Vince G. has such an identifiable style.. It’s such a marriage of joy and wistfulness, while never overly sentimental.. He may not be highly esteemed by some jazz critics, but to my ears, he’s the Greatest..
Bob Saturday Critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton thought Vince G a lightweight. But does it really matter? There’s an endless amount of music and film that critics dismiss but opinions are like assholes- everybody’s got one
Its amazing that Vince is not more generally known and revered. I live and play in Japan and literally no one knows who he is - and these Japanese players go DEEP. So, I make it a mission to introduce him to every player I get the chance to. In fact, I just shared this, Samba de Orpheus, the Peanuts stuff with a bunch of guys last night which is why I'm here (again). Your description of Vinces playing - "a marriage of joy and wistfulness, while never overly sentimental" is so well said, and it really resonates with how I feel about his playing, and that of the trio. Swing on my friend.
@@bcdrummer1962 Thank you for the kind words! Yes, to me, Vince G. is like Chopin, and I love Chopin, in that his music makes me feel. Sometimes they're like emotions-- perhaps a longing-- that I can't quite put my finger on -- a feeling that I imagine everyone has sometime -- or it's the simple joie de vivre. But Vince G. is an essential artist. His recordings are desert island stuff for me. I think it's great that you're introducing the Japanese players to Vince G. He should be recognized as a world artist, especially with his Latin influenced work with Bola Sete. Brilliant beyond words.
Man I saw this comment weeks ago and I have been thinking about it and it is so true. What is it that makes his playing so distinct? It can't be the specific piano. Is the use of diad chord voicings? I'll be damned if I don't feel like Charlie Brown is in the room one second after this man touches the keys
Bola Sete was treated better outside of Brazil than he was in his own country due to racism. He came to America during the Civil Rights Movement and found his greatest success. I wish there were more videos of Bola Sete on solo guitar. Great player.
Strangely I was introduced to Bola's music through American finger style guitarist John Fahey's tiny record label. Bola's version of "let go" (Canto de Ossanha) is still a favorite of mine.
@@garyweglarz Wow. In college late 60's-70's I became a huge John Fahey fan as fingerpicking was mostly what I knew and his was so different than those consonant folky tunes. I've heard but seen little of Bola Sete but he is outstanding in this video.
When an acoustic guitarist can sit in with your jazz band and not be drowned out you are an incredibly talented group of musicians. This is my kind of jazz music - I would love to play congas with this quartet.
Years ago while taking piano lessons, I brought a songbook with Guaraldi's Peanuts music to my teacher. She was classically trained, very experienced and very knowledgeable about music theory but she had never seen his music before. I remember her looking through the book and saying to me "he knows everything".
I have encountered so many classically trained teachers that simply box themselves in a bubble of only classical music. It is a real shame when a musician boxes themselves in only one particular style when there is so many rich styles out there with innovative chord progressions and melodies beyond European music.
@@eanico5551 Odd seeing that European Classical music is one of the sources of Jazz. Some early Jazz musicians were even trained in Europe. Harmonies, chord structures and the instruments came from European culture. One difference, that has now been debunked, was that Classical music stuck to the notes and did not improvise. Bach, Mozart, Clara Schumann and Chopin all improvised as part of their performances. There are copies of music from their time that left a open section for a soloist to improvise.
A great performance!! I’m ashamed to say, as a life long guitarist who prides himself in searching out great musicians, I just now, Today..discovered Bola Sete! R.I.P Vince Guaraldi. genius
in the late 60s during high school i worked in a steakhouse in Menlo Park where the trio played several times a week in the bar area. I got to know Vince during breaks in the parking lot smoking a joint and talking about life and his son who was in the military at the time. Great times to be a teenager in the SF Bay Area. BTW, one night when i got off early, i heard them play a 1/2 hour version of Cast Your Fate to the Wind. Took 10 minutes to know where he was going but i will never forget it. Had the same experience hearing Miles Davis for the first time doing Witches Brew at the Stanford Amphitheater about the same time.
Yes he was one of the best. In late 60's. I was on assignment for A large aerospace co. In the bay area, when my wife and I hopped to S.F. and took in his performance. Great nite.
Hi Kip, I used to spend a ton of time at Butterfields and booked various acts into the club when Vince wasn't playing. I worked as an assistant producer with Vince at Wally Heider's Studio in SF doing a few of the Peanuts shows. Seward McCain was his bassist then and Mark Rosengarten drummed in the trio at the club. You and I may well have met. Do you remember Courtial with Errol Knowles, who played the weeknights while Vince played on the weekends. Steve Whiting
Jazz at its finest. For a music lover, this was a great time to be alive. Vince was a true master, quite possibly the coolest jazz pianist of all time.
I've been playing drums since 1965. I started out loud in a rock & roll garage band, discovered jazz and never looked back. Jerry is the drummer that I still aspire to be. Subtle and precise as a scalpel. Wonderful!!!!!!!!
