#Vince Guaraldi

[filmswithoutfaces]

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) dir. Bill Melendez

[patrickelvinart]

black sharpie and colored pencils

Los Angeles 2013

"Dad?" Sean, my 8 yo son asked me, "What if, what if when they asked a prisoner 'Do you have any final words?' what if the prisoner never said anything? Would that mean they'd never be able to execute him?"

"Maybe." I said...

Something to remember.

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[thefugitivesaint]

My favorite track from the 1965 album 'From All Sides' featuring pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete. While Sete's guitar is wonderful it's Guaraldi's piano playing that makes this song for me. While I'm not deeply familiar with the various versions of 'A Taste of Honey' (which was written for a Broadway play based on a British play and then eventually made into a movie all under the same name), I was into this version before I knew there was history behind it. I just dug the song and the blending of Latin music with American jazz. If the name of Vince Guaraldi sounds familiar to you, it's probably because he composed the music for the Peanuts television specials and his piece, 'Linus and Lucy' (originally composed for a shelved Peanuts documentary), became almost synonymous with the name Charlie Brown. When I was a 20 something buying 'From All Sides', I had no idea who Vince Guaraldi or Bola Sete was. I had no idea that Guaraldi already occupied a space in my grey matter with that iconic piano piece from 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'. I had never bothered to find out who was behind that music. It was surprising to me when I finally asked myself, "Who wrote that Charlie Brown music?" only to see the name Vince Guaraldi. Life is a continuous journey of learning people as long as you remain curious and open to being taught.

[animationproclamations]

Vince Guaraldi and friend.

[timmurleyart]

A hot cup of joe. ☕️🐶❤️

[tfc2211]

Vince Guaraldi – A Charlie Brown Christmas (2022 Reissue)

The Recording Sessions (September 21-22, 1965 / Unknown Session Date)

[transpondster]

Somewhere, Vince Guaraldi is smiling

[thinkbolt]

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (CBS, 1966) dir. Bill Melendez

The 3rd of the renowned Charlie Brown TV specials, following the successes of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) and "Charlie Brown's All-Stars" (1966). Music, as always, by Vince Guaraldi

Buy me a coffee!

[peanuts-fan]

Vince Guaraldi Trio : “Peanuts Greatest Hits”

by Turntable Lab

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[kafkasapartment]

Linus and Lucy (Remastered) Vince Guaraldi Trio • Peanuts Greatest Hits.

[jazzdailyblog]

Exploring Keith Jarrett's "Sun Bear Concerts:" A Monument of Jazz Improvisation

Introduction: Keith Jarrett’s “Sun Bear Concerts,” released in 1978, stands as one of the most ambitious works in the world of solo jazz piano. This monumental ten-LP box set, now available as a six-CD collection, captures five live performances from Jarrett’s November 1976 tour of Japan, during which he performed in Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Sapporo. Over six hours of uninterrupted…

[oldshowbiz]

Perhaps the most underrated of Vince Guaraldi's many Charlie Brown compositions.

[roskirambles]

(Archive) Christmas movie of the day: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Originally Posted: December 7th, 2021 Rare is the day when a creative work is the epitome of it's own message, but such is the case with this little special that could. With a rushed production and no confidence for it's success from anyone involved in it's creation, this is such a giant of a short film that to this day it is still the nominal Christmas TV special over 50 years later.

All of this is poignant because the message o the short: the beauty of humility. In typical Peanuts fashion this is a tale where things don't go too well for Charlie Brown, but for once there's a silver lining for him. His simple contribution of a worn down tree is dismissed as a failure, but in the end it proves to be just the right thing for the Christmas play. Even if the message is delivered in the context of the religious tale upon which Christmas has been built, it is delivered in such a way that there's a universality to it. A man born from the most humble origins that still managed to change the world, which is analogous to that small tree.

And it also goes for the short itself. Made on a shoestring budget and executive disapproval, it had everything against it and yet it changed the world. It's resonant even today, and somehow it actually managed to disuade against consumerism. Seriously, aluminum trees? They were a real thing, it just happens this short utterly obliterated them in the popular eye.

I frankly didn't think much about it the first time I watched it, but I can see why it's so… touching. There's something powerful, even timeless, in the simplicity and humbleness of kindness.

[timmurleyart]

Snoopy in space. 🚀🪐🐶🇺🇸