Saturday, June 7, 2014

Tjazz by Tjader

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Effective research isn't merely about hours spent in dusty library microfilm rooms, or chasing vague leads via Internet searches; it...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Swingin' singles

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Life brings constant surprises. That's a good thing; it would be terrible to wake one morning, realizing that the world offered no mor...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Dr. Funk's first Golden Anniversary disc

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Guaraldi fans have two new items to put on their wish lists ... assuming said fans haven't already picked 'em up. On Tuesday, May ...
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Friday, May 2, 2014

A rose by any other name ... is mis-identified

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The Internet giveth, and it also taketh away. I've previous ranted about Wikipedia's pernicious role in the publication and subse...
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Friday, April 11, 2014

The other Ella

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Hang onto your hats, kids; this one's huge . Guaraldi backed a number of female singers during the early stages of his career. He memo...
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Sunday, April 6, 2014

A visit with the Doc

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Guaraldi continues to elicit interest from jazz critics and historians, which of course is marvelous. Late last year, I was contacted by Ric...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

When did Vince become Guaraldi?

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Public records are amazing. Information about Guaraldi's childhood is sketchy, despite his mother's devotion to her only child. Ca...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Orange is the New Gold

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We're coming up on a couple of important anniversaries for Guaraldi's Peanuts music, and the first will land in about six weeks. G...
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Friday, March 21, 2014

A Man Called Charlie Brown

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In a brief untitled squib that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on March 13, 1964, jazz columnist Ralph Gleason mentioned that Vince...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The score, the whole score, and nothing but the score...

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[Important note: Although the information below was accurate when originally posted, is has been superseded by 2022's deluxe, five-dis...
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