During the next eight weeks, with the holidays on the horizon, the probability of hearing Vince Guaraldi goes way up. This is, of course, a good thing. Guaraldi’s score to A Charlie Brown Christmas is nothing short of brilliant—but it ain’t Christmas-time just yet, folks. Below is something just as good.
In terms of Guaraldi’s varied career I’ve always viewed the Peanuts scores as a peek down the rabbit hole. As the televised specials moved into the late sixties and early seventies so did the music. Guaraldi, a bay area bohemian of the old school, infused layers of funk, soul, r&b and all manner of groove into the latter specials. His underused vocals reeked of a smoldering blue cool that can’t be faked. The below two tracks are culled from volume one of the high recommended compilation Lost Cues From The Charlie Brown Television Specials.
MP3: Vince Guaraldi :: Little Birdie
MP3: Vince Guaraldi :: Joe Cool
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I’ve got Peanuts stuff and the record with Bola Sete, but I’ve never heard Vince sing until now. Groovy stuff!
1 | Jason P. Woodbury November 4th, 2010 at 12:29 pm[...] http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2010/11/03/vince-guaraldi-sings/ [...]
2 | Remember Little Birdie « November 4th, 2010 at 3:01 pmI was half-listening to CB Thanksgiving playing in the other room the other day and I was wondering about the vocals. It had a kind of Jack Sheldon quality and there wasn’t much in the way of credits at the end of the show. Mystery solved! thanks!
3 | John McGraw November 27th, 2010 at 8:12 am