A Charlie Brown Christmas [Original TV Soundtrack]

by Vince Guaraldi Trio, Vince Guaraldi

Overview

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all Bb, Eb, and C instruments, the JAZZ PLAY ALONG SERIES is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * Melody cue with proper style and inflection * Professional rhythm tracks * Choruses for soloing * Removable bass part * Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: * An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) * Additional choruses for soloing. Includes: Christmas Is Coming * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Christmas Time Is Here * Linus and Lucy * My Little Drum * O Tannenbaum * Skating * What Child Is This.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2022
Label:	Craft Records
UPC:	0888072245242

Tracks

1. O Tannenbaum
2. What Child Is This
3. My Little Drum
4. Linus & Lucy
5. Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental]
6. Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal]
7. Skating
8. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
9. Christmas Is Coming
10. Für Elise
11. The Christmas Song
12. O Tannenbaum [Take 2]
13. O Tannenbaum [Take 3]
14. Greensleeves [Take 6]
15. Linus and Lucy [Take 1]
16. Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental] [Take 1]
17. Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal] [Rehearsal]
18. Christmas Time Is Here [Vocal] [Take 4]
19. Skating [Take 1]
20. Jingle Bells [Takes 1-4]
21. Christmas Is Coming [Take 3]
22. Christmas Is Coming [Take 3]
23. Für Elise [Takes 1-2]
24. The Christmas Song [Take 8]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vince Guaraldi Trio   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Vince Guaraldi   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Conductor
Toni Braxton   Primary Artist
George Winston   Primary Artist
Colin Bailey   Primary Artist,Drums
Hank Williams, Jr.   Primary Artist
Eric Marienthal   Primary Artist
Rick Braun   Primary Artist
Norman Brown   Primary Artist
The Rippingtons   Primary Artist
Brian McKnight   Primary Artist
Monty Budwig   Primary Artist,Bass,Double Bass
David Benoit   Primary Artist
Dave Koz   Primary Artist
Gerald Albright   Primary Artist
Chaka Khan   Primary Artist
Chuck Bennett   Trombone
Mike Clark   Drums
Fred Marshall   Bass,Double Bass
Jerry Granelli   Drums
Tom Harrell   Trumpet
John Gray   Guitar
Seward McCain   Bass
Emanuel Klein   Trumpet

Technical Credits

George Wyle   Composer
Charles Wesley   Text,Composer
Paul Blakemore   Mixing,Mastering Engineer
Public Domain   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Sol Weiss   Engineer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer,Original Material
Edward Pola   Composer
Edwin H. Morris   Composer
Lee Mendelson   Text,Composer
Vince Guaraldi   Arranger,Composer,Adaptation,Original Material,Musical Adaptation
Mel Torme   Composer,Original Material
Ludwig van Beethoven   Composer,Original Material
William Chatterton Dix   Composer,Original Material
David Benoit   Composer
Robert Wells   Text,Composer,Original Material

Editorial Reviews

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! Who needs ghosts of Christmas past when you can relive your childhood with the music to this beloved television special? Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi makes Linus and Lucy dance with his oh-so-cool trio, and the Peanuts Choir give their inimitable rendition of "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing!" An irresistible record -- unless you happen to be a blockhead or a fussbudget. Release date: 1965.

barnesandnoble.com

Though not nearly as essential as A Boy Named Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas does give you the flavor of the mordant jazz touch that Guaraldi made an indispensible part of the Peanuts TV specials (since his death, no one has been able to capture that feeling in subsequent episodes). Sometimes a plaintive children's chorus gets in the way, but the Guaraldi trio still gets in some bright, lively work in "Skating," a wonderfully detached treatment of "O Tannenbaum" and a reprise of "Linus And Lucy." As jazz Christmas albums go, this is one of the more endearing ones, and CD buyers get another out-of-place bonus track, "Greensleeves." -- All-Music Guide

Richard Ginell