Also, these artists tend to be cataloged a bit better than Vince Guaraldi has been. But as this music is fairly unlikely to satisfy a listener who knows little of Vince Guaraldi and wants to know what else there is to hear, it is not listed here. Vince Guaraldi also recorded prolifically on the West Coast with Woody Herman (1956-59), Gus Mancuso (1956), Conte Candoli (1957-1960), Frank Rosolino (1957), Brew Moore (1958), Richie Kamuca (1959), Victor Feldman (1959), Mongo Santamaria (1959), Jimmy Witherspoon (1959-62) and, most notably Cal Tjader (1957-59). The different sections may be a good way to know where the music comes from and make it easy to root through the differing titles out there (the Charlie Brown titles can get a bit confusing). Still, a good basic discography is in order and one is presented in the three parts below. Dates, sidemen, even song titles might well be guesses at best (which begins to explain some of the questionable info on the D&D CDs). Guaraldi’s records were always poorly annotated and the treasure trove of unreleased tapes that came into David Guaraldi’s possession are likely not marked well at all.

Unfortunately, Vince Guaraldi has not yet received a good discographical history and it’s likely that a good one – or a complete one – is simply not possible. While Guaraldi recorded plenty more that was never issued during his lifetime, some of this music is finally being released by Gauraldi’s son, David, on the family’s own D&D imprint. Vince Guaraldi (1928-76) recorded prolifically throughout his career, but his last album was released some seven years before he died.

Vince guaraldi discography