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Linus And Lucy
"Linus and Lucy" is a popular instrumental jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Named for the two fictional siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt, it was originally released on Guaraldi's album ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown''. However, it gained its greatest exposure as part of the ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' soundtrack the following year. It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Guaraldi, and has gained status as the signature melody of the ''Peanuts'' franchise. Composition The genesis of "Linus and Lucy" began when ''Peanuts'' producer Lee Mendelson heard Guaraldi's recent hit, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", on the radio while driving over the Golden Gate Bridge. Mendelson then contacted ''San Francisco Chronicle'' jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason, who put him in touch with Guaraldi. Mendelson believed Guaraldi would be a good fit for a documentary he was working on entitled ''A Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Guaraldi
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (; birth name, né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. His compositions for this series included their signature melody "Linus and Lucy" and the holiday standard "Christmas Time Is Here". He is also known for his performances on piano as a member of Cal Tjader's 1950s ensembles and for his own solo career. His 1962 composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" became a radio hit and won a Grammy Award in 1963 for Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition, Best Original Jazz Composition. He died of a sudden heart attack in February 1976 at age 47, moments after concluding a nightclub performance in Menlo Park, California. Early career Guaraldi was born in San Francisco's North Beach, San Francisco, North Beach area, a place that became very important to his blossoming musical career. His last name changed to "Guaraldi" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. It also carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and is designated as part of U.S. Bicycle Route 95. Being declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco and California. It was initially designed by engineer Joseph Strauss in 1917. The bridge was named for the Golden Gate strait, the channel that it spans. The Frommer's travel guide describes the Golden Gate Bridge as "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world." At the time of its opening in 1937, it was both the longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Good Grief!
''Oh Good Grief!'' is the 10th studio album by Vince Guaraldi, released in the U.S. in May 1968. The album was the artist's first release with Warner Bros.-Seven Arts after leaving Fantasy Records in 1966. Background Vince Guaraldi's final three albums released during his lifetime were recorded for Warner Bros.-Seven Arts after spending considerable time struggling to extricate himself from Fantasy Records. Warner signed Guaraldi to a three-record deal, and insisted that his inaugural release consist of his ''Peanuts'' songs. This was done in part to help fill the void left by a lack of soundtrack albums to accompany the successful television specials, ''Charlie Brown's All Stars!'', ''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'' (both 1966), ''You're in Love, Charlie Brown'' (1967) and ''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' (1968). Guaraldi responded with ''Oh Good Grief!'', featuring new renditions of eight of his most popular scores from those programs and experimenting with electric keybo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown
''You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown'' is the 14th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 28, 1975. In this special, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Peppermint Patty participate in a motocross race. This was the final ''Peanuts'' special scored by John Scott Trotter, and penultimate with music by Vince Guaraldi. Plot Snoopy and Woodstock partake in a tennis match while Linus and Sally are unable to play because of the courts being occupied. Sally tries to intimidate those playing by stating "her boyfriend" was going to clobber them, causing Linus to flee. After failing to beat Woodstock, Snoopy destroys his racket in frustration. Peppermint Patty arrives on a small motorcycle and alerts the kids about an upcoming motocross race, and suggests that Charlie Brown and Snoopy enter. Linus volunteers to be the pit crew and the two pool their limited financial resources to purc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peanuts Greatest Hits
''Peanuts Greatest Hits'' is the seventh compilation album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio) released by Fantasy/ Concord Records on July 31, 2015. The album gathers Guaraldi's most iconic compositions featured in the animated television specials based on the ''Peanuts'' comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. Background To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'', Fantasy/Concord Records assembled another collection of Guaraldi's best-known songs. ''Peanuts Greatest Hits'' was released in CD format in July 2015. It was also released in a limited-edition picture disc vinyl format in September 2015, with images of Charlie Brown and Lucy covering each side. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of ''Peanuts'', a second limited-edition picture disc vinyl format featuring images of Snoopy and Woodstock was released by Craft Recordings on July 24, 2020. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from CD liner notes *Vince Guaraldi& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Best Of Vince Guaraldi
''The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi'' is the sixth compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on August 7, 2012, in the U.S by Fantasy/ Concord Records as part of their "Very Best" series. Background ''The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi'' was an attempt by Fantasy/Concord Records to release what AllMusic critic Al Campbell deemed a "decent budget-line" version of the more expansive, 31-track compilation ''The Definitive Vince Guaraldi ''The Definitive Vince Guaraldi'' is Fantasy/Concord Records compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on November 3, 2009. It contains 31 tracks over two CDs, highlighting Guaraldi's ''Peanuts'' work a ...'' from 2009. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best of Vince Guaraldi, The 2012 compilation albums Fantasy Records compilation albums Concord Records compilation albums Albums produced by Vince Guaraldi Vince Guaraldi albums Vince Guaraldi c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peanuts Portraits