Me too. I miss Vince. I remember the day he died. I was ten years old. My parents were so upset when the story came on the news. My Mother teared up, and when I realized that the Charlie Brown jazz guy had died young, I started crying too; I loved A Charlie Brown Christmas so much, and it's still my favorite Christmas album after all these years. I remember my Dad saying, "but he was so young! What the hell happened?" My Mom especially was a jazz girl all the way. She and my Granny used to go see Vince and his trio play quite often. Ah, so long ago...
Wow this man died 1976.48yrs old.his stuff still is better then just about anything.wtf who really was guys like him.and guys like buddy rich true talent
Guaraldi was a genius - his music was very interesting with tempo changes, rhythm changes and complex fingerings - Incredibly innovative song writer - Great 👍 video.
I attended high school in Stockton, California, in the mid-60s. About once a month my school put on after-school programs in our auditorium. Guaraldi and his combo were the performers at one of those programs. We enjoyed the music -- and his cool mustache -- but he had no profile. None of us knew who he was. But, of course, that didn't matter. This really was the first time I was exposed to a style of music that I would never have sought out on my own. As I walked home afterwards I could see him and the other two musicians loading their stuff up into a late-50s Studebaker station wagon. A couple of months later the first Charlie Brown TV special was broadcast. It was a unique feeling hearing the first few piano notes and realizing that I recognized his unique style without even seeing who was sitting behind the keyboard. At another after-school event the speaker was an elderly gent who walked in wide circles and spoke, all the while with his hands clasped behind his back. Most of the time he spoke with his eyes closed. Many years later I realized that our speaker was Eric Hoffer, who was recognized worldwide for his philosophy and thoughtful consideration of many important topics. He was also very active in the early unionization of West Coast longshoreman in the 1930s. I had read that he lived a very modest life. I tie these two memories together for several reasons. First, I regret never having the opportunity to thank whoever the hell it was at my school that arranged for those special programs. Second, the total cost of seeing both of these geniuses was 25 cents each. Finally, they both lived in San Francisco's North Beach at the time. Now I have to wonder if they ever crossed paths during their daily lives.
Thanks for sharing that Steve. Lucky you!!! My dad introduced us kids to jazz in many ways back in the 60’s. Vince Guaraldi was def one of them - he makes me so happy and sad at the same - sad only because of his early passing. Have to wonder what else he would’ve created.
WOW! Steve, you got to hear Guaraldi and Hoffer! Hearing Linus & Lucy and reading The True Believer are two events that I have never put together in any meaningful way in my life, you have the experience I wish to have had so that those two things would have some sort of connection! Hoffer was partially blind, he was completely blind for a long time and then his eyesight partially returned. In interviews I have seen of him his eyes are sensitive to light, so he keeps them closed a lot. He spoke very broadly and quite loud, but his writing was eloquent and very insightful. What a great treat to have seen both of these people during their (and your) lifetime. I'm always amazed at the wonderful stories that people have and share with others on You Tube! Thank you sharing that story, with all of us!
Guaraldi shows a different side of his genius here, as an accompanist. Guitar and piano often clash in groups where both are used, since they overlap roles musically and also some of the same parts of the sonic spectrum. But Vince complements Sete's playing wonderfully while still being himself. Lovely....
The fact that jazz critics didn't like him very much is reason enough for me to do so. His playing is whimsical and light...never overbearing. This is a beautiful song.
Once upon a time long ago, there was no aggressive repetitive noise about, gang violence drug dealing, and crimes. In the good old days, there's was real music and so much Black excellence.
They can't. They have blown out their hearing and can't hear anything below 200 th. I find I have far better hearing in my late 50s than most kids half my age. But then I was not and am still not a rocker.
A true virtuoso, so creative and subtle adept in timing when to stray or when to stay...A Charlie Brown Christmas is not only one of the greatest soundtracks or even jazz classics, but one the GREATEST ALBUMS ever!
These were my guys!! I still have an autographed album cover with all four fellas, VG, BS and Friends. (fun trivia: Jerry always had this way of sucking on his upper lip and zoning out, eyes half closed.) I think the SF venue was called Trois Couleurs.
My friends, if you didn't know, that's how real Bossa used to be played in the 60's. The loud instrument is called an Agogo, a metal cone used a lot in samba. Since Bossa Nova players at the time didn't want to strive away too much from the traditional samba, they applied many of the instruments used in samba music. True, in this version of Outra Vez the musicians could have played the Agogo a little further from the microphone, just as a soft background beat marker. Since this was a live recording there was no way to edit the sound. However, the drummer might be the one producing the Agogo sound. But it was good anyway, wasn't it?
correct my friend. I went to school for audio-engineer and frequency filters would not be patented for like another 3 years, and not produced for like a total of 6 and while I agree that, in a modern live recording, I would place the agogo further away, or do something to reduce it's prominence like... I wouldn't have wanted them to in this recording. for a lot of people, this was the first televised exposure to any form of jazz that wasn't US born. (I know some people get really upset when I call Bossa Nova jazz, but both US jazz and Bossa Nova are so heavily influenced by ragtime, that I just think from a music theory perspective, they are both jazz.)
I absolutely love this style of bossa nova. I alway thought Vince never got enough credit for his role in opening up this sublime and wonderful style of music to the US.
