Peanuts Portraits
| Peanuts Portraits | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | April 20, 2010 (2010年04月20日) |
| Recorded | 1964–1996 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 36:30 |
| Label | |
| Producer | Bill Belmont |
| Vince Guaraldi chronology | |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Five Cents Please | [2] |
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.[3]
Background
[edit ]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.[2]
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 .[2]
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 for the first time on a commercial release.[2]
In addition, "The Masked Marvel" and a second version of "Linus and Lucy" are performed by New Age pianist George Winston and licensed for inclusion from Windham Hill/Dancing Cat Records.[1]
Fantasy/Concord also inadvertently included one non-Guaraldi track ("Sally's Blues"), a music cue composed by Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette for The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (CBS, 1983-85).[2] The song bears no relation to the version of "Sally's Blues" featured in It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974) released on Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2008).[2]
Peanuts Portraits was reissued on vinyl by Craft Recordings on August 20, 2020, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Peanuts.[4]
Track listing
[edit ]Numerous errors were made with respect to incorrect song titles. Proper titles appear with incorrectly titled tracks in parentheses.[2] [1]
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Linus and Lucy" | originally released on Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) | 3:09 | |
| 2. | "Sally's Blues" | non-Guaraldi song; music cue composed for The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show [2] | 1:59 | |
| 3. | "Is It James or Charlie (version 2)" (mistitled "Blue Charlie Brown") | unreleased version; version 1 released on Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2008); appeared in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) | 2:05 | |
| 4. | "Peppermint Patty" (edit) | unreleased, truncated version; complete version appeared in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 2:39 | |
| 5. | "Charlie's Blues (version 2)" (aka "Charlie Brown Blues" and "Play It Again, Charlie Brown") | unreleased version; appeared in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 2:30 | |
| 6. | "Joe Cool" (whistling instrumental with brass) | originally released on Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2007); appeared in It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | 2:57 | |
| 7. | "Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)" (extended version) | abridged version originally released on Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown | 6:07 | |
| 8. | "Schroeder" (extended version) | abridged version originally released on Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown | 2:56 | |
| 9. | "Little Birdie" | originally released on Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials; appeared in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 3:16 | |
| 10. | "The Masked Marvel" (performed by George Winston) | originally released on Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996) | 5:37 | |
| 11. | "Linus and Lucy" (performed by George Winston) | originally released on Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi | 3:15 | |
| Total length: | 36:30 | |||
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Dryden, Ken. Peanuts Portraits: The Classic Character Themes at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Peanuts Portraits". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Vince Guaraldi at concord.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020
- ^ Vince Guaraldi - Peanuts Portraits (LP) - craftrecordings.com