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Vincent Anthony Guaraldi

Vince Guaraldi
Born July 17, 1928 (1928-07-17)
San Francisco, California, United States
Died February 6, 1976 (aged 47)
Menlo Park, California, United States

Vince Guaraldi (July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz musician and pianist best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Menlo Park is an affluent City in San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Guaraldi was born in San Francisco, California. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He graduated from Lincoln High School, attended San Francisco State College, and served as an Army cook in the Korean War. History Abraham Lincoln High School was established on Tuesday August 27 1940, accepting approximately 950 students under Lincoln's first Principal Clyde W San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the

In his first serious gig, he had to fill in for Art Tatum. Arthur Tatum Jr ( October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American Jazz Pianist and Virtuoso.

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Life and career

His first recording was made in November of 1951 and came out early in 1953. The early 10 inch LP was called The Cal Tjader Trio, which included the tunes "Chopsticks Mambo," "Vibra-Tharpe," and "Lullaby of the Leaves. " By 1955, Guaraldi had put together his own trio with Eddie Duran and Dean Reilly. He then reunited with Cal Tjader in June, 1956 and was an integral part of two great bands that the vibraphonist assembled. Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr aka Cal Tjader ( July 16 1925 &ndash May 5 1982) was a Latin jazz Musician, though The first band played mainly straight jazz and included Al Torre on drums, Eugene Wright on bass and Luis Kant on congas and bongos. The second band was formed in the spring of 1958 and included Al Mckibbon on bass, Mongo Santamaria on congas and bongos and Willie Bobo on drums and timbales. Reed men Paul Horn and Jose ‘Chombo’ Silva were also added to the group for certain live performances and recordings. Guaraldi left the group early in 1959 in order to pursue his own projects full time. Though he was best known for composing the music for the popular animated Peanuts television holiday specials, he was a Grammy award-winning jazz pianist prior to the Peanuts series. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Nevertheless, his most recognized tune is "Linus and Lucy" from A Charlie Brown Christmas, a song which is known by fans worldwide as the musical signature of the Peanuts franchise. " Linus and Lucy " aka The Linus and Lucy Rag, is a popular Jazz Piano piece written by Vince Guaraldi appearing in many A Charlie Brown Christmas is an album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, released in 1965 as the Soundtrack to the CBS Christmas television

Guaraldi's Cast Your Fate to the Wind won a Grammy for Best Original Jazz Composition. " Cast Your Fate to the Wind " is an American pop standard written by Vince Guaraldi, with lyrics by Carel Werber which won a Grammy Award The Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition was awarded from 1961 to 1967 The track appears on the 1962 album Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, inspired by the French/Brazilian film Black Orpheus, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Black Orpheus ( Orfeu Negro in Portuguese) is a Film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U While "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" by Guaraldi achieved modest chart success as a single in 1963, a cover version two years later by British group Sounds Orchestral cracked the Billboard top 10 (in the spring of 1965). Sounds Orchestral was an British studio based Easy listening group, assembled by John Schroeder.

Compositions for Charles Schulz's Peanuts

While searching for just the right music to accompany a planned Peanuts television documentary, Lee Mendelson (the producer of the special) heard a single version of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" by Vince Guaraldi's trio on the radio while traveling in a taxicab on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. Lee Mendelson (born ca 1933 is an American Television producer. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Mendelson contacted Ralph J. Gleason, jazz columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and was put in touch with Guaraldi. Ralph J Gleason (1917-1975 was an influential American Jazz and pop music critic The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H He proposed that Guaraldi score the upcoming Peanuts Christmas special and Guaraldi enthusiastically took the job, performing a version of what became "Linus and Lucy" over the phone two weeks later. The soundtrack was recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, whose other members were bassist Fred Marshall (who later married Bev Bivens of the folk-rock group We Five) and drummer Jerry Granelli. Beverly (Bev Bivens, later Beverly Marshall, was lead singer with the American West Coast Folk-rock group We Five from 1965-7 Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. We Five was a 1960s Folk rock Musical group based in San Francisco, California. Guaraldi went on to compose scores for sixteen Peanuts television specials and the full-length movie A Boy Named Charlie Brown.

Death

Guaraldi died of a sudden heart attack at age 47 on February 6, 1976. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was found in a room at the Red Cottage Inn, where he had been relaxing between sets at Butterfield's nightclub in Menlo Park, California. Menlo Park is an affluent City in San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California Guaraldi had just finished recording the soundtrack for It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown earlier that afternoon. It's Arbor Day Charlie Brown is a Prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular Comic strip Peanuts, Guaraldi was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California. Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula

After Guaraldi's death, the music for the Peanuts series was composed first by San Francisco film and television composer Ed Bogas, who scored several Peanuts TV specials and motion pictures up to the early 1990s, along with his future wife Desirée Goyette, and occasionally, Judy Munsen. Ed Bogas, born Edgar Noel Bogas, and sometimes credited as Edward Bogas, is an American Rock musician and Composer and whose work Desirée Goyette (married name Desirée Goyette-Bogas) is a Singer, Composer, Lyricist and Voice-over artist A few times, Bogas did his own arrangements of Guaraldi's "Linus And Lucy" theme as a nod to the musician (most notably in It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown and What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!. It's Your First Kiss Charlie Brown is one of many Prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular Comic strip What a Nightmare Charlie Brown! is one of the primetime animated TV specials based upon the popular Comic strip Peanuts,

Noted jazz musician David Benoit has often credited Guaraldi and the original Peanuts Christmas special music for his interest in jazz. David Benoit, (born August 18, 1953) is an American Jazz fusion / Contemporary jazz pianist composer and producer who is from Los In 1985, Benoit recorded a cover of Guaraldi's "Linus and Lucy" for an album called This Side Up, which enjoyed considerable radio airplay and helped launch the smooth jazz genre.

In 2003, a heretofore unknown live performance of the eight-part "Charlie Brown Suite" was released, restored from tapes in private collection of pianist George Winston. George Winston (born 1949) is an American pianist who was born in Michigan, and grew up in Miles City Montana, and Mississippi

Discography

Albums as leader or co-leader

Notable appearances on other albums

Albums showcasing or featuring Vince Guaraldi's music


References

External links

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