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Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends

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Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1964
RecordedAugust 1963
StudioFantasy Recording Studios, San Francisco, California
GenreLatin jazz
Length33:51
LabelFantasy
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(1963)
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  1. "Days of Wine and Roses[1]"
    Released: 1964
Alternate cover
Fantasy 2000 CD release cover art

Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (stylized as Vince Guaraldi \ Bola Sete \ and Friends) is a collaboration between pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete released in January 1964 by Fantasy Records. It was Guaraldi's fourth studio album and the first of three studio collaborations with Sete.

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
Five Cents Please[1]

Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, praising Guaraldi and Sete for fluidly combining their styles.[2]

Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang offered equal praise, stating that Guaraldi and Sete represented "the perfect musical marriage," adding that Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends is the "most consistent" of their three album collaborations.[1]

Cashbox cited the album as a Jazz Pick: "Here's a delightful musical marriage spotlighting the distinctive musical talents of Bola Sete and Vince Guaraldi ... The two jazzmen compliment each other as they turn in superlative renditions of 'Days of Wine and Roses,' 'Star Song' and 'Moon Rays.' Loads of sales potential here."[4]

In 2000, Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends was issued on CD coupled with Live at El Matador (1966) as Vince & Bola.

Track listing

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Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Days of Wine and Roses"Henry Mancini5:20
2."Star Song"
  • Vince Guaraldi
  • William Siden
4:46
3."Mambossa"Luiz Claudio de Castro; arr. by Bola Sete[1]8:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moon Rays"Horace Silver7:05
2."Casaba" (aka "Jambo's")Vince Guaraldi7:55
Total length:33:51

Personnel

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Vince Guaraldi Trio
Additional

Release history

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Country Date Label Format Catalogue number
United States 1963 Fantasy Mono LP 3356
Stereo LP 8356

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "Vince Guaraldi/Bola Sete & Friends". Allmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ "Album Reviews: Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends". Cashbox. January 25, 1964. p. 26.
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