tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40515193802202522012024-03-21T10:16:51.303-07:00Impressions of VinceCommentary, discussions and random thoughts about San Francisco-born jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi,
beloved by many — including those who recognize his music, but not his name — and affectionately known as Dr. FunkDerrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-72783149446199896902024-02-23T13:58:00.000-08:002024-02-23T13:58:48.581-08:00Plenty of Respect: 2024 update<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0G6fq_VHXkDQnEsG9guMSjpLqyWaMG0gHrS6BEX6SQ2-IhWUVh4YkxTEQsTN1pLtN78xqrxWfEb39lh-nCcFeD79vyvV7s_xMRK6ouYzVKCvwlqQXr_fxbwmI3l60cuG7laup6Xx58pcqreFp7yNbvQ62IvvxLkp9-4wjratufzRDVOboLY0wa7lzeA/s500/Oliver%20Mewes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0G6fq_VHXkDQnEsG9guMSjpLqyWaMG0gHrS6BEX6SQ2-IhWUVh4YkxTEQsTN1pLtN78xqrxWfEb39lh-nCcFeD79vyvV7s_xMRK6ouYzVKCvwlqQXr_fxbwmI3l60cuG7laup6Xx58pcqreFp7yNbvQ62IvvxLkp9-4wjratufzRDVOboLY0wa7lzeA/s320/Oliver%20Mewes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Three years have passed since I last addressed the topic of other jazz artists doing covers of Guaraldi compositions, back in <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2021/03/plenty-of-respect.html" target="_blank">this post</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To recap, the goal is to compile an ever-expanding list of jazz artists who've recorded a) original tribute compositions honoring Guaraldi; and b) covers of Guaraldi compositions other than "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and the <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> quartet — "Linus and Lucy," "My Little Drum," "Christmas Is Coming" and "Christmas Time Is Here" — because they've long been popular targets.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(As it happens, I didn't find any new original tribute compositions this time.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Aside from keeping up with albums released since March 2021, I've also been on the prowl for older works. Spotify, iTunes and discogs have been helpful to a degree, but I really needed a database that could do more precise searches. I recently found a really cool one: The Mechanical Licensing Collective's Musical Works Database, which can be accessed <a href="https://portal.themlc.com/search#work" target="_blank">here</a>. The advantage is the ability to search by composition <i>and</i> composer: quite useful with respect to some of Guaraldi's more generic titles. (As the most obvious examples, several people have written songs called "Joe Cool," "Peppermint Patty" and "Pebble Beach.")</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to this database, I discovered — as just one example — that former Guaraldi sideman Eddie Duran covered "Ginza" (aka "Ginza Samba") on his 1979 album of the same title.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The following list represents the new entries which have been added to the master list in the aforementioned March 2021 post. "Macedonia" and the title theme to <i>It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown</i> appear for the first time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm intrigued by the fact that "Great Pumpkin Waltz" seems so popular. Might it blossom into a "breakout cover" that'll become another Guaraldi standard? Time will tell!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• Air Music</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ron LeGault Quintet, <i>Charlie Brown Goes to The Nutcracker</i></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• Charlie Brown Theme</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nate Hance Trio, <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ron LeGault Quintet, <i>Charlie Brown Goes to The Nutcracker</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Isaiah J. Thompson Septet, <i>A Guaraldi Holiday</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oliver Mewes Trio, <i>Trio</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojlpZMRmy9sqOONKbLIReiD2hrUPtal3knQ-gaqHhlxi56GOOpTM-VmlIu0unDO6GcQ9VA7JQTAZ1Ukqdalzk3TfPJ1befE6fXBZBYb3N7FUMO3UvJQ5a6bMIEtf0H7xRM0An7I2uIEe2CkTwsfzkxQUSpTjQKasuaiI87LWRObz_15Qv-DO2ZHUxE5E/s510/Eddie%20Duran.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojlpZMRmy9sqOONKbLIReiD2hrUPtal3knQ-gaqHhlxi56GOOpTM-VmlIu0unDO6GcQ9VA7JQTAZ1Ukqdalzk3TfPJ1befE6fXBZBYb3N7FUMO3UvJQ5a6bMIEtf0H7xRM0An7I2uIEe2CkTwsfzkxQUSpTjQKasuaiI87LWRObz_15Qv-DO2ZHUxE5E/s320/Eddie%20Duran.jpg" width="314" /></a></div>• Ginza Samba</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">William Beatty, <i>The Path of Green Stones</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Eddie Duran, <i>Ginza</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Dick Fregulia Trio, <i>Be There Now!