Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2
Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 is a compilation album by Vince Guaraldi released by D&D Records (Guaraldi's own label) in 2008. The album is a follow-up to the 2007 release, Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, which consisted of previously unreleased music cues featured on several Peanuts television specials produced in the 1970s.
Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 | ||||
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Released | February 6, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1972 – 1975 | |||
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Length | 30:21 | |||
Label | D&D | |||
Producer | David Guaraldi | |||
Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Five Cents Please |
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 selected a handful of the better individual songs to compile two volumes of unreleased music cues.[1]
Dave Guaraldi worked to restore the master tapes again with sound engineer Michael Graves at his Atlanta, Georgia-based Osiris Studio.[1]
The songs chosen for this volume were featured in the following Peanuts television specials:
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.[2]
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."[3]
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."[4]
Track listing
Numerous errors were made with respect to incorrect/misspelled titles, running times and song order.[1][2][5] Proper titles and song lengths appear with incorrectly titled tracks in parenthesis.
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Television special | Length |
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1. | "Kitchen Music" (mistitled/misspelled "Snoppy and Woodstock") | It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown | 1:43 | |
2. | "Snoopy and Woodstock" (mistitled "Woodstock's Dream") | It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown | 2:11 | |
3. | "Never Again" (mistitled "Bus Me") | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | 1:34 | |
4. | "Heartburn Waltz" (mistitled "Never Again") | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | 2:00 | |
5. | "Charlie Brown's Wake-Up" (mistitled "Heartburn Waltz") | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | 1:30 | |
6. | "There's Been a Change" | never featured in a Peanuts special | 1:34 | |
7. | "Little Birdie (instrumental)" (mistitled "Charlie Brown's Wake-Up") | It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | 1:56 | |
8. | "Cops and Robbers" (mistitled "Little Birdie" (instrumental)) | It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | 1:43 | |
9. | "Sally's Blues" (mistitled "Cops and Robbers") | It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | 1:41 | |
10. | "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown" (mistitled "Sally's Blues") | It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | 2:05 | |
11. | "Is It James or Charlie?" (mistitled "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown") | A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 2:22 | |
12. | "Oh, Good Grief" (mistitled "Is It James or Charlie?") | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson | You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown | 1:06 |
13. | "Linus and Lucy" | You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown | 1:20 | |
14. | "Joe Cool" (whistling instrumental with brass and piano) | It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | 3:01 | |
15. | "Nobody Else" (misspelled "No Body Else") | same version featured on The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi (1969) minus orchestral overdubs; never featured in a Peanuts special[1] | 4:35 | |
Total length: | 30:21 |
The song "Bus Me," originally featured in There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown, does not appear on the album despite being listed as Track 3. "Nobody Else" (Track 15) is a CD bonus track.[1]
Personnel
The Vince Guaraldi Sextet
- Vince Guaraldi – piano, electric keyboards, guitar
- Seward McCain, Peter Marshall – bass
- Mike Clark, Glenn Cronkite, Mark Rosengarden – drums
References
- Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials at dougpayne.com
- Holmes, Chris (November 30, 2010). "Get to Know…Vince Guaraldi". grayflannelsuit.net. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Lesemann, T. Ballard (November 24, 2011). "'Little Birdie,' the Best Thanksgiving Theme". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown TV Specials, Volume 2 at AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
External links
- Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 at Discogs (list of releases)