Greatest Hits is the second compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released in 1980 in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Background Released four years after Guaraldi's death from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, Greatest Hits was Fantasy Records' attempt to gather the pianist's best known songs, picking up from where the 1964 compilation album Jazz Impressions left off. As the album was issued by Fantasy, it excluded tracks from Guaraldi's three Warner Bros.-Seven Arts releases (Oh Good Grief!, The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi, Alma-Ville) as well as Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (1967) released on Guaraldi's own D&D record label.
Greatest Hits was repackaged and expanded for CD release on July 11, 1989, with a different cover and one additional track culled from the album From All Sides (1965).
Track listing Original 1980 vinyl/cassette issue For the vinyl/cassette release, 45 single edit versions of "Days of Wine and Roses", "Samba de Orpheus" and "Zelao" were utilized, while the shorter version of "Christmas Time Is Here" with vocals was included.
1989 CD release For the CD release, "Days of Wine and Roses", "Samba de Orpheus" and "Zelao" were restored to their original album lengths, while the longer, instrumental version of "Christmas Time Is Here" was featured. "Ginza Samba" was also added as a bonus track.
† = bonus track
Personnel Credits adapted from 1989 CD liner notes.
Vince Guaraldi – piano Bola Sete – guitar Eddie Duran – guitar Monty Budwig – double bass Fred Marshall – double bass Colin Bailey – drums Nick Martinez – drums Jerry Granelli – drums Lee Charlton – drums Bill Fitch – congas Benny Velarde – timbales ; güiro
Additional Gene Santoro – liner notes
References
See also Vince Guaraldi discography List of songs recorded by Vince Guaraldi List of cover versions of Vince Guaraldi songs Lee Mendelson Film Productions
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