Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Sounds Orchestral

Scarlatti Potion No. 9

Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Sounds Orchestral
Featuring Johnny Pearson on Piano & Harpsichord
Kenny Clare: Drums
Peter McGurk, Frank Clark & Tony Reeves: Bass
Produced and Directed by John Schrodeder
Parkway P-7046
1965

From the back cover: "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" was written and recorded by Vince Guaraldi, an American musician living in California, and it was first brought to my attention by Tony Reeves, an astute young friend of mine, who incidentally played bass on that session. The tune although not easily memorable, had a fantastically elusive magic about it that really got me. It seemed to have been written with tremendous soul as thought it were an interpretation of feeling about something that was deeply realistic to the composer. Most of all, the change of moods provided me with the opportunity of creating the sound and treatment I had in mind. The title was a gas solo. As I thought it important basically not to change Guaraldi's conception, I decided the piano must have the lead and so I called upon the services of one – John Pearson – Pianiste fantastique! John has been a friend of mine for many years now. I first heard him when he had his own radio program and was so enthralled by his technique as a pianist and abilities as an arranger, that I immediately got together with him and we made an album. Since then, John has continually made an envied name for himself and such artists as Lena Horne, Vanessa Lee, Shirley Bassey, Connie Francis and more recently, Cilla Black have benefited by and owe a great deal to his phenomenal talent. – John Schroeder

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