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

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Chart action: The 2024 holiday season

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After 2023 produced only a single vinyl edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas , we wondered if the "multiple variants" fad had conc...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Egg-citing news!

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Guaraldi’s full score for 1974’s It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown will be available for purchase on on March 21. The album can be pre-...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Last-minute stocking stuffers?

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Two new albums debuted this month, definitely of interest to Guaraldi fans. In addition to this post, both also have been added (after the f...
Sunday, December 1, 2024

The sincerest form of flattery: 2024 update

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This post originally appeared back in December 2012, and was updated in 2016 and 2019. Although it deserves a fresh update this year — thank...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

A Jolly Guaraldi Holiday 2024

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As Charlie Brown would say, Good grief! Talk about a growth industry... By mid-December last year, this annual round-up of Guaraldi-themed c...
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Monday, November 4, 2024

Heart and soul!

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Valentine's Day will come early next year. January 17 will see the first-ever release of Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack to Be My Valent...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Pumpkin Jazz

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Thanks to the long-awaited 2022 release of Guaraldi's soundtrack to It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown , a few of the groups that...
Saturday, September 14, 2024

Vince on the Web: 2024 update

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This topic hasn't been revisited since 2014, and it's definitely time for another look. Rather than link back to that earlier post, ...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The campaign heats up!

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  Back in the spring and summer of 1972, as presidential contenders Richard Nixon and George McGovern jockeyed for advantage, an increasingl...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

This Election features a different McCain!

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Heath Holland, host of the pop-culture podcast  Cereal at Midnight , has been delivering marvelously passionate shows about Lee Mendelson Fi...
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