Maurice C. Muller-Quinhoneiro thanks for explaining , I know more about this now , I thought the drummer was a Sub Milton banana , but from your comments I'll listen to Mr banana with new knowledge , sincerely , thanks !
AMAZING....so thrilled to have stumbled upon this...I have loved Vince Guaraldi ever since my Mom played his records when I was a child...many decades later....he continues to be one of my favourite musicians...and...yes...Bolo Sete is MARVELOUS..Thank you for sharing this !!
I keep going back to this one because this combo has just such a fantastic smoothness to it. Outra Vez is one of those bossa nova standards you can really get lost in, and Bola Sete's precision combined with Vince's distinctive, gliding phrasing is just such a delight. What a treasure they all were!
This is REAL musicianship at it's finest,nothing computer generated and done with raw uncut unfiltered talent.I was only 13 when Vince died but i remember it like yesterday.May he always rest in peace
Vince is the reason for my love of jazz music ❤️ nothing warms my heart and eases my mind than listening to his music. Would of loved to seen him in concert, thank you Vince
@ Stacy M. - I've been listening to jazz for some forty or more years now, ever since discovering it as a teenager in the late 1970s. During all that time, I have heard and seen (in person and on recordings and in videos) hundreds of artists, including all of the biggest names, and even after all of that, Vince Guaraldi remains one of my absolute favorites. Indeed, even though I already play guitar and bass, listening to him makes me wish I could play piano. Even his improvisations sound composed and thought-out ahead of time, they are are so perfect and gem-like. And his sound was wonderful; he always got such a nice tone out of the instrument with that touch of his.
@@GeorgiaBoy1961 That’s awesome! You should definitely learn how to play piano :-) I played piano when I was a kid but I never stuck with it. When I was in high school, I learned how to play guitar. I would like to get back into it as well. I’m glad I’m not the only person who has a great taste in music :-) Cheers!
@@stacymarlene4148 - Hi there! Thanks for writing. Piano interests me, but we'll see if I have enough fuel in the tank or not to think about that. I'm sort of an old man now. Not sure I want to think about reading notation and all of that at my age. Well, sight-reading, is what I mean. I'd maybe learn enough to get by. You'd be surprised how many famous and brilliant pianists - especially in the genres other than classical music - don't read notation or read it only sparingly. Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Erroll Garner, and so on. Guitar is a wonderful instrument, and I don't regret learning it, but it demands so much of you in terms of just learning how to produce good clean tone and articulation, and that's before you master its other intricacies. The genius of jazz guitar, Wes Montgomery, was once asked by an interviewer if he practiced while touring, and he famously replied, "I just open up the guitar case and throw in a piece of meat once in a while...." Piano is no less-demanding, but it is demanding perhaps in somewhat different ways. Everything is there for you. Rhythm, harmony, melody. Whereas a guitarist has to lose one hand to select/fret the notes, the pianist does not and can thus do more in terms of accompanying himself and others. And unless you are a complete foul-up, it is reasonably easy to project a decent sound and tone from a good piano. Did I say I love drums, too?? ; ) And trumpet, and saxophone, and.....
Twenty years ago, I had to beg a university professor of Portuguese to write down the lyrics to "Ipanema" from the Getz/Gilberto LP, because I couldn't find the sheet music where I lived. Now, between Google and TH-cam I can find almost every Bossa I can think of, and watch them covered by brilliant performers like these fellows. The 21st Century has its perqs.
I wish I could hear this kind of music somewhere and sometimes in public, but, sadly I never do. What usually gets played, where background music is played, makes me cringe, or just vote with my feet. Thank God I can find it here, record it, and play it in my car when I have to take a trip, or at home on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
This is desert island music for me... could listen to this forever. Just so soothing and full of life at the same time. God Bless Bola and Vince. Admittedly, I love Bossa music, but discovered Vince from The Peanuts music. 🤣
This song introduced me to jazz, it will always be a classic. This piece means so much to me, its one of those songs that makes me contemplate how effective music can be
maybe they thought they were making their mark in life , letting everybody know how shitty of a life they lead to bring them down so low to do something that stupid
Wow, Vince and his trio with the awesome and great Bola Sete. I drink a little and smoke a cigar here and there, so I'm absolutely not passing judgement here, but too bad Vince was a three pack a day cigarette guy. He loved to smoke and he cut out at the age of 47 years old. Or, more accurately --- 47 years young. Four young pros playing live. A beautiful thing indeed.
QUe orgulho do Vince Guaraldi tocar junto de Bola Sete. Lenda, infelizmente mais um artista da terrinha mais conhecido lá fora que dentro de seu próprio país
V.G. plays piano soooo perfectly softly, he has excellent style with perfect rhythm. They wrap this song gently around your soul and take you away from reality for almost 8 minutes. Perfecto!!!
Absolutely beautiful , tranquil and sensual ! Vince and Bola were a gift to us all , real musicianship quietly executed with no tricks. So love this ! "BRILLIANTE" !!!
