North Beach (album)

North Beach is a compilation album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to Vince Guaraldi and Friends) released by D & D Records (Guaraldi's label) in January 2006. The album is a mix of previously unreleased studio and live recordings taped in mid-1970s.

Background
In the mid-2000s, Vince Guaraldi's son, David Guaraldi, worked to restore a wealth of unreleased live recorded material from his father's archives. The recordings on North Beach were taped in a variety of studios and jazz clubs based in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

The release features covers of Elton John's "Your Song" and Ervin Drake's "It Was a Very Good Year".

North Beach was released on CD only. It did not receive a vinyl release.

Track listing
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind", "Linus and Lucy" and "Cabaret" were re-released on Live on the Air (2008).

Session information
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live)
 * Written by Vince Guaraldi
 * Piano, Fender Rhodes: Vince Guaraldi
 * Electric bass: Seward McCain
 * Drums: Eliot Zigmund
 * Recorded on February 6, 1974, Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California; live broadcast on radio stations KPFA and KPFB

"Autumn Leaves"
 * Written by Joseph Kosma
 * Piano: Vince Guaraldi
 * Double bass: Ron McClure
 * Drums: Mike Clark
 * Recorded on October 8, 1973

"Your Song"
 * Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
 * Piano, Fender Rhodes, ARP String Ensemble: Vince Guaraldi
 * Recorded on November 20, 1975, Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California; sidemen unspecified

"Lucifer's Lady" (live)
 * Written by Vince Guaraldi
 * Piano: Vince Guaraldi
 * Session information unknown

"It Was a Very Good Year" (live)
 * Written by Ervin Drake
 * Piano: Vince Guaraldi
 * Session information unknown

"Linus and Lucy" (live)
 * Written by Vince Guaraldi
 * Piano: Vince Guaraldi
 * Electric bass: Seward McCain
 * Drums: Eliot Zigmund
 * Recorded on February 6, 1974, Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California; live broadcast on radio stations KPFA and KPFB

"Cabaret" (live)
 * Written by Fred Ebb and John Kander
 * Piano, Fender Rhodes: Vince Guaraldi
 * Electric bass: Seward McCain
 * Drums: Eliot Zigmund
 * Recorded on February 6, 1974, Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California; live broadcast on radio stations KPFA and KPFB

"The Masked Marvel"
 * Written by Vince Guaraldi
 * Piano: Vince Guaraldi
 * Guitar: Eddie Duran
 * Bass: Kelly Bryan
 * Drums: Al Coster
 * Recorded in mid-to-late October 1969

"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (live)
 * Written by Vince Guaraldi
 * Piano, Fender Rhodes: Vince Guaraldi
 * Session information unavailable; most likely recorded January 1976

Personnel

 * David Guaraldi – producer, liner notes
 * Michael Graves – engineer (audio restoration)
 * Russell Bond – mastering