It was as a member of Tjader’s new trio that Guaraldi entered the studio in November 1951 and made his recorded debut on The Cal Tjader Trio, released as a 10″ LP on the Fantasy label. Yeah, no pressure there.Įventually Guaraldi’s Bay Area connections brought him into contact with Cal Tjader, a vibraphonist and early proponent of Latin jazz. His main duty? Filling in for piano legend Art Tatum in between sets. He played a number of low-profile gigs at weddings and tiny venues before receiving his first big break as the intermission pianist at a place called the Black Hawk. This is by no means a comprehensive discography (although this site is), but rather it highlights his most important/interesting work and is a great place to start if you want to build a Guaraldi collection.īy the early 1950s, Vince Guaraldi (born in San Francisco on July 17, 1928) was already one busy musician. There’s great music to be found in each area to be sure, so I definitely recommend trying a little bit of each category. These categories are not meant to be rigidly applied, but for the novice I think it makes more sense this way. For this primer of Guaraldi’s recorded output, I’ve categorized his music into three main areas rather than go with a strictly chronological approach.
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