Vince Guaraldi Trio – Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus – Small Batch One-Step LP

Details

Numbered, Limited Edition Small Batch Series One-Step Pressing!
All-Analog Mastering by Bernie Grundman from the Original Master Tapes!
Pressed on Neotech VR900 180g Vinyl at RTI!

Vince Guaraldi Trio’s GRAMMY Award-winning, breakthrough albumJazz Impressions of Black Orpheusis the fourth release in Craft’s Small Batch seriesa carefully curated one-step lacquer process collection that’s devoted to creating the highest quality reissues of legendary recordings from Craft’s vast catalog.

As with previous Small Batch pressings,Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheuswas cut from its original analog tapes by legendary engineer Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI using Neotech’s VR900 compound and a one-step lacquer processas opposed to the standard three-step processallowing for the utmost level of musical detail, clarity, and dynamics while reducing the amount of surface noise on the record. The limited nature of these pressings guarantees that each record is a true representation of the original lacquer and is as close as the listener can get to the original recording.

Released in April 1962,Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheusmade Guaraldi a household namethanks, in large part, to the irresistible sounds of “Cast Your Fate to the Wind.” In 1963, the song earned Guaraldi a GRAMMY for “Best Original Jazz Composition.” Over the years, it would be covered by a range of artists, including Quincy Jones, George Benson, Allen Toussaint, the James Gang, and Mel Torm (who added lyrics). Perhaps most famously, however, the tune caught the ear of television producer Lee Mendelson, who was searching for a musician to score a documentary aboutPEANUTS creator Charles M. Schulz and his popular comic strip. While the film was never released, Guaraldi recorded the soundtrack toA Charlie Brown Christmasthe following yearcreating one of the best-selling jazz and holiday albums of all time in the process.

This Small Batch edition is limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. Each pressing is individually numbered and encased in a foil-stamped, linen-wrapped slipcase featuring an acrylic inset of the original artwork. The vinyl discextractable through a unique, frictionless ribbon pull-tabis housed in a reproduction of the album’s original, tip-on jacket and protected by an archival-quality, anti-static, non-scratching inner sleeve. Rounding out the package are new liner notes by Derrick Bang, the foremost Guaraldi historian and author ofVince Guaraldi at the Piano(McFarland & Company).

Features

• Numbered, Limited Edition – 3,000 Copies Worldwide
• Small Batch Series
• Neotech VR900 180g Vinyl LP
• One-Step Lacquer Process
• All-Analog Mastering by Bernie Grundman from the Original Master Tapes
• Foil-Stamped, Linen-Wrapped Slipcase
• Liner Notes by Derrick Bang, the Foremost Guaraldi Historian
• Acrylic Insert of the Original Artwork
• Vinyl Disc Extractable via a Unique, Frictionless Ribbon Pull-Tab
• Reproduction of the Original Tip-On Jacket
• Archival-Quality, Anti-Static, Non-Scratching Inner Sleeve

Musicians

Selections

Side One:

1. Samba de Orpheus
2. Manha de Carnaval
3. O Nosso Amor
4. Generique

Side Two:

1. Cast Your Fate to the Wind
2. Moon River
3. Alma-Ville
4. Since I Fell for You