The Navy Swings is a live performance album by pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete, released in April 2010 by V.A.G. Publishing. The release contains four separate 15-minute Go Navy! The Navy Swings radio shows performed for the U.S. Navy during May and June 1965.

The Navy Swings
Live album by
ReleasedApril 2010
RecordedMay–June 1965[1]
Genre
Length54:04
LabelV.A.G. Publishing
ProducerDavid Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi chronology
The Definitive Vince Guaraldi
(2009)
The Navy Swings
(2010)
Peanuts Portraits
(2010)
Bola Sete chronology
Windspell
(2008)
The Navy Swings
(2010)
The Kitchen Tapes
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Five Cents Please[1]

Background

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Go Navy! The Navy Swings was a weekly, jazz-themed, 15-minute public service radio show broadcast between 1957 and 1970. Hosting duties were split between George Fenneman, Jack Haskell and Don Wilson, each who introduced the weekly guests and allowed them to perform a short concert consisting of three or four songs. The performance then concluded with a message from a U.S. Navy recruiter. The Vince Guaraldi Trio and Bola Sete recorded four separate performances for the series.[1]

Track listing

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Program One
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."The Navy Swings Title Theme and Introduction, Brief Chat" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi Trio0:56
2."Cast Your Fate to the Wind"Vince GuaraldiVince Guaraldi Trio3:11
3."Recruitment Public Service Announcement" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete1:26
4."Choro"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited); adapted by Vince GuaraldiVince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete2:41
5."Chat, Recruitment Public Service Announcement" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Bola Sete1:28
6."The Girl from Ipanema"Vince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete3:41
7."Chat" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi0:41
Program Two
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
8."Mr. Lucky"Henry ManciniVince Guaraldi Trio2:02
9."Recruitment Public Service Announcement, Chat" Don Wilson, Bola Sete1:13
10."Days of Wine and Roses"Henry ManciniVince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete2:48
11."Chat" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete0:43
12."Limehouse Blues"Philip BrahamVince Guaraldi Trio2:26
13."Recruitment Public Service Announcement" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi0:46
14."I Could Write a Book"Richard RodgersVince Guaraldi Trio2:23
15."Chat" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete0:43
Program Three
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
16."Samba de Orpheus"Luiz BonfáVince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete3:29
17."Recruitment Public Service Announcement, Chat" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete1:24
18."Star Song"
  • Vince Guaraldi
  • William Siden
Vince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete3:41
19."Chat, Recruitment Public Service Announcement" Don Wilson, Bola Sete0:56
20."Valsa De Uma Cidade (Waltz of a City)"
Bola Sete with Tom Beeson and Lee Charlton3:01
21."Chat" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi0:25
Program Four
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
22."What Kind of Fool Am I?"Vince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete2:47
23."Recruitment Public Service Announcement, Chat" Don Wilson, Bola Sete1:14
24."One-Note Samba"Antônio Carlos JobimBola Sete2:18
25."Chat" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete0:34
26."Lollipops and Roses"Tony VelonaVince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete2:38
27."Recruitment Public Service Announcement" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi0:42
28."What Is This Thing Called Love?"Cole PorterVince Guaraldi Trio & Bola Sete2:20
29."Chat, The Navy Swings Closing Theme" Don Wilson, Vince Guaraldi Trio1:27
Total length:54:04

Personnel

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Credits adapted from CD liner notes.

Vince Guaraldi Trio

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: The Navy Swings". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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