Editing Vince Guaraldi (section)

==Mainstream success==
In early 1959, Guaraldi left his group to focus on solo projects. While he may have remained a respected yet minor jazz figure, his 1962 album ''[[Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus]]'' propelled him to prominence. Initially intended to complement covers of [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]] and [[Luiz Bonfá]] compositions, Guaraldi's original piece, "[[Cast Your Fate to the Wind]]", unexpectedly gained traction when radio DJs favored it over its A-side, "Samba de Orpheu". The song, a gentle and distinctive jazz instrumental, spent 19 weeks on the Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 22 — an uncommon achievement for the genre.{{sfn|Bang|2012|p=127}} Guaraldi subsequently won the [[Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition]].<ref name="BangPeanuts">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fivecentsplease.org/dpb/pccbio.html |title=Vince Guaraldi: He worked for more than Peanuts |last=Bang |first=Derrick |website=FiveCentsPlease.org |publisher=Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire |access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Vince Guaraldi Trio plays at TGIF party - 1963 Franciscan.jpg|thumb|Guaraldi (left), Fred Marshall and [[Jerry Granelli]] performing as the Vince Guaraldi Trio in 1963]]
He embraced its popularity, remarking, "It's like signing the back of a check", and when asked if he had "sold out", he countered, "I feel I bought in".<ref name="keyboard" /><ref name="alljazzThomas" />{{efn|Guaraldi's response, "I feel I bought in" was reimagined as the slogan "He's not selling out: he's buying in" for the 2011 [[documentary film]] ''[[POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold]]'', directed by [[Morgan Spurlock]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher= [[Sony Pictures Classics]] |url=http://www.sonyclassics.com/pomwonderfulpresentsthegreatestmovieeversold/_pdf/thegreatestmovieeversold_presskit.pdf |title=The Greatest Movie Ever Sold media kit |access-date=2023-09-09}}</ref>}}

Capitalizing on this success, Fantasy Records released ''[[In Person (Vince Guaraldi album)|In Person]]'', a live album recorded at The Trident in [[Sausalito]], followed by ''[[Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends]]'' — a collaboration with guitarist [[Bola Sete]]. This partnership led Guaraldi to explore [[bossa nova]] and the electric piano, gaining further attention through an appearance on [[Ralph J. Gleason]]'s ''[[Jazz Casual]]'' and the subsequent release of ''[[From All Sides]]'' (1965). A live performance at El Matador in 1965 was later issued as ''[[Live at El Matador]]'' (1966).  

[[File:Vince Guaraldi Ad October 1967.png|thumb|Advertisement for Guaraldi's two-week performance engagement at the Old Town Theater, published in ''[[The Spartan Daily]]'', October 24, 1967. Recordings from these performances were released posthumously on ''[[An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet]]'' (2011).]]

In 1964, Guaraldi experimented with Latin jazz and orchestral arrangements in ''[[The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi]]'', enlisting arranger Jack Weeks.<ref name="linerGleason">Gleason, Ralph J.; Liner notes for ''The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi''</ref> However, internal tensions arose, leading bassist Fred Marshall to depart after an alleged altercation at the 17th Berkeley Jazz Festival.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Downbeat: Vince Guaraldi Trio Takes A Permanent Coffee Break |magazine=[[DownBeat]] |pages=9 |date=August 1964 }}</ref>{{external media| float  =right| width  =188px| topic  =  [[Stern Grove Festival]] 1966<!--centered italic text--->| caption =  <!-- text placed left or right of headerimage --->| headerimage= <!--search commons please include "|alt= text" and x-height in px "|x20px" example [[File:YouTube Logo 2017.svg|alt=YouTube logo|x20px|left]] or ...|right]] --->| title  = | image1 = [https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/free-jazz-festival-concert-in-sigmund-stern-grove-featuring-news-photo/1206194081 Vince Guaraldi Group]<!-- | image2 =| image3 = -->}} Around this time, Guaraldi was commissioned to compose a jazz-infused mass for San Francisco’s [[Grace Cathedral, San Francisco|Grace Cathedral]]. Incorporating Latin influences and waltz tempos, the performance was recorded on May 21, 1965, and released as ''[[At Grace Cathedral]]''.<ref name="BangPeanuts" />

By 1965, tensions with Fantasy Records escalated when Guaraldi discovered he was receiving only five per cent of record sales. He sued to sever ties, prompting a countersuit from Fantasy.<ref name="Bangtimeline">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fivecentsplease.org/dpb/VinceGuaralditimeline.html |title=Vince Guaraldi Timeline |last=Bang |first=Derrick |website=FiveCentsPlease.org |publisher=Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire |access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> In 1967, Fantasy was acquired by [[Saul Zaentz]], leading both parties to drop their legal disputes, allowing Guaraldi to become an independent artist.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ycEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22saul+zaentz%22+%2B+1967+%2B+billboard&pg=PA3 |title=7 Distributors Take Control Of Fantasy; Zaentz at Helm |magazine=Billboard |volume=79 |number=40 |date=7 October 1967}}</ref> However, decades later, in 2011, his children sued Fantasy’s parent company, [[Concord Music]], alleging financial misrepresentation and unpaid royalties exceeding $2 million between 2005 and 2010.<ref name="return">{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Eskenazi |title="Linus and Lucy" and Lawsuits: Guaraldi Heirs Sue for Royalties |work=[[SF Weekly]] |date=January 11, 2012 |url=https://www.sfweekly.com/news/linus-and-lucy-and-lawsuits-guaraldi-heirs-sue-for-royalties/ |access-date=June 24, 2018}}</ref>  

During this transitional period, Guaraldi launched his own label, D & D Records, named after his children, David and Dia. In December 1967, he released his sole album under the imprint, ''[[Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus]]''.<ref name="Bangtimeline" />