Jazz Impressions is the first compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi. The compilation was released in March 1964.

Jazz Impressions
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 1964
Recorded1955 – 1958
Genre
Length36:56
LabelFantasy
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends
(1964)
Jazz Impressions
(1964)
The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Five Cents Please[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Background

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In an effort to capitalize on the unexpected success of the song "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" two years prior, Fantasy Records hastily compiled what Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang referred to as "something of a clandestine 'greatest hits' collection."[2] All songs included were culled from Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956) and A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958). Fantasy belatedly released what they considered a true "greatest hits" collection in 1980, four years after Guaraldi's death. That album, simply titled Greatest Hits, picked up where Jazz Impressions left off, collecting songs from the remainder of Guaraldi's Fantasy catalogue.[2]

Fantasy re-released Jazz Impressions in 1975 and 1987. It was remastered for CD release in 1995.[2]

Track listing

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Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Django"John LewisVince Guaraldi Trio (1956)4:55
2."Fenwyck's Farfel"Vince GuaraldiVince Guaraldi Trio4:07
3."Yesterdays"Jerome KernA Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1957)3:50
4."Room at the Bottom" (originally titled "Like a Mighty Rose"[2])Vince GuaraldiA Flower Is a Lovesome Thing4:30
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
5."A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing"Billy StrayhornA Flower Is a Lovesome Thing5:37
6."Willow Weep for Me"Ann RonellA Flower Is a Lovesome Thing5:14
7."Autumn Leaves"Joseph KosmaA Flower Is a Lovesome Thing4:22
8."Three Coins in the Fountain"Vince Guaraldi Trio4:06
Total length:36:56

Personnel

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Credits adapted from 1995 CD liner notes.

Vince Guaraldi Trio
Additional
  • Grover Sales Jr. – liner notes

References

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  1. ^ Jazz Impressions at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Jazz Impressions". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire wo. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.