Cast Your Fate to the Wind” earned Guaraldi a GRAMMY® for Best Original Jazz Composition. Over the years, the track would be covered by a range of artists, including Quincy Jones, George Benson, Allen Toussaint, the James Gang, and Mel Tormé (who added lyrics).

Perhaps most famously, however, the tune caught the ear of television producer Lee Mendelson, who was searching for a musician to score a documentary about PEANUTS® creator, Charles M. Schulz, and his popular comic strip. While the film was never released, Guaraldi recorded the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas the following year—creating one of the best-selling jazz and holiday albums of all time in the process. Before his sudden death in 1976, Guaraldi would score more than a dozen PEANUTS® animated specials. Yet, the pianist’s musical legacy extends far beyond those enduring soundtracks, and Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus is a prime example of that.

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A self-described “reformed boogie-woogie piano player,” Vince Guaraldi was one of America’s best-selling jazz artists when he died suddenly in 1976, at the age of 47. He had achieved goals fellow jazz musicians only dream of, and his music continues to delight and inspire new generations. ... more

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