2009 compilation album by Vince Guaraldi
| Essential Standards | ||||
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| Compilation album by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
| Released | June 30, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1956–1965 | |||
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| Length | 51:42 | |||
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| Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Five Cents Please | |
Essential Standards is the third compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on June 30, 2009, in the U.S by Concord as part of their Original Jazz Classics series.
Background
Acting as a companion piece to Fantasy Records' 1980 Greatest Hits, Essential Standards includes additional songs from Guaraldi's Fantasy Records catalogue outside of his soundtrack recordings for Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts television specials.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise" | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958) | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "The Girl from Ipanema" | From All Sides (1965) | 5:19 | |
| 3. | "Moon River" | Henry Mancini | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1964) | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Vince Guaraldi | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Willow Weep for Me" | Ann Ronell | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Fascinating Rhythm" | Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956) | 2:45 | |
| 7. | "Since I Fell for You" | Buddy Johnson | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini | Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964) | 5:20 |
| 9. | "On Green Dolphin Street" (live) | In Person (1963) | 5:53 | |
| 10. | "Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)" | Antônio Carlos Jobim | The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964) | 3:20 |
| 12. | ""What Child Is This"" (mistitled "Greensleeves") | William Chatterton Dix | A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 51:42 | |||
References
- Campbell, Al. Essential Standards at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Essential Standards". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 201. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- Ginell, Richard S.. Greatest Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2020.