![]() ![]() Inspired by the 1959 French-Brazilian film Чорний Орфей (1959) (Black Orpheus) Guaraldi hit the studio with a new trio: Monty Budwig on bass, Colin Bailey on drums-and recorded his own interpretations of Antonio Carlos Jobim's haunting soundtrack music. Guaraldi toured in 1956 with Woody Herman's third Thundering Herd, replacing Nat Pierce on piano for one season. The original Vince Guaraldi Trio, with Eddie Duran and Dean Reilly, can be heard on two genuinely pleasant releases: "The Vince Guaraldi Trio" (1956) and "A Flower is a Lonesome Thing" (1957). It soon came to be recognized as the Guaraldi sound. ![]() In 1955, he put together his own trio: longtime friend Eddie Duran on guitar and Dean Reilly on bass-and tackled North Beach's bohemian-hungry club, where his piano work became a huge attraction. Guaraldi's first recorded work can be heard on "Vibratharpe," a 1953 release by the Cal Tjader Trio. ![]() He did minor gigs as well, such as weddings. Guaraldi was already performing while in college in such venues as the Black Hawk and Jackson's Nook, sometimes with the Chubby Jackson/Bill Harris band, other times in combos with Sonny Criss and Bill Harris. ![]() Born in San Francisco on July 17, 1928, Vince Guaraldi graduated from Lincoln High School and then San Francisco State College. ![]()
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