The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi

The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi
Studio album by Vince Guaraldi Sextet
Released	August 1964
Recorded	Mid-1963
Studio	Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz Latin jazz West Coast jazz World Fusion Jazz piano
Length	31:36
Label	Fantasy
Vince Guaraldi Sextet chronology
Vince Guaraldi/Bola Sete and Friends (1964) The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964) Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964)
Singles from The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi
"Treat Street"/"Mr. Lucky" Released: 1964

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The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi is an album by Vince Guaraldi released by Fantasy Records in 1964. In a departure from his standard jazz output, Guaraldi combined elements of Brazilian and Caribbean styles of Latin jazz, utilizing a string quartet on several tracks.

A remastered edition was released on CD in March 1996.

Track listing

The following track listing is for the original 1964 vinyl release. All tracks written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mr. Lucky" (Henry Mancini)	2:53
2.	"What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)	4:05
3.	"Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)	3:20
4.	"Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.)	4:12

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Treat Street"	2:59
2.	"Star Song"	3:37
3.	"Whirlpool"	3:51
4.	"Dor Que Faz Doer" (Luiz Bonfá)	2:50
5.	"Brasilia"	3:49

Reception

AllMusic critic Richard S. Ginell commented that the album contains "Brazilian and Caribbean strains of Latin jazz, garnished now and then by an outboard string quartet," praising Guaraldi’s piano work is "hauntingly melodic, impulsively swinging, and unmistakable for anyone else's."

Personnel

The Vince Guaraldi Sextet

• Vince Guaraldi – piano
• Eddie Duran – guitar
• Fred Marshall – bass
• Jerry Granelli – drums
• Bill Fitch – congas
• Benny Velarde – timbales