Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas flac album

Christmas Party Holidays. Vince Guaraldi Trio, Vince Guaraldi. A Charlie Brown Christmas. Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz called on pianist extraordinaire Vince Guaraldi and his trio to compose and perform music that would reflect the humor, charm, and innocence of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the entire Peanuts gang for their 1965 Christmas TV special. It was a perfect match: Guaraldi strings together elegant, enticing arrangements that reflect the spirit and mood of Schulz's work and introduce contemporary jazz to youngsters with grace, charm, and creativity.

Includes FREE MP3 version of this album. If A Charlie Brown Christmas is part of your Christmas memories, then a CD of the music is definitely worth owning. It contains many of the full versions of the music from the video (from which, parts were plucked to use in the video), plus some songs that were not on the video, but may be appealing since Vince Guaraldi plays them.

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So when plans for A Charlie Brown Christmas came to fruition in 1965, Guaraldi's music- including the classic "Linus and Lucy" theme- got its chance. The rest is history: the special has been rebroadcast every year since its premier and, though Guaraldi's death of a heart attack in 1976 (in between sets at a club no less) prevented him from seeing the full extent of his influence on popular culture, it would be hard to name a more recognizable cartoon theme, give or take a Danny Elfman. But then the reissue of Guaraldi's soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas has a lot more going for it than "Linus and Lucy". Melancholy covers of "O Tannenbaum", "What Child Is This?", "The Christmas Song", and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"- and yes, it has the Peanuts kids singing "loo-loo-loo, l-loo-loo-loo-loo"- make for the perfect dysfunctional holiday music.

A Charlie Brown Christmas is the soundtrack to the 1965 Christmas special of the same name, performed by pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi and two sidemen on double bass and drums. Mixing Guaraldi's original arrangements of holiday staples with original songs, all brought together in the form of warm, intimate and laid-back acoustic jazz, it is one of the most critically lauded Christmas albums of all time, and has been a consistent seller for almost five decades.

Guaraldi then recorded an album called Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends with guitarist Bola Sete, Fred Marshall (bass) and Jerry Granelli (drums). This began a period of collaboration between Guaraldi and Sete where Guaraldi began experimenting with bossa nova-influenced music as well as with the electric piano. He proposed that Guaraldi score the upcoming Peanuts Christmas special, and Guaraldi enthusiastically took the job, performing a version of what became "Linus and Lucy" over the phone two weeks later. The soundtrack was recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, with drummer Jerry Granelli and bassist Fred Marshall. Guaraldi had just finished recording the soundtrack for It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown earlier that afternoon. Guaraldi's death was a blow to his colleagues. It was totally unexpected", said Mendelson.

By Vince Guaraldi Trio. 5. Christmas Time Is Here - Instrumental. 6. Christmas Time Is Here - Vocal.

Album · 1965 · 14 Songs. One of the most groundbreaking things about the first Peanuts TV special is Vince Guaraldi's dazzling score. The San Francisco pianist was a key part of the West Coast cool jazz scene, and his graceful piano-trio arrangements sound as hip today as they did in 1965. From the winsome melancholy of "Christmas Time Is Here" to the sparkling joy of "Skating," Guaraldi captures the mixed emotions at the heart of Charles Schulz's characters. And don't forget the downright funky groove of "Linus and Lucy.