Awesome. Jerry Granelli on the drum kit. He is still at it in his senior years, performing and teaching workshops in Halifax, NS during the Halifax Jazz festival. It is a treat to see a video of his younger self.
+John Staiano "Before his time?" He was exactly of his time. That era was the era of this style of playing. Ever heard of Brazil? Bossa Nova? There is a treasure trove for you to discover, and it's from THEN, not now.
He was one of the inventors...and its still played today...thats what makes him before his time...I dont need any lessons on guitar styles buddy...but thanks for your input
+John Staiano Have you heard of Joao Pernambuco, Dilermando Reis, Canhoto, Garoto, Luiz Bonfa, Paulinho Nogueira, Baden Powell, Laurindo Almeida? They made brasilian guitar history. Sete Bola was a great follower who made his money on the jazz scene. Great musician nevertheless!
+nyfaoctober I have heard of a few of them. Some way before my time. Antonio Carlos Jobim was and is my main introduction to bossa nova. Thank you for the information on some of the real fore fathers.
seeing vince play brings me peace.
The only appropriate thing to say is:
*Thank You!*
The last standing member of this trio, the drummer Jerry Granelli passed away at the age of 80 July 20 2021
RIP Jerry!!
IN THE HIGHEST HEAVEN, MAY MR. JERRY GRANELLI PLAY FINE BOSSA NOVA WITH THE LEGENDS. ❤❤❤❤❤⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘🙏👵
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Pure genious....followed for years still sounding relevant! Always LOVED bossa and the clavies!! THE BEST dance music then and now!! I'm 83 :)
Vince G. has such an identifiable style.. It’s such a marriage of joy and wistfulness, while never overly sentimental.. He may not be highly esteemed by some jazz critics, but to my ears, he’s the Greatest..
who are those guys that don't esteem Vince G ? tell me their names .
Bob Saturday Critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton thought Vince G a lightweight. But does it really matter? There’s an endless amount of music and film that critics dismiss but opinions are like assholes- everybody’s got one
@@thephoenix2304 ok , I'm goin to haveto look those guys up and have a talk with them .
we'll if they have opinions or if they just are assholes .
Its amazing that Vince is not more generally known and revered. I live and play in Japan and literally no one knows who he is - and these Japanese players go DEEP. So, I make it a mission to introduce him to every player I get the chance to. In fact, I just shared this, Samba de Orpheus, the Peanuts stuff with a bunch of guys last night which is why I'm here (again).
Your description of Vinces playing - "a marriage of joy and wistfulness, while never overly sentimental" is so well said, and it really resonates with how I feel about his playing, and that of the trio. Swing on my friend.
@@bcdrummer1962 Thank you for the kind words!
Yes, to me, Vince G. is like Chopin, and I love Chopin, in that his music makes me feel. Sometimes they're like emotions-- perhaps a longing-- that I can't quite put my finger on -- a feeling that I imagine everyone has sometime -- or it's the simple joie de vivre. But Vince G. is an essential artist. His recordings are desert island stuff for me.
I think it's great that you're introducing the Japanese players to Vince G. He should be recognized as a world artist, especially with his Latin influenced work with Bola Sete. Brilliant beyond words.
I just love how you know that it's Vince playing within 10 seconds, such a brilliant musician.
It’s true what they say, “tone is in the hands”, so to speak.
Man I saw this comment weeks ago and I have been thinking about it and it is so true. What is it that makes his playing so distinct? It can't be the specific piano. Is the use of diad chord voicings? I'll be damned if I don't feel like Charlie Brown is in the room one second after this man touches the keys
@@TheMfmccarthy Diad Voicings for sure, but, also his particular use of the sustain pedal is very idiosyncratic to his sound.
It's called style.
I saw Vince Guaraldi many times in San Francisco at the El Condor club. I am now in my 70s and he is still an incredible artist as well as Bola Sete.
wow really your a luck person
@@guesswhoscomingtoyoutube you won the cat-ass-trophy
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Saw him many times? Did you ever get to actually meet him? I would've tried.
Lucky you. Love me some Guaraldi
I wish more people my age would appreciate the brilliance of this kind of music.
I totally understand you, Lil Pump is my favourite Jazz artist these days
LOL, you baited me... 30 seconds if mind boggling IQ loss I will never get back!
Jim Bastian do you know what jazz is
I do :-) ...i am 44
So freakin' good! He was one of the greatest.
Bola Sete was treated better outside of Brazil than he was in his own country due to racism. He came to America during the Civil Rights Movement and found his greatest success. I wish there were more videos of Bola Sete on solo guitar. Great player.
Strangely I was introduced to Bola's music through American finger style guitarist John Fahey's tiny record label. Bola's version of "let go" (Canto de Ossanha) is still a favorite of mine.
@@garyweglarz, just listened to "Let Go"! Loved it. Thanks for the introduction.
Yeah I agree with you. In fact Bola Sete have deeply influenced Earl Klugh in terms of style of playing and the kind of classical guitar that he used.
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RACISM??? THIS IS HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL.
