| Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 – 1966 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:23 (vinyl, cassette) 57:14 (CD) | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
Fantasy 1989 CD release cover art
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Five Cents Please | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Greatest Hits is the second compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released in 1980 in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Released four years after Guaraldi's death from a heart attack, Greatest Hits was Fantasy Records' attempt to gather the pianist's best known songs, picking up from where the 1964 compilation album Jazz Impressions left off. As the album was issued by Fantasy, it excluded tracks from Guaraldi's three Warner Bros.-Seven Arts releases (Oh Good Grief!, The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi, Alma-Ville) as well as Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (1967) released on Guaraldi's own D&D record label.[2]
Greatest Hits was repackaged and expanded for CD release on July 11, 1989, with a different cover and one additional track culled from the album From All Sides (1965).[1][2]
For the vinyl/cassette release, 45 single edit versions of "Days of Wine and Roses", "Samba de Orpheus" and "Zelao" were utilized, while the shorter version of "Christmas Time Is Here" with vocals was included.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Vince Guaraldi | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962) | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Treat Street" | Vince Guaraldi | The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964) | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Mr. Lucky" | Henry Mancini | The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi | 2:52 |
| 4. | "I'm a Loser" (live) |
| Live at El Matador (1966) | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Days of Wine and Roses" (single edit) | Henry Mancini | Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964) | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Star Song" |
| Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Outra Vez" (live) | Antônio Carlos Jobim | In Person (1963) | 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Samba de Orpheus" (single edit) | Luiz Bonfá | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Manhã de Carnaval" | Luiz Bonfá | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | 5:45 |
| 3. | "Zelao" (live, single edit) | Sérgio Ricardo | In Person | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Oh, Good Grief" |
| Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Linus and Lucy" | Vince Guaraldi | Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (vocal) |
| A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 39:23 | |||
For the CD release, "Days of Wine and Roses", "Samba de Orpheus" and "Zelao" were restored to their original album lengths, while the longer, instrumental version of "Christmas Time Is Here" was featured. "Ginza Samba" was also added as a bonus track.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Vince Guaraldi | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962) | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Ginza Samba" | Vince Guaraldi | From All Sides (1965) | † 5:23 |
| 3. | "Mr. Lucky" | Henry Mancini | The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Treat Street" | Vince Guaraldi | The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964) | 2:54 |
| 5. | "I'm a Loser" (live) |
| Live at El Matador (1966) | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini | Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964) | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Star Song" |
| Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Outra Vez" (live) | Antônio Carlos Jobim | In Person (1963) | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Samba de Orpheus" | Luiz Bonfá | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | 5:37 |
| 10. | "Manhã de Carnaval" | Luiz Bonfá | Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | 5:47 |
| 11. | "Zelao" (live) | Sérgio Ricardo | In Person | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Oh, Good Grief" |
| Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) | 2:21 |
| 13. | "Linus and Lucy" | Vince Guaraldi | Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown | 3:03 |
| 14. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental) | Vince Guaraldi | A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) | 6:02 |
| Total length: | 57:14 | |||
† = bonus track
Credits adapted from 1989 CD liner notes.
