George Winston plays Vince Guaraldi's Cast Your Fate to the Wind (2020)
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- New video of George Winston playing Vince Guaraldi's impressionistic standard and hit composed sometime between the late 1950s and the early 1960s, Cast Your Fate to the Wind. It first appeared on Vince's 1962 album JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF BLACK ORPHEUS, a collection based on his interpretations of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa songs from the classic 1959 film. Cast Your Fate to the Wind was originally the B side of the 45 RPM single from the album, with the A-side being Samba De Orpheus (the Luiz Bonfa/Antonio Carlos Jobim main theme from the film BLACK ORPHEUS), but disc jockey Tony Bigg and program director Buck Herring, at radio station KROY in Sacramento, California turned it over and played Cast Your Fate to the Wind instead, and played it every hour, which led to it becoming a national hit. As a testament to Cast Your Fate’s long-standing appeal, dozens of artists have recorded it through the years. Two other notable hit renditions are a 1965 version by the Sounds Orchestral with pianist John Pearson (reaching number 10), and a 1966 version by jazz pianist Jimmy Wisner. Also around this time, popular vocal versions were recorded by Steve Alaimo, Johnny Rivers, and Shelby Flint.
In this composition, Vince used one of his favorite chord progressions, the Latin-based (and universal) I to IV to V chords (here with the Ab Major, Db Major, and Eb Major chords), and he also used it effectively in pieces such as Skating, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Treat Street, and You’re in Love Charlie Brown, Christmas is Coming, and in several other compositions of his. Cast Your Fate is in the key of Ab, one of Vince Guaraldi’s favorite keys, and one he used more often than most other jazz pianists. I was also inspired by Monte Budwig’s bowed bass in the main melody verses of Vince’s original version to sometimes pluck the piano string on the lowest Ab note to get a similar type of sustain. The challenge and personalization Cast Your Fate for each artist who has played it and recorded it is what to do with the improvised section in the middle of the song. It has been played in many different ways by many artists. My middle section arrangement has three parts:
1. the first part is a short impressionistic section;
2. in the second section I play a progression that Vince used in his version of My Little Drum on the album A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (and Vince recorded another version of it with the title Menino Pequeno da Bateria on his album FROM ALL SIDES);
3. AND in the third section, I play the Brazilian folk tune Viro Mundo Penba, as arranged by the great Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete (1923-1987), on his solo guitar album OCEAN MEMORIES. Vince and Bola first met through jazz trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie at the 1962 Monterey Jazz Festival. They later collaborated on three albums for the Fantasy label in the mid-1960s, as well as for a program filmed in 1963 for Ralph J. Gleason’s PBS television show, JAZZ CASUAL (now issued on CD and DVD).
At the end of the song here, the piano is muted by damping the strings with the left hand, while playing the keys with the right hand.
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I remember the first time I saw you in concert. My mom took me. I was 8yrs old. I loved every minute of it and, according to my mom, my eyes were as large as saucers the entire concert. When we got home, I got out some $ that I had earned and I wrote you a letter telling you how much I enjoyed your music and to get yourself an ice cream. I still have your Winter into Spring cassette that you sent in response (sadly your letter was lost in a move). That cassette meant and still means the world to me. Fast forward 17yrs and living in Billings. For my 25th birthday my friend got tickets for your concert and then took me backstage to meet you. You were so kind and so generous with your time. It was one of the best bday gifts I have ever received made even more special when you remembered my letter and the ice cream after all that time. I am 46 now, and Ilove your music and still listen to it daily and still say that meeting you will always be one of my most valued memories. You have given so much to so many people. Thank you!
jackycook64 so sweet!
@@psychedelicpython😊 I still say that that ice cream cone was the best one of my life even though I wasn't the one that ate it! Lol
Thank you for sharing this beautiful, precious story :)
@@jh-nl8yf you are welcome! It was an amazing experience that I still think about all of the time. And one I love sharing. I couldn't believe he remembered that ice cream so many years later.
Wow! & Wow! Too awesome! What love expressed in your experience. So happy for your happy moments with George. Thank you for sharing with me and the rest.
The song that decided the fate of Charlie Brown, like a kite in the wind.
George Winston certainly made his mark on music and humanity.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻…… He will certainly be missed.
Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete used to play at the Trident in Sausalito back when Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio owned the Trident. That was before the Trident was RUINED by outsiders who didn't appreciate 'rustic' and sissified the place till it was unrecognizable, which it still is. Anyway, I and 2 other women rented a house in Sausalito that had been Bob Shane's, funny thing. A great and irreplaceable old house, built in Germany, brought around the horn piece by piece reconstructed in Sausalito around 1900. What memories. I'm glad I lived when I did. Beatniks were far more cool than hippies, though I was just a child, literally, in the 50s. I still remember.
Marilyn what an awesome story. Met Bob Shane and the Kingston Trio at a restaurant in South Carolina in 1990.
Being old is a blessing, it's an honor to say I heard this for the first time and have been since I was a child... beautiful playing Grand Sir!
Thank you, George, for your gift of music, in its several forms. You are and will be missed.
