#Vince Guaraldi

[timmurleyart]

Beagle baker. 🩷🧁

[blondebrainpowered]

On December 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on broadcast TV. The music for the special was composed by Vince Guaraldi and performed by the 'Vince Guaraldi Trio'.

[stone-cold-groove]

A Charlie Brown Christmas. TV Guide magazine close up - December 1973.

[thethirdbear]

[thestonecuttersguild]

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Is Coming

[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.

[ronk]

I can almost hear Vince Guaraldi’s “Skating

[animationproclamations]

Vince Guaraldi and friend.

[peanuts-fan]

Vince Guaraldi Trio : Peanuts Greatest Hits

Picture disc vinyl album release by Turntable Lab

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[krispyweiss]

Demo Review: Vince Guaraldi Trio - “Linus and Lucy” (Studio Test)

No one has yet come up with a time machine, but the folks who discovered the studio test of “Linus and Lucy” came close.

“Hello; one, two, three, four,” Guaraldi says as the track begins. “April the 30th, 1964.”

The test captures the pianist and a studio engineer checking mics and recording equipment and running through a skeletal rendering of “Linus and Lucy.” There’s additional chatter; Guaraldi playing the tune sans his eponymous trio, to which the song is credited; improvising and stopping; and following the engineer’s request to “keep playing.”

The track announces the April 11 arrival of the remastered and expanded Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown reissue, featuring 11 previously unheard outtakes alongside a refreshed edition of the original LP.

Everyone knows “Linus and Lucy.” This eye- and ear-opening bit of studio work tells the story of how it came together, which is precisely what a release like this should do.

Grade card: Vince Guaraldi Trio - “Linus and Lucy” (Studio Test) - A+

3/5/25

[timmurleyart]

A valentine from a loved one. 💝💌🐶💘

[worst-xmas-song-bracket]

For songs like this that have been sung by many, many people, I want to know if you hate the actual song, not just how a particular artist sings it. If this song advances to the next round, I will choose a different version.

[thethirdbear]

[tfc2211]

Vince Guaraldi – A Charlie Brown Christmas (2022 Reissue)

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