Vince Guaraldi Plays

Check out this video of Vince Guaraldi (with bass and drums) playing “Linus and Lucy,” courtesy Lee Mendelson Film Productions:

It’s billed as the earliest television recording, from 1964—but I actually don’t think I’ve ever seen a video of Vince playing.

I have read that he had short fingers which led in part to his unique sound. It’s hard to describe, but his music just doesn’t sound the same played by anybody else.