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Claudio Giambruno, <i>Overseas</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Giuliano Perin’s Good Vibes Quartet, <i>Sweet Lines</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Great Pumpkin Waltz</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Joshua Bowlus, <i>Sleigh Ride</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">C. Holmes Trio, <i>Christmas & You</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Shai Jaschek, <i>First Fall</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Luke Carlos O’Reilly, <i>The Perfect Christmas</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mich Shirey Trio, <i>Guitar for Guaraldi</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Isaiah J. Thompson Septet, <i>A Guaraldi Holiday</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Happiness Theme</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ron LeGault Quintet, <i>Charlie Brown Goes to The Nutcracker</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Harry Skoler, <i>Conversations in the Language of Jazz</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Heartburn Waltz</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Isaiah J. Thompson Septet, <i>A Guaraldi Holiday</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Kross Trio, <i>Cacciatore</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• Little Birdie</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Clara Plestis (single)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Isaiah J. Thompson Septet, <i>A Guaraldi Holiday</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Macedonia</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guido Pistocchi Quintet, <i>Spring Time</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Oh, Good Grief</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nate Hance Trio, <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49XaEADIolSF0qvh60Xt33Oa9-1YyoP1grH5Uf5PDZk48CwKjfG1j58L_8Rigjhtk5bKVi3rnfyxNpBFZC6DVf5ctrNgv49maL7Uw_OIUJf1i0S9aZUJgGeOz5t8mxux-axXiXIuzZ3V5X_1EXCwLnXcA0SKVhqKiT-N0h434LQtZgRj-tr_4KhFlfCg/s500/Roby%20Perissin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49XaEADIolSF0qvh60Xt33Oa9-1YyoP1grH5Uf5PDZk48CwKjfG1j58L_8Rigjhtk5bKVi3rnfyxNpBFZC6DVf5ctrNgv49maL7Uw_OIUJf1i0S9aZUJgGeOz5t8mxux-axXiXIuzZ3V5X_1EXCwLnXcA0SKVhqKiT-N0h434LQtZgRj-tr_4KhFlfCg/s320/Roby%20Perissin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>• <b>Pebble Beach</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mason Embry Trio, <i>A Song for You</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ron LeGault Quintet, <i>Charlie Brown Goes to The Nutcracker</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Roby Perissin and the Latin Jazz Ensemble, <i>Tribute to Latin Jazz</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Peppermint Patty</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nate Hance, <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oliver Mewes Trio, <i>Trio</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Schroeder</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nate Hance Trio, <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Thanksgiving Theme</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Isaiah J. Thompson Septet, <i>A Guaraldi Holiday </i></span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-72778789729311939952024-02-15T11:01:00.000-08:002024-02-16T09:41:18.782-08:00Summer comes early this year!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Big news, gang.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lee Mendelson Film Productions has made good on its promise to deliver another of Vince Guaraldi's iconic Peanuts soundtracks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Their announcement went live earlier today:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVJGQi5qlUv29-NAgCV_a1Yc_WlCm1vn_PG6o2KG4xQbnnqUATm1WwvDaw4LiNUvmEKbZ-Vxe3ouD8EQpPQjjQXKsIPW6Cg3UZtmp8PzHqSQjzSB3XqqZr3dIKnIuJgfX8u7evaSng-tGdtAr0dgFDXSQyg_uQrwV67qtpVyJPOQD0L3Oo7LeIQz-2Ak/s1200/COVER_It%20Was%20a%20Short%20Summer_%20Charlie%20Brown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVJGQi5qlUv29-NAgCV_a1Yc_WlCm1vn_PG6o2KG4xQbnnqUATm1WwvDaw4LiNUvmEKbZ-Vxe3ouD8EQpPQjjQXKsIPW6Cg3UZtmp8PzHqSQjzSB3XqqZr3dIKnIuJgfX8u7evaSng-tGdtAr0dgFDXSQyg_uQrwV67qtpVyJPOQD0L3Oo7LeIQz-2Ak/w400-h400/COVER_It%20Was%20a%20Short%20Summer_%20Charlie%20Brown.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Available for the first time ever!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Vince Guaraldi’s complete soundtrack for 1969's <i>It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Limited release in celebration of the special's 55th anniversary</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Available exclusively on "Camp Green" Vinyl (12-inch, 45 RPM) </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>for Record Store Day, April 20th</b></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span> </span>“This entire score is can’t-be-played-often-enough ear candy. It’s as fresh and vibrant today — and as swinging — as when it was laid down 55 years ago: yet another captivating display of Guaraldi’s compositional genius and keyboard wizardry.