Here it is , October, and I'm just now hearing of losing George. Now I'm depressed. Gotta pay more attention to the news, I s'pose. So glad we still have his works to listen to.
My grandfather was a musician, my mother once told me he was moved to tears by beautiful music. I'm not a musician, but I get moved to tears too. This song does it for me.
I was amazed that "Cast Your Fate. . ." was written by the same pianist who wrote the soundtracks for "Peanuts;" "Linus and Lucy," "Charlie Brown's Christmas," etc.
Godspeed brother, thank you for your music.
What a wonderful music this is ! Thank you George and Vince for your magic 🙏🙏🙏
George playing Guaraldi beautifully. I love how he keeps his music alive.
I always imagine a string of home-bound traffic at dusk threading through the foothills of a freeway pass, their car lights glowing like little strings of pearls and rubies in the falling darkness. I can’t thank you enough for this, it means so much to me…
opening melody brings me to tears .. every single time
_1962.......12yo in Los Angeles and believing everything in life would be wonderful as this music!_ 😋
Positive attitude brotha !
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At 70yo, reality sets in, but *G 0 D IS GOOD!*
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This is a Beautiful Version of this Iconic Song.. To Mr. George Winston, You definitely did this very Well... Carry On, in Heaven. You will never be forgotten , here on Earth 🌎🌍...
& the kill shot when he damps the strings - freaking brilliant
I've loved this music for decades. It's wonderful to be able to see and hear it! I just wish that I still had all of the CDs, because I've loved this for a really long time! 💖
I've never seen a video with so many upvotes and with not a single downvote!
Although Guaraldi brought this beautiful song into being, I prefer your rendition. Perfect!
Upvoted and subscribed.
I felt such a mix of melancholy and hope listening.
Just perfection! One of my favorite all time songs, so timeless and I love your version!💕
What a wonderful piece of Music! it is amazing!
When I die, I hope I go to Heaven, so I can take piano lessons with Vince and George. ❤🧡
Love it
George, your talent is larger than life. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Oh damn...that was lovely.
Thankyou George it was Lovely💙
Lovely! One of my favorite piano pieces.
I saw George Winston at the Kennedy Center in DC. I was an excellent performs. 🤗🤗🤗
In the late 80's, at a concert, you in sock feet playing and me swooning....Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Still love your music. Brilliant interpretations of Guaraldi's music
Glorious!!
Two of my favorites You and Vince! What a song to start and adventure on. My youngest granddaughter got accepted at Berklee in Boston (about 3000 miles from home) on a music scholarship for this fall!
I sent her this song!
Best rendition of this piece...ever!
His life is and always will be in his music! Play on dear friend!
One of my favorite recordings of yours! So much so, it played at my wedding while the wedding party assembled at the front of the sanctuary. Then I had the sound tech play “The Great Pumpkin Waltz” as my beautiful bride entered the room!
Marvelous. Easily one of my favorite George Winston piano songs. I have practiced this for 5 months on and off and will return to it alter more scale work. In the meanwhile, this video is like a master class.
What a masterpiece..always been one of my favorite pieces of music. THANK you for playing it in a way that no one else can.! fabulously exquisite!! ALOHA from Hawaii.
I'm probably one of your younger fans, but my father would always rent this album from the library for me on CD, and I loved it. I really enjoyed your reinterpretations of all of these classics. If I'm going to be honest, this album was what really inspired me to start learning piano. By no means am I good, but I can get through some stuff. May you and Vince guaraldi's music continue to inspire future generations
Absolutely beautiful. Love this so much.
I wish we could hear the live version and not this studio recorded version. Love your music!
Damn it...Damn it...Damn it...I am an evangelical believer in the Lord Jesus and I don't have any stuff in reincarnation thinking, but you have brought Vince back--masterfully, I had just listened to him and his group--one of the three that got me into music many years ago--the other two are Sally Go Round the Roses by the Jaynetts and Summertime with Johnny Hammond Smith on the Hammond B3--I had to play this three times to just believe you could do what you did, so effortlessly, like a keyboard wizard. I very much admire your artistry George, if you're ever in Rockville, MD stop by Pianocraft on Perry Parkway and see our son Ed--his instruments and the way he tunes them--he cuts sound boards for whatever brand the piano is, somebody else does the action--you might really enjoy playing one. Again, thank you thank you thank you for this piece.
Most Beautiful! I hear two hearts here; yours and Vince's, a priceless blending of love for musical expression.
When I was a teenager, I saw you in concert. Robinson Auditorium in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was such a treat. Our family had all of your records (yes records) and I often listened to them as I did schoolwork. We listened to December as we decorated the house as Christmas . Thank you for providing the soundtrack to many of my days.
I really enjoyed listening to this.🥰🎶Beautifully played and relaxing. Thank you, George!👏🏽👏🏽
Dear George,
Your "December" album is one of my all-time faves and influenced me in developing my piano skills. Many years ago, I wrote an instrumental called "Silent Rhapsody," written and dedicated to my late brother and mother, and mailed a copy on CD to you. You were kind enough to mail me a greeting card back that encouraged me to "keep writing." I thought of that piece of music as something of a "one-off," but I followed your advice and did keep writing a number of songs and pieces since. Here's a belated Christmas thank-you:
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Your music and melody reminds me of my days in university. 30years has passed since then. Your melody is still shinning in my heart. From Tokyo.