@@garyweglarz Wow. In college late 60's-70's I became a huge John Fahey fan as fingerpicking was mostly what I knew and his was so different than those consonant folky tunes. I've heard but seen little of Bola Sete but he is outstanding in this video.
Love how the drummer just lays down the mood and stays with it, no jumping fences, crowing on the roof...
Man you must be a player that was a great way to put it
i believe it’s jerry granelli
Jerry was a cool low key killer.
Well, he had a little fun with the clave.
Exactly!! Drummers take note!
When an acoustic guitarist can sit in with your jazz band and not be drowned out you are an incredibly talented group of musicians. This is my kind of jazz music - I would love to play congas with this quartet.
Far and away my favorite Jazz pianist.
So melodic and musical!
Right up there with McCoy Tyner for me, tied
Years ago while taking piano lessons, I brought a songbook with Guaraldi's Peanuts music to my teacher. She was classically trained, very experienced and very knowledgeable about music theory but she had never seen his music before. I remember her looking through the book and saying to me "he knows everything".
I have encountered so many classically trained teachers that simply box themselves in a bubble of only classical music. It is a real shame when a musician boxes themselves in only one particular style when there is so many rich styles out there with innovative chord progressions and melodies beyond European music.
True musicians appreciate all types of music.
@@eanico5551 Odd seeing that European Classical music is one of the sources of Jazz. Some early Jazz musicians were even trained in Europe. Harmonies, chord structures and the instruments came from European culture. One difference, that has now been debunked, was that Classical music stuck to the notes and did not improvise. Bach, Mozart, Clara Schumann and Chopin all improvised as part of their performances. There are copies of music from their time that left a open section for a soloist to improvise.
Love it, Dan...
That great😊
A great performance!! I’m ashamed to say, as a life long guitarist who prides himself in searching out great musicians, I just now, Today..discovered Bola Sete!
R.I.P Vince Guaraldi. genius
Me too gratefully!
Check out Bola at the Monterey festival in "66" live performance...
Ahh, this puts me in my dad's study while he smoked a Silva Thin and puttered around with the hi-fi, his evening sherry sitting on his desk.
Lovely memories for you.
The image is perfectly conveyed and as clear a a bell.
in the late 60s during high school i worked in a steakhouse in Menlo Park where the trio played several times a week in the bar area. I got to know Vince during breaks in the parking lot smoking a joint and talking about life and his son who was in the military at the time. Great times to be a teenager in the SF Bay Area. BTW, one night when i got off early, i heard them play a 1/2 hour version of Cast Your Fate to the Wind. Took 10 minutes to know where he was going but i will never forget it. Had the same experience hearing Miles Davis for the first time doing Witches Brew at the Stanford Amphitheater about the same time.
You smoked a jay w Vince Guaraldi? That's wonderful!
Yes he was one of the best. In late 60's. I was on assignment for A large aerospace co. In the bay area, when my wife and I hopped to S.F. and took in his performance. Great nite.
Hi Kip,
I used to spend a ton of time at Butterfields and booked various acts into the club when Vince wasn't playing. I worked as an assistant producer with Vince at Wally Heider's Studio in SF doing a few of the Peanuts shows. Seward McCain was his bassist then and Mark Rosengarten drummed in the trio at the club. You and I may well have met. Do you remember Courtial with Errol Knowles, who played the weeknights while Vince played on the weekends. Steve Whiting
Three-four beautiful notes to a magical melody. Then Peanuts!
Bola Sete, Criminally overlooked, One of the baddest cats to ever come out of Brazil!!!
Jazz at its finest. For a music lover, this was a great time to be alive. Vince was a true master, quite possibly the coolest jazz pianist of all time.
I've been playing drums since 1965. I started out loud in a rock & roll garage band, discovered jazz and never looked back. Jerry is the drummer that I still aspire to be. Subtle and precise as a scalpel. Wonderful!!!!!!!!
I love how this group feeds off of each other. No ego. Just talent and skill. Bravo Vince!
I'm filled with a bittersweet nostalgia and loneliness.
Same. I miss him like I knew him.
Me too. I miss Vince. I remember the day he died. I was ten years old. My parents were so upset when the story came on the news. My Mother teared up, and when I realized that the Charlie Brown jazz guy had died young, I started crying too; I loved A Charlie Brown Christmas so much, and it's still my favorite Christmas album after all these years. I remember my Dad saying, "but he was so young! What the hell happened?" My Mom especially was a jazz girl all the way. She and my Granny used to go see Vince and his trio play quite often. Ah, so long ago...
Wow this man died 1976.48yrs old.his stuff still is better then just about anything.wtf who really was guys like him.and guys like buddy rich true talent
Reminds me of days of my youth.....
Guaraldi was a genius - his music was very interesting with tempo changes, rhythm changes and complex fingerings - Incredibly innovative song writer - Great 👍 video.
Vince Gauraldi and Lyle Mays are my two favorite keys players - both played the sounds of heaven. RIP, both.
"What Was"
I attended high school in Stockton, California, in the mid-60s. About once a month my school put on after-school programs in our auditorium. Guaraldi and his combo were the performers at one of those programs. We enjoyed the music -- and his cool mustache -- but he had no profile. None of us knew who he was. But, of course, that didn't matter.
