The Vince Guaraldi Trio A Charlie Brown Christmas LP 200 Gram Vinyl Analogue Productions QRP USA
Title: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Catalog Number: APJ 8431
Label: Fantasy Records
Reissued by: Analogue Productions
Barcode: 753088843136
Original release year: 1965
Reissue year: 2014
Number of discs: 1
Revolutions per minute: 33⅓ rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 200gr
Limited Edition: Yes
Total Item Weight: 396gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: October 25, 2015
Vinyl Gourmet Audiophile TOP 100: Yes
Note: Not eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
Peanuts comic creator Charles M. Schulz called on pianist extraordinaire Vince Guaraldi and his trio to compose and perform music that would reflect the humor, charm and innocence of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire Peanut gang for their 1965 Christmas TV special. It was a perfect match, a beautiful LP that introduced Jazz to millions of young listeners.
Featured in Vinyl Gourmet Audiophile TOP 100
- Limited Edition
- 200 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
- Plated and Pressed at QRP USA
- Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
- Cut from the Original Analog Master Tapes
- Deluxe "tip-on" cover
When Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas album was inducted into the Library of Congress, the Library's media release noted, "A Charlie Brown Christmas introduced jazz to millions of listeners." According to annotator and Guaraldi biographer Bang, "The importance of [that] sentence can not be overstated." Children all over the world who had resisted jazz as the music of their parents were given an introduction.
The album's centerpiece track, today as it was in 1965, is "Christmas Time Is Here," the soulful instrumental version that clocks in at just over six minutes.
"As for Guaraldi, his penetrating improvisational phrases paint pictures of the first winter snowfall, myriad glistening trees, and powdery white landscapes. With its blend of contemporary jazz and lyrical mannerisms, A Charlie Brown Christmas is a joyous and festive meditation for the holiday season." ~ Shawn M. Haney, All Music
Musicians:
Vince Guaraldi, piano
Monty Budwig, bass
Colin Bailey, drums
Track Listing:
Side A
1. O Tannenbaum
2. What Child Is This
3. My Little Drum
4. Linus and Lucy
5. Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)
Side B
1. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal Version)
2. Skating
3. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
4. Christmas Is Coming
5. Fur Elise
6. The Christmas Song
Click here to listen to samples on AllMusic.com ♫
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