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span> </span>Summer never sounded so sweet.”</i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;">— From the liner notes by Derrick Bang, Author, <i>Vince Guaraldi at the Piano</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP) is thrilled to announce the release of Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack to <i>It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown</i>, the sixth animated Peanuts special, from writer/creator Charles Schulz, director Bill Melendez and producers Melendez and Lee Mendelson. The special originally aired on CBS-TV on September 27, 1969, and currently can be streamed on Apple TV+.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The album includes the original recordings that comprise the special's song cues, plus six bonus and alternative tracks that never have been released or heard before.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Track list:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A1. CHARLIE BROWN THEME</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A2. LINUS AND LUCY</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A3. IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER, CHARLIE BROWN</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A4. OH, GOOD GRIEF!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A5. YOU’RE IN LOVE, CHARLIE BROWN</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A6. SCHROEDER</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A7. BUS BLUES / BUS BLUES (REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A8. IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER, CHARLIE BROWN (REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A9. FRIEDA (WITH THE NATURALLY CURLY HAIR)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A10. OH, GOOD GRIEF! (REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A11. COME AND GET IT / HASH / HASH WITH HORN / AM BREAK / TAH DAH </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A12. BON VOYAGE</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A13. PEPPERMINT PATTY</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A14. LOVE WILL COME (NOVA BOSSA)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A15. HE’S YOUR DOG, CHARLIE BROWN</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B1. PEBBLE BEACH</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B2. YOU’RE IN LOVE, CHARLIE BROWN (REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B3. HE’S YOUR DOG, CHARLIE BROWN (REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B4. MASKED MARVEL</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B5. AIR MUSIC</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B6. MASKED MARVEL (REPRISE) / MASKED MARVEL (2ND REPRISE) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B7. YOU’RE IN LOVE, CHARLIE BROWN (2ND REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B8. LINUS AND LUCY (REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B9. OH, GOOD GRIEF! (2ND REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B10. CHARLIE BROWN THEME (REPRISE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B11. IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER, CHARLIE BROWN (2ND REPRISE) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bonus content:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B12. LINUS AND LUCY (ALTERNATE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B13. WORKING ON “IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER, CHARLIE BROWN” </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B14. BUS BLUES (ALTERNATE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B15. PEBBLE BEACH (ALTERNATE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B16. MASKED MARVEL (ALTERNATE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">B17. LINUS AND LUCY (REPRISE ALTERNATE)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Three sample tracks can be heard <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lmfpinc/sets/it-was-a-short-summer-charlie-brown-original-soundtrack-album-preview/s-VxGAIg4iuDR?si=e6dce7a74e13428cb3749e4ae1cdf52a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guaraldi lovingly created the soundtrack for the summer camp adventure that finds Charlie Brown and his gang facing off against the girls’ camp members, led by Peppermint Patty. The album's large jazz combo also delivers the best rendition of Guaraldi's classic tune, “Love Will Come (Nova Bossa),” and features his first use of additional percussion supplied by Victor Feldman.