Jerry Granelli Trio – The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison (10 songs, 2020)

About This Music Release

The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison is a 10-song music release by The Jerry Granelli Trio (Jerry Granelli on drums, Jamie Saft on piano, Bradley Christopher Jones on bass). It was released on Jun. 26, 2020 by RareNoise Records (catalog RNR120).

Veteran drummer Jerry Granelli (1940–2021) pays heartfelt homage to two pianists he collaborated with extensively: Vince Guaraldi (famous for Peanuts scores like A Charlie Brown Christmas, with whom Granelli played in the early 1960s) and Mose Allison (the witty blues-jazz icon, with whom Granelli toured and recorded for nearly 40 years). This late-career project reimagines their compositions through fresh, improvisational lenses—elegant and lyrical for Guaraldi, wry and bluesy for Allison—blending reverence with exploratory "nowness."

Critics praised its vitality, tight interplay, and creative detours (e.g., free-jazz elements on Allison tracks), calling it a joyful celebration rather than mere nostalgia.

Tracklist

1. Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Vince Guaraldi)
2. Parchman Farm (Mose Allison)
3. Baby Please Don't Go (Traditional)
4. Mind Prelude 1 (Granelli/Jones original)
5. Everybody's Cryin' Mercy (Mose Allison)
6. Star Song (Vince Guaraldi)
7. Young Man Blues (Mose Allison)
8. Mind Prelude 2 (Granelli/Jones original)
9. Your Mind Is On Vacation (Mose Allison)
10. Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guaraldi)

Firmly in the jazz genre with contemporary jazz and post-bop influences (plus blues twists on Allison pieces), it's a poignant, swinging tribute—recommended for fans of Guaraldi's Peanuts magic or Allison's clever blues.

Check out the full details, versions (CD, blue vinyl LP), and community notes on Discogs via your link. A beautiful swan song from a jazz legend! 🥁

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