Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus

Jazz impression of Black Orpheus. In the early 60s, the Brazilian import called bossa nova swept through jazz. The music's most prominent composer was Antoinio Carlos Jobim, and his score for the 1959 motion picture Black Orpheus was packed with songs adopted by jazz musicians. Vince Guaraldi was one of the earliest to grasp the possibilities of bossa nova and recorded four of the Black Orpheus pieces in this 1962 album. He also played two standards and two of his own compositions. One of those originals was a pleasantly rhythmic little melody called "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," which cut like a beam of sunshine through the pop music gloom of the day, beat the odds against quality music and illuminated the upper regions of the national sales charts for nearly half a year.

Originally released in 1962.

Vince Guaraldi, piano
Colin Bailey, drums
Monty Budwig, bass