Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus

Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 1962 (1962-04-18)
RecordedNovember 1961
February 1962
StudioKQED television studio, San Francisco, California
GenreJazz
Length39:11 (original 1962 release)
61:44 (2010 remaster)
120:05 (60th anniversary edition)
LabelFantasy (US)
Vocalion (UK)
ProducerNick Phillips (2010 remaster)
Vince Guaraldi chronology
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
(1958)
Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
(1962)
In Person
(1963)
Singles from Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
  1. "Samba de Orpheus"/"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"
    Released: July 1962
Alternate cover
Later pressings with placement of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and album title reversed
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
Five Cents Please
New Record Mirror
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus is a 1962 album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio). Initially intended as a jazz response to the 1959 film Black Orpheus, the album is best known for including the original composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", which became a surprise commercial hit and won Guaraldi a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition.