Impressions of Vince

Commentary, discussions and random thoughts about San Francisco-born jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, beloved by many — including those who recognize his music, but not his name — and affectionately known as Dr. Funk

Friday, October 18, 2019

The Eagle has landed

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As promoted in an earlier post , Vince Guaraldi was one of three recipients of this year’s National Music Council (NMC) American Eagle Awar...
Monday, July 22, 2019

A little of this, a little of that: Summer 2019

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Guaraldi's pop-culture relevance continues to shine... The Marvel TV series Legion featured two of his Peanuts tracks on the curren...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Los Gatos memories

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I live for letters like this one. It actually came to my 5CP blog partner Scott, who forwarded it to me; I immediately got in touch with t...
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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Loss of Faith

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Sad news from San Francisco. Faith Winthrop played a major role in Guaraldi's early career, working at his side for much of 1955 at ...
Friday, June 21, 2019

A fresh honor for Dr. Funk

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Guaraldi may have left us more than 40 years ago, but his legacy remains as vibrant today, as it was during his lifetime … if not even more...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

A heaping helping of Vince

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It's worth mentioning that Amazon, iTunes and Google Play have made just about all of Guaraldi’s catalogue (as leader) available for ...
Friday, April 5, 2019

The Peanuts Concerto debuts!

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Composer Dick Tunney, left, holds his 70-page score as pianist Jeffrey Biegel prepares to join the members of Orchestra Kentucky for the a...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

It's almost concerto time!

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At last, a proper press release! (You'd think one would have appeared long before now...) Reprinted here, in its entirety: *******...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Concerto-izing, Episode 4

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The all-important manuscript, in its completed glory! We’re rapidly approaching the world premiere of Nashville-based musician, compose...
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Sunday, December 23, 2018

End-of-the-year tidbits

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A few items that have been idling in the to-do pile... Guaraldi's good friend and champion Charles "Chuck" Gompertz died Oct...
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