This really was the first time I was exposed to a style of music that I would never have sought out on my own. As I walked home afterwards I could see him and the other two musicians loading their stuff up into a late-50s Studebaker station wagon.
A couple of months later the first Charlie Brown TV special was broadcast. It was a unique feeling hearing the first few piano notes and realizing that I recognized his unique style without even seeing who was sitting behind the keyboard.
At another after-school event the speaker was an elderly gent who walked in wide circles and spoke, all the while with his hands clasped behind his back. Most of the time he spoke with his eyes closed.
Many years later I realized that our speaker was Eric Hoffer, who was recognized worldwide for his philosophy and thoughtful consideration of many important topics. He was also very active in the early unionization of West Coast longshoreman in the 1930s. I had read that he lived a very modest life.
I tie these two memories together for several reasons. First, I regret never having the opportunity to thank whoever the hell it was at my school that arranged for those special programs. Second, the total cost of seeing both of these geniuses was 25 cents each. Finally, they both lived in San Francisco's North Beach at the time. Now I have to wonder if they ever crossed paths during their daily lives.
Thanks for sharing that
Steve. Lucky you!!! My dad introduced us kids to jazz in many ways back in the 60’s. Vince Guaraldi was def one of them - he makes me so happy and sad at the same - sad only because of his early passing. Have to wonder what else he would’ve created.
WOW! Steve, you got to hear Guaraldi and Hoffer! Hearing Linus & Lucy and reading The True Believer are two events that I have never put together in any meaningful way in my life, you have the experience I wish to have had so that those two things would have some sort of connection! Hoffer was partially blind, he was completely blind for a long time and then his eyesight partially returned. In interviews I have seen of him his eyes are sensitive to light, so he keeps them closed a lot. He spoke very broadly and quite loud, but his writing was eloquent and very insightful. What a great treat to have seen both of these people during their (and your) lifetime. I'm always amazed at the wonderful stories that people have and share with others on You Tube! Thank you sharing that story, with all of us!
I can never get enough of Garauldi. He is as inspiring to watch as to play. He doesn't play a piano, he caresses it to make it play.
Guaraldi shows a different side of his genius here, as an accompanist. Guitar and piano often clash in groups where both are used, since they overlap roles musically and also some of the same parts of the sonic spectrum. But Vince complements Sete's playing wonderfully while still being himself. Lovely....
This tune makes me feel like I’m stumbling out of a bar into a star-filled night on the streets of Italy in the 60s
Porca miseria che fantasia che hai ma questa è la potenza della buona musica
what a gem to find this old reel, so wonderful
In my version of Heaven this is the music that plays on the loud-speakers.
The fact that jazz critics didn't like him very much is reason enough for me to do so. His playing is whimsical and light...never overbearing.
This is a beautiful song.
Once upon a time long ago, there was no aggressive repetitive noise about, gang violence drug dealing, and crimes. In the good old days, there's was real music and so much Black excellence.
You always know its Vince within a few bars. So identifiable. ❤
Can't explain how happy it makes me to see this video every time. I romanticize what it would've been like being there.
So many of today's popular "musicians" need to sit down and listen to these subtle masters of their respective crafts. Man, this is playing.
u think vince was ever as rich as pop stars today? Too much money in music, it is corrupt
Solomon Jenkins Sadly no, his albums, I think, didn’t do that all and didn’t make the trio a lot of money
M Dub_Dub what about royalties? Charlie brown?
Solomon Jenkins I just remembered about that lol
They can't. They have blown out their hearing and can't hear anything below 200 th. I find I have far better hearing in my late 50s than most kids half my age. But then I was not and am still not a rocker.
Vince Guaraldi was a God kiss for us music lovers and his music will last forever.
The story of how he passed is so tearing.
Absolutely - evidence of God in truly every moment his fingers caressed those keys.
A true virtuoso, so creative and subtle adept in timing when to stray or when to stay...A Charlie Brown Christmas is not only one of the greatest soundtracks or even jazz classics, but one the GREATEST ALBUMS ever!
Agree!
Still mourning Schroeder's passing. :(
Vince was just so good. So smooth.
These were my guys!! I still have an autographed album cover with all four fellas, VG, BS and Friends. (fun trivia: Jerry always had this way of sucking on his upper lip and zoning out, eyes half closed.) I think the SF venue was called Trois Couleurs.
Nothing short of genius. Gone too soon.
RIP Vince 37 years ago today
Vince Guaraldi and Erroll Garner are my favorite pianists of the 20th century.
May the two master pianists rest in peace.
❤🕊️🌺🙏❤🕊️🌺🙏🌅
My favorites too!!!
