Vince Guaraldi at the Piano

by Derrick Bang

Although Vince Guaraldi's playful jazz piano themes for the early Peanuts animated television specials are well known, the composer himself remains largely unheralded. More than merely "the Peanuts guy," Guaraldi cut his jazz teeth as a member of combos fronted by Cal Tjader and Woody Herman, and garnered Top 40 fame with his Grammy Award-winning hit "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." This career study gives Guaraldi long-overdue recognition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786459026
• ISBN13: 9780786459025
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher