Vince Guaraldi And The Lost Cues From The Charlie Brown Television Specials

''Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials'' is a compilation soundtrack album by Vince Guaraldi released by D & D Records (Guaraldi’s label) in 2007. The album consists of select music cues featured on several ''Peanuts'' television specials produced between 1972 and 1975.

Background

In the mid-2000s, recording studio master tapes for seven 1970s-era ''Peanuts'' television specials scored by Vince Guaraldi were discovered by his son, Dave Guaraldi. Dave chose a handful of the better individual songs to compile what would be the first of two volumes containing unreleased music cues.

Dave Guaraldi then worked to restore the master tapes with audio archivist Michael Graves at his Atlanta, Georgia-based Osiris Studio.

The songs chosen for this volume were featured in the following ''Peanuts'' television specials:
* ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' (1972)
* '' There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown'' (1973)
* ''A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'' (1973)
* ''It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown'' (1974)
* ''You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown'' (1975)

Reception and notability

''Sound Insights'' author Doug Payne noted that the release of ''Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials'' was notable due to the fact that almost none of Guaraldi's ''Peanuts'' soundtrack work was made available for public consumption. Despite scoring 16 ''Peanuts'' television specials and one feature film, only two official soundtracks were released during Guaraldi's lifetime: ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' (an unaired television documentary) and ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''. ''Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials'' did much to fill a significant gap in this respect.''Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials'' at dougpayne.com
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Chris Holmes of the nostalgia-themed website ''grayflannelsuit.net'' commented that "although some songs are quite brief, they paint a good picture of Guaraldi’s music near the end of his life; whimsical, funky, and always impeccably performed."

T. Ballard Lesemann of the ''Charleston City Paper'' called "Little Birdie" the "best Thanksgiving theme," commenting the "anti-worry/positive sentiment and snuffy singing style somehow matches the vibe of the season. Guaraldi sings lead, just barely in front of a great-sounding brass section and some funky electric piano."

Track listing

All songs composed by Vince Guaraldi.

*Liner notes erroneously state that "Peppermint Patty" (Track 5) was featured in ''A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving''; this version did not appear in any ''Peanuts'' television special.
*The vocal version of "Joe Cool" (Track 10) is a composite of three separate recordings from different specials.

Personnel

All songs recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California.

''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' – Vince Guaraldi Quintet

Recorded on August 22, 1972
*Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano, electric keyboards, guitars, vocals
*Seward McCain – electric bass
*Tom Harrell – trumpet
*Pat O'Hara – flute
*Glenn Cronkhite – drums

''There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown'' – Vince Guaraldi Quintet

Recorded on January 15, February 22 and 26, 1973
*Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano, electric keyboards, guitars, vocals
*Seward McCain – electric bass
*Tom Harrell – trumpet
*Pat O'Hara – flute
*Glenn Cronkhite – drums

''A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'' – Vince Guaraldi Quintet

Recorded on July 17-18, August 6 and October 1, 1973
*Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano, electric keyboards, vocals, guitars
*Seward McCain – electric bass
*Tom Harrell – trumpet
*Chuck Bennett – trombone
* Mike Clark – drums

''It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown'' – Vince Guaraldi Quartet

Recorded on January 5, 11, 23 and 30, 1974
*Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano, electric keyboards, guitars
*Seward McCain – electric bass
*Tom Harrell – trumpet
*Eliot Zigmund – drums (January 11)
*Mike Clark – drums (all other dates)

''You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown'' – Vince Guaraldi Trio

Recorded on September 12 and 24, 1975
*Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano, electric keyboards, Minimoog/ARP String Ensemble synthesizers
*Seward McCain – electric bass
*Mark Rosengarden – drums

References

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2007 soundtrack albums
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Cool jazz soundtracks
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