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The recording features Guaraldi (piano), Monty Budwig (double bass), Jack Sperling (drums), Conti and Pete Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Feldman (percussion), Herb Ellis (guitar), William Hood and Peter Christlieb (woodwinds), with John Scott Trotter as orchestra leader. The album was produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson, sons of Peanuts producer Lee Mendelson, and restored and re-mastered by Vinson Hudson.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The album will be available exclusively at participating retail outlets starting April 20, 2024, as part of Record Store Day. Store locations and additional information is available at <a href="http://recordstoreday.com">recordstoreday.com</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The album's Record Store Day page is </span><a href="https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/16583" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The album includes liner notes and a track-by-track analysis by Derrick Bang and Sean Mendelson. The package also boasts images from the special, and of the recently re-discovered original tape boxes (which led to this release). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For an extended version of the press release and more information, click <a href="https://mendelsonproductions.com/extended_Short_Summer_Album_Press_Release_February2024.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>********</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pretty cool, eh?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To anticipate the obvious question, CD and digital releases will follow later this year, and will be announced at a future date. (Stay tuned!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some of the adjectives in the press release above are a bit breathless, but the enthusiasm is warranted. I <i>thoroughly</i> enjoyed working on this project, because it's absolutely Guaraldi's jazziest and sassiest Peanuts soundtrack, thanks to the larger-than-usual combo involved (because he was simultaneously working with some of these cats on the score for the Peanuts gang's big-screen debut, in <i>A Boy Named Charlie Brown</i>).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This new release was made possible, in part, by the enthusiastic response — and better-than-anticipated sales figures — of last year's soundtrack debut of <i>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving</i>. And you know how this works: If <i>Short Summer</i> proves similarly successful, that'll increase the chances of additional Guaraldi treats, moving forward.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Record Store Day lines form well before opening time ... so don't oversleep on April 20th!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-87561869110537327312023-12-18T14:47:00.000-08:002023-12-18T14:48:09.108-08:00Guaraldi cover albums: a new annual tradition?<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmOX_xoUaOSvokfvZZyjqqX04-8ybULbdeSnoKHP4WgjCMKJ5URDhWFJflIG7n_78CJkzVDYu8unTiEJNitVHtZKIynN3Mj1-Fqy4Hd1GhxqL75USn11nyEq_ORaK1YEuKVX3icPyCVTEgqmEpFtou_TqrEE4v8SNmtjcNuskEtetRD75r7hpMJXCfzw/s500/Doc%20Watkins.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmOX_xoUaOSvokfvZZyjqqX04-8ybULbdeSnoKHP4WgjCMKJ5URDhWFJflIG7n_78CJkzVDYu8unTiEJNitVHtZKIynN3Mj1-Fqy4Hd1GhxqL75USn11nyEq_ORaK1YEuKVX3icPyCVTEgqmEpFtou_TqrEE4v8SNmtjcNuskEtetRD75r7hpMJXCfzw/s320/Doc%20Watkins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As my previous post demonstrates, Guaraldi's music for <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> has become a popular seasonal gig for jazz combos across the country — and in Canada and the UK — who perform in bars, restaurants, concert halls, wineries and pretty much anywhere they can find a stage.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Some of these musicians aren't content to stop with live performances; they're also releasing albums!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Two landed last December (and shame on me, for not calling attention to them here, at the time).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>The Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas</b></i> came from San Antonio-based pianist Doc Watkins, backed by bassist Franklin Skaggs, drummer Ryan Shaw, and an impressively large ensemble. For the past several years, Watkins and his orchestra have presented this program live during most of December, at San Antonio’s JazzTX. (Makes me want to take a quick trip to Texas!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Purists probably will insist that these 10 tracks aren't jazz; the often string-enhanced arrangements hue more closely to what you’d expect from the Boston Pops or a lavish Broadway musical. That’s particularly true with mellow readings of “The Christmas Song,” “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” and “Skating,” the latter blended with “The Christmas Waltz” (which gives Watkins a chance to demonstrate his vocal chops).