My friends, if you didn't know, that's how real Bossa used to be played in the 60's. The loud instrument is called an Agogo, a metal cone used a lot in samba. Since Bossa Nova players at the time didn't want to strive away too much from the traditional samba, they applied many of the instruments used in samba music. True, in this version of Outra Vez the musicians could have played the Agogo a little further from the microphone, just as a soft background beat marker. Since this was a live recording there was no way to edit the sound. However, the drummer might be the one producing the Agogo sound. But it was good anyway, wasn't it?
correct my friend. I went to school for audio-engineer and frequency filters would not be patented for like another 3 years, and not produced for like a total of 6
and while I agree that, in a modern live recording, I would place the agogo further away, or do something to reduce it's prominence like... I wouldn't have wanted them to in this recording. for a lot of people, this was the first televised exposure to any form of jazz that wasn't US born. (I know some people get really upset when I call Bossa Nova jazz, but both US jazz and Bossa Nova are so heavily influenced by ragtime, that I just think from a music theory perspective, they are both jazz.)
I absolutely love this style of bossa nova. I alway thought Vince never got enough credit for his role in opening up this sublime and wonderful style of music to the US.
Saw him mid 60s in Seattle. Spectacular
gracias por decir el nombre de esa instrumento jaja. el nombre siempre me ocupa
Maurice C. Muller-Quinhoneiro thanks for explaining , I know more about this now , I thought the drummer was a Sub Milton banana , but from your comments I'll listen to Mr banana with new knowledge , sincerely , thanks !
I have to put this on my JBL’s , sumptuous gorgeous
Boy what great music. Even better to see in video too.
Vince Guaraldi is simply the best. His sound is so identifiable and so beautiful. Absolutely love this. Been listening to his music for a long time.
Guaraldi was one hell of a pianist. I like his solos much, melodic and swinging. Yeah!
Incrível registro do Bola Sete!
Mestre do violão brasileiro!
His music just makes you happy. Even as a child the Peanuts Soundtrack made me relax.
AMAZING....so thrilled to have stumbled upon this...I have loved Vince Guaraldi ever since my Mom played his records when I was a child...many decades later....he continues to be one of my favourite musicians...and...yes...Bolo Sete is MARVELOUS..Thank you for sharing this !!
I keep going back to this one because this combo has just such a fantastic smoothness to it. Outra Vez is one of those bossa nova standards you can really get lost in, and Bola Sete's precision combined with Vince's distinctive, gliding phrasing is just such a delight.
What a treasure they all were!
This is REAL musicianship at it's finest,nothing computer generated and done with raw uncut unfiltered talent.I was only 13 when Vince died but i remember it like yesterday.May he always rest in peace
Wow!!😍😍 This is such a beautiful and breezy, driving with you hair caressed in the wind kind of music 🎶
I've been hooked on this for the past few years now. I really appreciate it.
Wow.... A forgotten gem.....
People... It gets no betta than this !!! 😊 Thank you Mr. Guraldi.
DAAAAAMMMN that run he did at 2:36!
I read this comment just as he started the run. I am a little breathless at the synchronicity.
Fantastic
Jazz cannot be defined any better....guaraldi and sete. Smooth man ....
Vince is the reason for my love of jazz music ❤️ nothing warms my heart and eases my mind than listening to his music. Would of loved to seen him in concert, thank you Vince
@ Stacy M. - I've been listening to jazz for some forty or more years now, ever since discovering it as a teenager in the late 1970s. During all that time, I have heard and seen (in person and on recordings and in videos) hundreds of artists, including all of the biggest names, and even after all of that, Vince Guaraldi remains one of my absolute favorites. Indeed, even though I already play guitar and bass, listening to him makes me wish I could play piano. Even his improvisations sound composed and thought-out ahead of time, they are are so perfect and gem-like. And his sound was wonderful; he always got such a nice tone out of the instrument with that touch of his.
@@GeorgiaBoy1961 That’s awesome! You should definitely learn how to play piano :-) I played piano when I was a kid but I never stuck with it. When I was in high school, I learned how to play guitar. I would like to get back into it as well. I’m glad I’m not the only person who has a great taste in music :-) Cheers!
@@stacymarlene4148 - Hi there! Thanks for writing. Piano interests me, but we'll see if I have enough fuel in the tank or not to think about that. I'm sort of an old man now. Not sure I want to think about reading notation and all of that at my age. Well, sight-reading, is what I mean. I'd maybe learn enough to get by.
You'd be surprised how many famous and brilliant pianists - especially in the genres other than classical music - don't read notation or read it only sparingly. Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Erroll Garner, and so on.
Guitar is a wonderful instrument, and I don't regret learning it, but it demands so much of you in terms of just learning how to produce good clean tone and articulation, and that's before you master its other intricacies. The genius of jazz guitar, Wes Montgomery, was once asked by an interviewer if he practiced while touring, and he famously replied, "I just open up the guitar case and throw in a piece of meat once in a while...."
Piano is no less-demanding, but it is demanding perhaps in somewhat different ways. Everything is there for you. Rhythm, harmony, melody. Whereas a guitarist has to lose one hand to select/fret the notes, the pianist does not and can thus do more in terms of accompanying himself and others. And unless you are a complete foul-up, it is reasonably easy to project a decent sound and tone from a good piano.
Did I say I love drums, too?? ; ) And trumpet, and saxophone, and.....
