Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus is the third album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released in 1962 on Fantasy Records. It is considered Guaraldi's breakthrough album.
| Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | ||||
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| Studio album by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
| Released | April 18, 1962 November 18, 2022 (60th anniversary edition) | |||
| Recorded | November 1961 February 1962 | |||
| Studio | KQED television studio, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:11 (original 1962 release) 61:44 (2010 remaster) 120:05 (60th anniversary edition) | |||
| Label | Fantasy (US) Vocalion (UK) | |||
| Producer | Nick Phillips (2010 remaster) | |||
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| Singles from Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
Later pressings with placement of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and album title reversed | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| Five Cents Please | |
| New Record Mirror | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
The album contains both original compositions and covers of songs from the 1959 French/Brazilian film Black Orpheus which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It spawned the hit single "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", which won the 1963 Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition.
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