Alma-Ville
1969 studio album by Vince Guaraldi
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| Studio album by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
| Released | December 1969 | |||
| Recorded | October 1969 | |||
| Studio | Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 43:44 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts | |||
| Producer | Shorty Rogers | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Five Cents Please | [2] |
Alma-Ville is the 12th and final studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, released in the U.S. by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in December 1969.
Background
Vince Guaraldi's final three albums released during his lifetime were recorded for Warner Bros.-Seven Arts after spending considerable time struggling to extricate himself from Fantasy Records.[1] Warner signed Guaraldi to a three-record deal, and insisted that his inaugural release consist of his Peanuts songs. Guaraldi responded with new renditions of eight of his most popular scores from those programs on his first release, Oh Good Grief!.[3] Guaraldi was then given complete artistic control over his sophomore, self-produced Warner effort, The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi, resulting in an unfocused and overindulgent album that was not well received by both critics and consumers.[2]
At Warner's insistence, arranger Shorty Rogers was recruited to produce Guaraldi's final album, Alma-Ville. The album includes a cover of The Beatles’ song "Eleanor Rigby", which Guaraldi had been regularly performing during his live sets.[2] The album's title track is a new recording of a song originally recorded earlier for the album Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962).[2]
Reception
Though deemed a focused improvement over The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi, Warner Bros. lost interest in Guaraldi and did not promote Alma-Ville, letting him go at the end of their three-record deal.[4] Both The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi and Alma-Ville fell into obscurity, with Oh Good Grief! remaining in print and a steady seller due to the perpetual popularity of the Peanuts franchise.[2]
A remastered edition of Alma-Ville was released on July 6, 2018, by Omnivore Recordings as part of the 2-CD set The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "The Masked Marvel" | Featured in the Peanuts prime-time television special It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969); re-released on North Beach (2006) with extended fade-out | 5:20 | |
| 2. | "Cristo Redentor" | Duke Pearson | 4:51 | |
| 3. | "Detained in San Ysidro" | 3:33 | ||
| 4. | "Eleanor Rigby" | new recording; original version released on Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (1967) | 5:13 | |
| 5. | "Uno Y Uno" | 2:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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| 6. | "Alma-Ville" | new recording; original version released on Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962) | 4:35 | |
| 7. | "Rio From the Air" | 6:15 | ||
| 8. | "Watch What Happens" (from the film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) | 4:14 | ||
| 9. | "Jambo’s" | new recording; original version released as "Casaba" with Bola Sete on Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964) | 7:29 | |
| Total length: | 43:44 | |||
Session information
Credits adapted from remastered 2018 CD liner notes.
| "The Masked Marvel"
"Detained in San Ysidro"
"Uno Y Uno"
"Alma-Ville"
"Rio From the Air"
"Watch What Happens"
"Jambo’s"
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References
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Alma-Ville at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Alma-Ville". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. The Complete Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Recordings at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Kyle, Joseph (October 3, 2018). "Vince Guaraldi: The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings (Omnivore)". therecoup.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
External links
- Alma-Ville at Discogs (list of releases)
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- 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)
- 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)
- In Person (1963)
- At Grace Cathedral (1965)
- Live on the Air (2008)
- An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet (2011)
- 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)
- "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)
- 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)
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