Twenty years ago, I had to beg a university professor of Portuguese to write down the lyrics to "Ipanema" from the Getz/Gilberto LP, because I couldn't find the sheet music where I lived. Now, between Google and TH-cam I can find almost every Bossa I can think of, and watch them covered by brilliant performers like these fellows. The 21st Century has its perqs.
I wish I could hear this kind of music somewhere and sometimes in public, but, sadly I never do. What usually gets played, where background music is played, makes me cringe, or just vote with my feet. Thank God I can find it here, record it, and play it in my car when I have to take a trip, or at home on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
My sentiments exactly!
But I'd kill for actual .wav files...
Such glistening clarity on that piano....just amazing
just give me a drink with a small umbrella in it, please, and I'll be some where else.....GREAT STUFF!!!!
Music brings us all together no matter your creed your age your colour...
The joy it instills has no boundaries ...
Never will we ever seen style perfectionist again as Vince....
Aplausos do Brasil para Bola Sete!
This is desert island music for me... could listen to this forever. Just so soothing and full of life at the same time. God Bless Bola and Vince. Admittedly, I love Bossa music, but discovered Vince from The Peanuts music. 🤣
--at 3:10 to about 3:15 he throws in a Linus & Lucy phrase --believe it or not --what the heck? It's just tremendous --
brazilian guitarrist :Pride! greetings
This song introduced me to jazz, it will always be a classic. This piece means so much to me, its one of those songs that makes me contemplate how effective music can be
I love this....and WHY are there 30 thumbs down. WHAT THE HELL did those 30 people expect when they clicked on this video?
maybe they thought they were making their mark in life , letting everybody know how shitty of a life they lead to bring them down so low to do something that stupid
Lovely, absolutely lovely.
Wow, Vince and his trio with the awesome and great Bola Sete. I drink a little and smoke a cigar here and there, so I'm absolutely not passing judgement here, but too bad Vince was a three pack a day cigarette guy. He loved to smoke and he cut out at the age of 47 years old. Or, more accurately --- 47 years young. Four young pros playing live. A beautiful thing indeed.
They had such a wonderful sound when they played together. Pure peace
Vince Guiraldi was a pure BEAST!!!!
Angels could fly on the beautiful cosmic musical waves this great expression of ALL these great magicians gives to us
so generously...
madly beautiful
Words fail me, it's just so fine...
So beautiful...this music takes me to another time, another place and a whole new memory.
Love this! The two of them together … so chill
grazie per queste testimonianze
QUe orgulho do Vince Guaraldi tocar junto de Bola Sete. Lenda, infelizmente mais um artista da terrinha mais conhecido lá fora que dentro de seu próprio país
Yeah, I'm digging this!
So Cooooooool !!!!!!
Snoopy approves!
1963 a golden age of jazz
Such a great performance. That sound is too pure for today.
Bola Sete looks so joyful!
Guaraldi also plated for Cal Tjader! Excellent Jazz n Latin Jazz pianist!
Great! Thank you for showing a video of V.G.
V.G. plays piano soooo perfectly softly, he has excellent style with perfect rhythm. They wrap this song gently around your soul and take you away from reality for almost 8 minutes. Perfecto!!!
Sete was having so much fun playing..You can see it on his face
A beautiful song performed by consummate professionals.They seem to play with little or no effort
Thanks for posting this awesome footage. The best.
Absolutely beautiful , tranquil and sensual ! Vince and Bola were a gift to us all , real musicianship quietly executed with no tricks. So love this ! "BRILLIANTE" !!!
Awesome. Jerry Granelli on the drum kit. He is still at it in his senior years, performing and teaching workshops in Halifax, NS during the Halifax Jazz festival. It is a treat to see a video of his younger self.
Vince is fuckin pure magic....and how much before his time is Sete...Playin guitar like that in 1963
+John Staiano "Before his time?" He was exactly of his time. That era was the era of this style of playing. Ever heard of Brazil? Bossa Nova? There is a treasure trove for you to discover, and it's from THEN, not now.
He was one of the inventors...and its still played today...thats what makes him before his time...I dont need any lessons on guitar styles buddy...but thanks for your input
+John Staiano Have you heard of Joao Pernambuco, Dilermando Reis, Canhoto, Garoto, Luiz Bonfa, Paulinho Nogueira, Baden Powell, Laurindo Almeida? They made brasilian guitar history. Sete Bola was a great follower who made his money on the jazz scene. Great musician nevertheless!
+nyfaoctober I have heard of a few of them. Some way before my time. Antonio Carlos Jobim was and is my main introduction to bossa nova. Thank you for the information on some of the real fore fathers.
+John Staiano Jobim is the master of bossa-nova, no contest, as for Brazilian guitar history that's an other subject.
What an awesome talent he was. Someone needs to do a Vince Guraldi life story.
Like PBS American Masters. That would be epic. All that I’ve read about him is that he was a great guy, nice and very much missed.
The perfect vibe for a dinning soundtrack.
So sublime that it brought me to tears.
You gotta luv youtube for these gems!!! Wooow🖤
Amazing sound quality