Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus [Gold CD]

Vince Guaraldi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD
• Label: Dcc Compact Classics
• ASIN: B000000173
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #492,722 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Samba de Orfeu

2. Manha de Carnaval

3. O Nosso Amor (Our Love)

4. Générique

5. Cast Your Fate to the Wind

6. Moon River

7. Alma-Ville

8. Since I Fell for You

Customer Reviews

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For The True Jazz Affecianado, July 4, 2000

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Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus) (Audio CD)

As a Jazz musician, often I'm forced to play certain tunes from the Bossa Wave to the point that they might have been cute and catchy the first million times I heard them, but after a while, its like enough is enough. Then, a cat like Horace Silver or Herbie Hancock might come along, and show you what a bad cat Jobim really was. - - "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" falls in that catagory. Its not really a bossa album per se. Jobim was a brilliant melodist. If you ever have a chance, rent Black Orpheus and that catchy rhythmic melody from Samba De Orpheus will probably be rattling around your head for atleast a month. - - Vince G. takes those melodies and swings out with a slick soul Jazz edge - - Despite the fact that its straight ahead trio Jazz, the title song launched the album straight up the pop charts for almost a half a year. Vince Guaraldi may not come to mind when names like Ramsey Lewis and Cannonball Adderly are brought to mind, but this is a definitely a heavy swinging Jazz combo and well worth getting if you dig that sound. Incidently, you'll probably recognize the haunting Manha De Carnaval as the tune better known now as Black Orpheus, and with Guaraldi's commanding playing, backed by Monty Budwig on bass and Colin Bailey on drums, its definitely one of the best versions I've heard date.)

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joyous!, November 27, 2000

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G. Greene - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus) (Audio CD)

When I first saw the Brazillian movie "Black Orpheus" in the 1960s (it won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1959), I was taken not only with a wonderful modern-day retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Euridyce but also with the fabulous music that pulsed through it. The Bonfa/Jobim score has an incredible energy, and Guaraldi's jazz interpretation of it is sheer joy. "Manha de Carnaval" was popularized in the U.S. by vocalist Jack Jones, under the name of "A Day in the Life of a Fool."

Not only do you get the marvelous Orpheus music on this CD, you also get "Cast your Fate to the Wind," one of the finest jazz classics of the 60s.

Guaraldi, most famous for his "Peanuts" music, had a great talent that extended far beyond that, and this fabulous CD showcases his wonderful jazz interpretations.

If you want to hear music and playing that will make your spirits soar, buy this album!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Jazz Albums of All Time, July 19, 2002

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Steven R. Seim "Steve Seim" (Beaver Dam, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus) (Audio CD)

With "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus," Vince Guaraldi created one of the most original, recognizable, and joyous sounds in piano jazz. (Perhaps only Thelonious Monk is more instantly recognizable.) The lively keyboard work, the sympathetic rhythm section, the Latin flourishes, the tender ballads, and the playful swinging all come together to create an instant classic. Extremely accessible, "Black Orpheus" is an excellent selection to get a friend interested in jazz - or to introduce yourself to America's classical music. A masterpiece!