''Peanuts Portraits'' is the fifth compilation album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi released by Fantasy/ Concord Records on April 20, 2010. The album contains a mix of previously released material plus alternate and extended versions of songs featured in prime-time animated television specials based on the ''Peanuts'' comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. Background To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz's ''Peanuts'' comic strip, Fantasy/Concord Records assembled this themed compilation, with each song relating to a specific ''Peanuts'' character. The songs "Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)" and "Schroeder" are complete takes of the same versions that appeared on ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown''. Four songs were originally featured in 1973's ''A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'', including alternate renditions of "Peppermint Patty", "Is It James or Charlie" (version 2) (mistitled "Blue Charlie Brown") and "Charlie's Blues (version 2)" appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Definitive Vince Guaraldi
''The Definitive Vince Guaraldi'' is Fantasy/Concord Records compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released on November 3, 2009. It contains 31 tracks over two CDs, highlighting Guaraldi's ''Peanuts'' work as well his collaborations with guitarist Bola Sete. The album was released on 180-gram vinyl on November 20, 2015 as a 4-LP box set. As the release was label-specific containing material Guaraldi recorded for Fantasy Records, it excludes tracks from Guaraldi's three Warner Bros.-Seven Arts releases (''Oh Good Grief!'', '' The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi'', ''Alma-Ville'') as well as ''Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus'' (1967) released on Guaraldi's own D&D record label. Guaraldi's three Warner Bros. albums were released separately by Omnivore Recordings as part of the 2-disc set '' The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings'' in July 2018. Critical reception ''PopMatters'' critic Andrew Zender commented that "the buoya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits
''Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits'' is a compilation album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio) released by Fantasy Records in 1998. The album was the first of several posthumous releases containing a mix of previously released material in addition to nine previously unavailable songs featured in prime-time animation, animated television specials based on the ''Peanuts'' comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. Background Vince Guaraldi died of a sudden Vince Guaraldi#Death and impact, heart attack on February 6, 1976, at age 47, having composed music scores for 16 ''Peanuts'' television specials and the feature film ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown.'' Despite the wealth of material Guaraldi recorded for these specials, only three album's worth of ''Peanuts'' songs were released during his lifetime: ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' (1964), ''A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack), A Charlie Brown Christmas'' (1965) and ''Oh Good Grief!'' (1968). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Vince Guaraldi Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is the second compilation album of songs by American jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi released in 1980 in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Background Released four years after Guaraldi's untimely death from a heart attack, ''Greatest Hits'' was Fantasy Records' attempt to gather the pianist's best known songs, picking up from where the 1964 compilation album '' Jazz Impressions'' left off. As the album was issued by Fantasy, it excluded tracks from Guaraldi's three Warner Bros.-Seven Arts releases (''Oh Good Grief!'', ''The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi'', ''Alma-Ville'') as well as '' Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus'' (1967) released on Guaraldi's own D&D record label. ''Greatest Hits'' was repackaged and expanded for CD release on July 11, 1989, with a different cover and one additional track culled from the album '' From All Sides'' (1965). Track listing Original 1980 vinyl/cassette issue For the vinyl/cassette release, 45 single edit versions o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Charlie Brown Christmas (album)
''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' is the eighth studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (later credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio). The album was released in December 1965 in the U.S. by Fantasy Records and was Guaraldi's final studio album for the label. It is the soundtrack to the Christmas television special of the same name. Guaraldi was contacted by television producer Lee Mendelson to compose music for a documentary on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Although the special went unaired, these selections were released in 1964 as ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown''. Coca-Cola commissioned a Christmas special based on ''Peanuts'' in 1965 and Guaraldi returned to score the special. Guaraldi composed most of the music, though he included versions of traditional carols such as "O Tannenbaum". He recorded some of the score at Whitney Studio in Glendale, California, then re-recorded some of it at Fantasy Records Studios in San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson, North Carolina
Jefferson is a town in and the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,611 at the 2010 census. History The North Carolina General Assembly created a special commission in 1799 to found a county seat for Ashe County. The commission purchased of land to form the town of Jeffersonton, later named Jefferson. It is one of the first towns in the nation to bear the name of Thomas Jefferson, who was the vice president of the United States in 1799. The Ashe County Courthouse and Poe Fish Weir are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Jefferson is located at in the Appalachian Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is water. The New River, which is part of the Ohio River watershed and one of the oldest and most scenic rivers in the eastern United States, flows through the town. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
