Vince Guaraldi Trio (album)


Vince Guaraldi Trio is the debut studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, released in the US by Fantasy Records in September 1956. It was recorded in San Francisco, California, in April 1956.

Critical reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on the "mild, unambitious variations on standards" and suggested that Duran was more prominent than Guaraldi. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that the pianist "swings lightly and with subtle creativity".
Guaraldi historian and author Derrick Bang noted that the "absence of drums contributes to the album's quieter sound, and Guaraldi displays none of the Latin-influenced touch that later would consume him, and very little of the energetic chops he delivered while working with the Woody Herman and Cal Tjader bands."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from album's original vinyl rear cover sleeve.
;The Vince Guaraldi Trio
;Additional