From your research I'd guess he went to a jr. Many many thanks, Michael M. Where Guaraldi attended middle junior high school remains unknown, at this point Wonderful research I must say, very interesting, I really love this fantastic musician : Outra Vez is one of my favorites, but of course I love all his music. I have not yet read anything about him having children.
I would love to find out more about his personal life. This man intrigues me. I wish I could have met him. Your devotion to telling the complete story of Vince Guaraldi is formidable: a musician that has achieved his level of success demands a serious biographer and you have filled that role more than adequately! Learning more about Vince's upbringing has only enhanced my appreciation of his music.
While I certainly loved the music I heard as a kid on Charlie Brown specials and even then had a definite preference for the ones featuring Vince and in particular on acoustic piano , it was not until my piano teacher brought me a copy of the Charlie Brown Christmas album. He told me he had been shopping at Tower Records here in NYC and they were playing the album in the store.
He heard Vince's take on the Christmas Song and stopped in his tracks: he had to know who it was and once he did, he picked up a few copies of the album for his piano students.
At any rate, my comment here regards Vince's ancestry. As an Italian American and an amateur genealogist, I am curious about Vince's roots. Judging from the census it looks like both his mother and grandmother were born in USA, so that branch of his family was at least here from the start of the 20th century, a long while!
