| North Beach | ||||
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| Compilation album by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
| Released | January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19) | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1976 | |||
| Venue | Jazz clubs based in North Beach, San Francisco, California | |||
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| Length | 51:45 | |||
| Label | D & D | |||
| Producer | David Guaraldi | |||
| Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Five Cents Please |   |
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.
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. 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.
The release features covers of Elton John's "Your Song" and Ervin Drake's "It Was a Very Good Year".
North Beach was released on CD only. It did not receive a vinyl release.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live) | recorded February 6, 1974 | 3:48 | |
| 2. | "Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma | recorded October 8, 1973 | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Your Song" | recorded November 20, 1975 | 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 | 4:13 | |
| 7. | "Cabaret" (live) | recorded February 6, 1974 | 7:41 | |
| 8. | "The Masked Marvel" | complete monaural version of recording released on Alma-Ville (1969); recorded mid-to-late October 1969 | 5:42 | |
| 9. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (alternate version) | most likely recorded January 1976 | 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).
Session information
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"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live)
"Lucifer's Lady" (live)
"It Was a Very Good Year" (live)
"Linus and Lucy" (live)
"Cabaret" (live)
"The Masked Marvel"
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live)
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Personnel
- David Guaraldi – producer, liner notes
- Michael Graves – engineer (audio restoration)
- Russell Bond – mastering
References
- ^ Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: North Beach". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- North Beach at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi Timeline: 1973". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi Timeline: 1975". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu
- 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.