The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi

The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi
The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi
Compilation album by Vince Guaraldi
Released	August 7, 2012
Recorded	1956–1966
Genre	Jazz; Latin jazz; Bossa nova; Soundtrack; West Coast jazz; Christmas music;
Length	59:10
Label	Fantasy; Concord;
Producer	Nick Phillips
Vince Guaraldi chronology

ReleasedAugust 7, 2012

Recorded1956–1966

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Length59:10

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The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi is the sixth compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on August 7, 2012, in the U.S by Fantasy/Concord Records as part of their "Very Best" series.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"		Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962)	3:09
2.	"El Matador" (live)		Live at El Matador (1966)	4:35
3.	"Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise"	Oscar Hammerstein II Sigmund Romberg	A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958)	3:31
4.	"Ginza" (aka "Ginza Samba")		From All Sides (1965)	5:28
5.	"Treat Street"		The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964)	3:03
6.	"Django"	John Lewis	Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956)	4:57
7.	"Linus and Lucy"		Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964)	3:06
8.	"The Lady's in Love with You"	Burton Lane Frank Loesser	Vince Guaraldi Trio	3:56
9.	"Star Song"	Vince Guaraldi William Siden	Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964)	4:48
10.	"Outra Vez" (live)	Antônio Carlos Jobim	In Person (1963)	2:56
11.	"Manhã de Carnaval"	Luiz Bonfá	Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus	5:50
12.	"Charlie Brown Theme"	Vince Guaraldi Lee Mendelson	Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown	4:24
13.	"Christmas Is Coming"		A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)	3:25
14.	"Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental)		A Charlie Brown Christmas	6:02
Total length:				59:10

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Studio albums	Modern Music from San Francisco (1956) Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956) A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958) Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962) The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964) Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (1967) Oh Good Grief! (1968) The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi (1969) Alma-Ville (1969) A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Selections from the Film Soundtrack (1970) A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2018) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording (2023) It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2024) You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2024) Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2025) It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2025)
Compilation albums	Jazz Impressions (1964) Greatest Hits (1980) Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (1998) The Charlie Brown Suite & Other Favorites (2003) Oaxaca (2004) North Beach (2006) Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials (2007) Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2008) Essential Standards (2009) The Definitive Vince Guaraldi (2009) Peanuts Portraits (2010) The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi (2012) Peanuts Greatest Hits (2015) The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015) The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings (2018)
Live albums	In Person (1963) At Grace Cathedral (1965) Live on the Air (2008) An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet (2011)
with Bola Sete	Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964) From All Sides (1965) Live at El Matador (1966) Jazz Casual: Paul Winter/Bola Sete and Vince Guaraldi (2001) The Navy Swings (2010)
Singles	"Samba de Orpheus"/"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" "Zelao"/"Jitterbug Waltz" "Days of Wine and Roses"/"Star Song" "Treat Street"/"Mr. Lucky" "Oh, Good Grief"/"Linus and Lucy" "Theme to Grace"/"Adore Devote (Humbly I Adore Thee)" "Christmas Time Is Here"/"What Child Is This" "I'm a Loser"/"Favela" "Eleanor Rigby"/"Peppermint Patty" "Blowin' in the Wind"/"Monterey" "Linus and Lucy"/"Oh, Good Grief" "Christmas Time Is Here"/"Christmas Time Is Here" (alternate vocal Take 5) "O Tannenbaum" "Baseball Theme"/"Baseball Theme" (alternate take)
Tribute albums	Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989) Joe Cool's Blues (1995) Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996) Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! (2000) 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas (2005) Jazz for Peanuts (2008) Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2 (2010) The Peanuts Movie (2015)
Related articles	List of cover versions of Vince Guaraldi songs

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