North Beach is a compilation album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to Vince Guaraldi and Friends) released by D & D Records (Guaraldi's label) in January 2006. The album is a mix of previously unreleased studio and live recordings taped in mid-1970s.[1]
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Released | January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19) | |||
Recorded | 1969–1976 | |||
Venue | Jazz clubs based in North Beach, San Francisco, California | |||
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Length | 51:45 | |||
Label | D & D | |||
Producer | David Guaraldi | |||
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In the mid-2000s, Vince Guaraldi's son, David Guaraldi, worked to restore a wealth of unreleased live recorded material from his father's archives.[1] The recordings on North Beach were taped in a variety of studios and jazz clubs based in the North Beach region of San Francisco, California.[1]
The release features covers of Elton John's "Your Song" and Frank Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year".[2]
North Beach was released on CD only. It did not receive a vinyl release.[1]
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes | Length |
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1. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live) | recorded February 6, 1974[1] | 3:48 | |
2. | "Autumn Leaves" | Joseph Kosma | recorded October 8, 1973[3] | 7:17 |
3. | "Your Song" | recorded November 20, 1975[4] | 5:58 | |
4. | "Lucifer's Lady" (live) | 6:48 | ||
5. | "It Was a Very Good Year" | Ervin Drake | 7:31 | |
6. | "Linus and Lucy" (live) | recorded February 6, 1974[1] | 4:13 | |
7. | "Cabaret" (live) |
| recorded February 6, 1974[1] | 7:41 |
8. | "The Masked Marvel" | identical version featured on Alma-Ville (1969) with longer fade-out and louder mix[1] | 5:42 | |
9. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (alternate version) | most likely recorded January 1976[1] | 2:51 | |
Total length: | 51:45 |
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind", "Linus and Lucy" and "Cabaret" were re-released on Live on the Air (2008).[1][6]
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live)
"Lucifer's Lady" (live)
"It Was a Very Good Year" (live)
"Linus and Lucy" (live)
"Cabaret" (live)
"The Masked Marvel"
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live)
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