I listened to GW a lot in college in the 80s, too. Sure brings back memories.
Your playing is always so masterful. This one in particular brightened my day!
Stunning rendition of a lovely song!
Magnificent! from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦
Found one of your CD's at the local Thrift Shops AUTUMN, I can't stop playing it. Thank you for your wonderful style of music. You have opened another door into Piano for my listening pleasure. Nature inspired and love of the outdoors, an unbeatable combination. Thank you.
Autumn is my favorite! Now that it is October and the leaves are falling and nature is settling down to sleep for the winter (in the northern hemisphere) it is the PERFECT music to listen to. Ahhh.
Rest in peace, you love soul, you ❣💔❣
Wow !!! This version is awesome !
I’m a huge fan of George having owned many of his CDs and recently obtaining some of them on vinyl.
My exposure to Vince was through the Peanuts but recently getting back into vinyl I’ve fallen in love with his album Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus.
I’m no expert on jazz or piano but there is something about the way Vince played that just doesn’t seem to be duplicated even by someone as talented as George. (And no shade towards George…I believe his albums like Autumn and December couldn’t be duplicated by Vince if he were around.)
Each musician is somehow doing more than hitting the keys, they are melding instrument, human, talent and creating so much more. ❤️
I saw George twice in concert live. And even though it was very obvious he was suffering from the cancer he was fighting. The artist and professional came out very strong on both nights. Pay on George wherever you are.
Stunning! And, thank you for the amazing Q and A on your website. It is SO packed with info. I’m taking lessons at age 53 to finally learn some theory so at least I’ll know what I’m not doing and why. Your insight into Professor Longhair will keep me learning and experimenting for years. Bless you.
Such a Wonderfull tune. Brings Back FOND Memories of Growing up in Gravesend Brooklyn. 60's & 70's... Was a Great! Time to Be Young... Times Always Cherished. God Bless...😊
Just WOW!!! I wish I could have that kind of talent, it's amazing to watch.
WOW.............. I was at your UCLA concert in the early 80's................. Still the same,.. FANTASTIC Sir !
I have been liatening to George play this same song since thr late 90s. My favorite song on the piano
One of the most melodious songs ever written. You, sir, do it justice!
Thank you Monsieur i follow your work since a long time de France Thanks
Nice! I had the pleasure of seeing George play LIVE many years ago in Pensacola. Glad you are still playing, George!
Love this! Great work.
I got to know your music late yet I feel like I’ve been listening to you since forever...thank you George and with love from Oman ✨✨
This is the theme song to my life. A very nice rendition.
My mom bought me this album when I was 12 and I used to listen to it when I was sad and felling mellow. It always takes me back to much simpler times.
Thank you, George.
Why never get old☺
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
If producer Lee Mendelson hadn't heard this song while driving on the Golden Gate Bridge, the Peanuts cartoons would sound very different.
FN BEAUTIFUL 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✌🏾
Either this is wildly out of sync, or it's just the album audio over a live performance video. Wish you would update this to the actual live performance!
Yeah, that's what it is. I want to watch him play this live. This is the recorded version from his brilliant Guaraldi covers CD
Oh thank god it's not just me. It sounds fantastic, but the video is like getting sprayed in the eyes with brake cleaner.
Try this one out
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Wonderful! Thank you!
LOVE THIS.
Simply wonderful. Can't help but think of Charlie Brown though. lol.
Love the piano string flourish.
Maravillosa , volver a escucharla en estos días es gratificante. He empezado. Aprender a tocar el piano, no sé si llegaré a poder tocar con esos matices que su expresas.
Like this version! 🎹Piano is mic’d 🎤 great! Low end comes out perfect.😎👍
Thank you !
Music therapy.
so beautiful.
Thank you George
Bravo!
Master
Thank you Míster George Winston
Is dreamy!!!!
Even... is further of my dreams......
Magic... THANKS!!!! :)
Amazing!!!
the power of piano
We will miss you.
If music be the language of love, play on❤
RIP George
Mr. Winston merged with the infinite a mile or so from my house. ❤
Am I the only one who got a notion that the audio doesn't fit to the video? The timing seems to be incorrect.
UA-cam is worth more than all material objects on earth, but its value is miniscule if placed onto a scale with a newborn babe.
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For what little it is worth, your comment has my complete and total endorsement.
This version makes me feel as fresh and new as a baby.
🙏🏽✌🏽💙 from Walz-Ville, Minnesota, USA
Have a superb weekend, wherever you are!
The Wyndham Hill label was lucky to have you.
I love the muting of the strings at the end
Only the best!
I have this song on CD, great album, and about 10 CD more, George es my favorite pianist, I saw him in Barcelona years ago (Palau de la Musica). Sorry, this video is not well edited and the image is not in sync with the sound.
Are we playing piano with out-streched fingers now? My piano teacher would have rapped my fingers with her ruler, for this, back in the day.
emozione
좋다
Here, George! Catch!
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