Vince Guaraldi
Piano Solo on
O Tannenbaum

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Vince Guaraldi's piano solo is the opening of 3 solos on this recording, followed by Fred Marshall on acoustic bass. Spanning three choruses of the 16-bar AABA form at a moderate 122 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:36. Guaraldi's ability to swing with sophistication while remaining utterly accessible made him the ideal composer for Charles Schulz's Peanuts world, and his arrangements of holiday standards like this one remain perennial favorites. Vince Guaraldi was 36 to 37 years old at the time of this 1965 recording.

Vince Guaraldi was 36 to 37 years old at the time.