| "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | ||||
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 US 7" single | ||||
| Single by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
| from the album Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus | ||||
| A-side | "Samba de Orpheus" | |||
| Released | 18 July 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Fantasy 563X Vocalion EPV-F.1280 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vince Guaraldi | |||
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 UK 7" single cover art | ||||
| "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | ||||
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| Single by Sounds Orchestral | ||||
| from the album Cast Your Fate to the Wind | ||||
| B-side | "To Wendy with Love" | |||
| Released | October 30, 1964 (U.K.) February 1965 (U.S.) | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Piccadilly (U.K.) Parkway (U.S.) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vince Guaraldi, Carel Werber | |||
| Producer(s) | John Schroeder | |||
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"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" is an American jazz instrumental selection by Vince Guaraldi; later, a lyric was written by Carel Werber. It won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1963.[1]
It was included on the album Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released by Fantasy Records on April 18, 1962.[2]
Fantasy actually released "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" as the B-side of the bossa nova-flavored "Samba de Orpheus" single. However, U.S. radio disc jockeys preferred the more accessible, catchy "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", propelling it to No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart[3] and No. 9 on the Easy Listening chart.[4] In an effort to exploit the unexpected popularity of the song, Fantasy retitled Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus as Cast Your Fate to the Wind for future album pressings.
- ^ Best Original Jazz Composition award winners Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ^ Vince Guaraldi Trio, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ^ "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" at Billboard.com
- ^ "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" at discogs.com Retrieved 6 May 2020.