"It's like signing the back of a check", he once remarked. Guaraldi never minded taking requests to play it when he appeared live. Guaraldi ultimately won a Grammy for Best Original Jazz Composition. 22-an unusual feat for a jazz instrumental.
A gentle, likeable tune, it stood out from everything else on the airwaves and became a hit, spending 19 weeks on the Top 100 chart and peaking at No. Fantasy Records released "Samba de Orpheus" as a single, trying to catch the building bossa nova wave, but it was destined to sink without a trace when radio DJs began turning it over and playing the B-side, Guaraldi's " Cast Your Fate to the Wind". He might have remained a well-respected but minor jazz figure had he not written an original number to fill out his covers of Antonio Carlos Jobim/Luiz Bonfá tunes on his 1962 album, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, inspired by the French/Brazilian film Black Orpheus.
Guaraldi left the group early in 1959 to pursue his own projects full-time. (L to R) Guaraldi, Bernard Bragg and Don Freeman on set at a KQED television program, April 1961 The album, released in April 1958, did not perform well, and Fantasy did not retain Guaraldi. Guaraldi recorded his follow-up album, A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing in April 1957, again featuring Duran and Reilly and again without a drummer. Reed men Paul Horn and Jose "Chombo" Silva were also added to the group for certain live performances and recordings. The second band was formed in the spring of 1958 and included Al McKibbon (bass), Mongo Santamaría (congas and bongos) and Willie Bobo (drums and timbales). The first band played mainly straight jazz and included Al Torre (drums), Eugene Wright (bass) and Luis Kant (congas and bongos). Guaraldi then reunited with Tjader in August 1956 and was an integral part of two bands that the vibraphonist assembled. At the time, Guaraldi was subsequently appearing with Woody Herman's Third Herd, delivering energetic performances on a regular basis−a sharp contrast from the quiet recordings featured on his debut release. Fantasy was impressed enough with Guaraldi to offer him an exclusive contract in April 1956, yielding his debut album, Vince Guaraldi Trio, which featured Duran and Reilly sans drummer.
The sessions were eventually released by Fantasy Records in March 1956 on Modern Music from San Francisco. Funk" the former recorded as part of the Ron Crotty Trio) were original compositions. Of the tracks recorded, two of them ("Ginza" and "Calling Dr. Guaraldi's first recorded debut as a group leader occurred in August 1955 during a live session held at the Blackhawk. By summer 1954, Guaraldi had formed his first trio, with Eddie Duran (guitar) and Dean Reilly (double bass), and regularly performing in the house band at the hungry i jazz club in San Francisco, backing the singer Faith Winthrop. The songs-"Chopsticks Mambo," "Vibra-Tharpe," "Three Little Words" and "Lullaby of the Leaves" -were released in December 1953 on the 10-inch LP record, The Cal Tjader Trio. His first official recording was made in November 1951 with Cal Tjader's Mambo Trio. Guaraldi's first recording was an unreleased demo made with Tom Hart in mid-1951. He graduated from Lincoln High School, briefly attended San Francisco State College, and served in the United States Army as a cook in Korea from 1946 to 1948. Growing up, Guaraldi was influenced by both of his maternal uncles, Joe and Maurice "Muzzy" Marcellino, both of whom headed jazz big bands in San Francisco for many years. His last name changed to "Guaraldi" after his mother, Carmella (née Marcellino 1908–1999), divorced his biological father (whose last name was Dellaglio) and married Tony Guaraldi, who adopted the boy. Guaraldi was born in San Francisco's North Beach area, a place that became very important to his blossoming musical career.
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