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Watkins gets bonus points for covering all of Guaraldi's album, including a sparkling arrangement of “Fur Elise” that opens with Beethoven-esque solo piano, and then kicks into high gear with Shaw’s jump jazz drums and tasty big band swing. </span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrt725BX2pd9nYBoinxz2q-Q6Ltqid4MEfx1Sez79DkSGld__BVW3M3waqs4k8gLr9lsZhV1In6CwjZ98GupJ_kxBLFeGCvpJ45KHRAxSc2wpgTgKgl9oPvwtAh6mleaOZF2F3BanhAhz7YlROtVyHTeNQ-T9mrD55uI8eL3q1yaZDx1LjlARojkI5Yc/s500/Nate%20Hance.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrt725BX2pd9nYBoinxz2q-Q6Ltqid4MEfx1Sez79DkSGld__BVW3M3waqs4k8gLr9lsZhV1In6CwjZ98GupJ_kxBLFeGCvpJ45KHRAxSc2wpgTgKgl9oPvwtAh6mleaOZF2F3BanhAhz7YlROtVyHTeNQ-T9mrD55uI8eL3q1yaZDx1LjlARojkI5Yc/s320/Nate%20Hance.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Those seeking more of the pizzazz that Guaraldi put into that iconic Peanuts TV special probably will prefer the Nate Hance Trio’s <i><b>A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced</b></i>. (Cute title, that.) Hance, on piano, is a generous leader; several of these 11 tracks run long enough to grant tasty solos by bassist Keith Yanes and drummer Lars Johnson.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The album opens (as it should) with “O Tannenbaum”; Hance’s solo introduction hearkens back to Guaraldi’s arrangement, but with a bit more “sauce.” The tune quickly kicks into swing time, and Hance’s lyrical improv bridge is backed by sleek walking bass. Yanes then takes a solo with echoes of the familiar melody, after which Hance and Johnson indulge in some playful drums/piano call and response.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hance doesn't cover Guaraldi's entire album; "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Fur Elise" are absent. In their place, he solos on both a slightly deconstructed arrangement of “Peppermint Patty,” and an initially gentle reading of “Schroeder,” which turns majestic as it rolls into an upper-octave finale.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The album concludes with a delightfully funky run at “Linus and Lucy,” which Johnson sets up with a captivating beat. Hance doesn’t mess with the main theme, but his first keyboard bridge is positively sassy; the second is even more ferocious, after which the trio brings the tune home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Moving on to this season's new releases...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7sJfLNA8dTxysGt2_d40qVHEHGgcDDzfnHvg8u9-4iiA9YVjy8hkOT_aj1RGQwqcfkRHCtJTHUKyDJM_XQNY1yLrBFcckFO-I7QBjDHd8Qg6ypISlLRf4Y5sLUQ-yap_RYMkYUl40E4L_Stt4osWhG34FW7elhPd8FkMTbhQhuGlljTuoEAaDOXBbbY/s500/Isaiah%20Thompson.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7sJfLNA8dTxysGt2_d40qVHEHGgcDDzfnHvg8u9-4iiA9YVjy8hkOT_aj1RGQwqcfkRHCtJTHUKyDJM_XQNY1yLrBFcckFO-I7QBjDHd8Qg6ypISlLRf4Y5sLUQ-yap_RYMkYUl40E4L_Stt4osWhG34FW7elhPd8FkMTbhQhuGlljTuoEAaDOXBbbY/s320/Isaiah%20Thompson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As its title suggests, rising jazz pianist Isaiah J. Thompson’s <i><b>A Guaraldi Holiday</b></i> isn’t entirely devoted to Christmas; Halloween and Thanksgiving also are acknowledged by this album’s 12 tracks. (Bonus point to Thompson for covering "Heartburn Waltz," one of Guaraldi's lesser-known themes.) Thompson is joined by Anthony Hervey, trumpet; Julian Lee, tenor sax; Alexa Tarantino, alto sax and flute; John Pizzarelli, guitar; Philip Norris, bass; and Kyle Poole, drums and percussion. The liner notes make a point of mentioning that — aside from Pizzarelli — all the musicians are under 30. (Remarkable, isn’t it, that so many young jazz artists are captivated by Guaraldi?)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Thompson’s approach varies. At times his arrangements definitely evoke Guaraldi’s touch and spirit; other tracks employ brief bits of a familiar melody merely as a springboard for complex jazz more in the hard bop vein of Thompson’s previous album, <i>The Power of the Spirit</i>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The latter is particularly true of “Thanksgiving Theme,” which begins with gentle piano against Hervey’s brass touches, followed by a thoughtful sax solo. But then Thompson sprints all over the keyboard during a lengthy bridge, the arrangement getting more aggressive with brass filigrees, vibrant sax and Poole’s drum work. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The full track list:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Great Pumpkin Waltz"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Charlie Brown Theme"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Thanksgiving Theme"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Little Birdie"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "O Tannenbaum"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Christmas Is Coming"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "The Christmas Song"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "What Child Is This"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Auld Lang Syne"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Heartburn Waltz"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Linus and Lucy"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The kick-ass reading of “Linus and Lucy” begins as sax handles the core melody, with Thompson adding an ascending four-chord run at the end of each line. The first bridge is a spirited blend of sax and piano; a lengthy sax solo segues to the second bridge, which shifts to swing time and boasts more of Norris’ cool walking bass: a great finale to a truly pleasurable album.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEyXth70vDzM6d-bG7yHp39AXTIKgNZxQFCTqrIvFXV4FvFEK8Vpl7uXJl5NimOfkdjyUPpzZOphpJln9TgL8IvfnMpwC2ZXM9wGCJqgxGP7dZGUfGhQw1tOYXJfjQ6-fsp4OzLGtXOVjSbcLi9dCrRfiA9f7q-zcEAZlFZqmZkbm3IvNucKyIwBC3hs/s500/Ron%20LeGault.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="500" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEyXth70vDzM6d-bG7yHp39AXTIKgNZxQFCTqrIvFXV4FvFEK8Vpl7uXJl5NimOfkdjyUPpzZOphpJln9TgL8IvfnMpwC2ZXM9wGCJqgxGP7dZGUfGhQw1tOYXJfjQ6-fsp4OzLGtXOVjSbcLi9dCrRfiA9f7q-zcEAZlFZqmZkbm3IvNucKyIwBC3hs/s320/Ron%20LeGault.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>During the past decade, jazz pianist Ron LeGault has turned his Charlie Brown Goes to the Nutcracker show into an annual tradition that sells out performances at the Hotel St. Julien in Boulder, Colorado. An album was an obvious next step, and the just-released <i><b>Charlie Brown Goes to The Nutcracker</b></i> finds him alongside Andrew Vogt, tenor and baritone sax, flute and clarinet; Curtis Fox, trombone; Dave Weinand, bass and bass clarinet; and Andreas Schmid, drums.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Given that title, it's no surprise that LeGault touches only briefly on Guaraldi's music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, with "Skating," "Linus and Lucy" and "Christmas Is Coming."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The album opens with “Surfin’ Snoopy,” a fast-paced romp with a conventional combo arrangement that grants brief solos to each performer in turn. It's followed by a whimsical, mid-tempo reading of “Charlie Brown Theme,” which cleverly trades the melody between keyboard and Fox’s <i>wah-wah</i> trombone, deliberately sounding like the wordless adults in Peanuts TV specials.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The full track list:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Surfin' Snoopy"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Charlie Brown Theme"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Troika" (a blend of Tchiakovsky and Guaraldi)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Overture"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Skating"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Dance of the Reed Flutes"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Cool Bells Jingle"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "You're a Mean one, Mr. Grinch"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Pebble Beach"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Happiness Theme"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Linus and Lucy"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Waltz of the Flowers"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Christmas Is Coming"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The arrangement of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” is a hoot, with Weinand’s bass clarinet dominating the melody against heavy 2/2 percussion. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs1B1PYWJLC7h_oO9uQb_564GRuj1mIAkojAXsOfEg1r7AeN-W0lTVseyM9MuRz3wd5r7E6fr-FwDrwY2kEEKZgGrN3NGo5Aex4u4hEbuIXrTeeqaMVEK5qDZGyoPFKEk__CfI_eMATNeDcSAxFfCjo2e9231YHhP9zgHbIeOlOquDfTpBZJJOpO97R8/s500/Peter%20Sprague.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs1B1PYWJLC7h_oO9uQb_564GRuj1mIAkojAXsOfEg1r7AeN-W0lTVseyM9MuRz3wd5r7E6fr-FwDrwY2kEEKZgGrN3NGo5Aex4u4hEbuIXrTeeqaMVEK5qDZGyoPFKEk__CfI_eMATNeDcSAxFfCjo2e9231YHhP9zgHbIeOlOquDfTpBZJJOpO97R8/s320/Peter%20Sprague.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Guitarist Peter Sprague's <i><b>Christmas Time Is Here</b></i>, finally, covers most of Guaraldi's album; Sprague's approach is equal parts jazz, pop and New Age. He's joined by Tripp Sprague, sax and flute; Beth Ross Buckley, flute; Danny Green, piano; Mack Leighton, bass; and Duncan Moore, drums. Allison Adams Tucker supplies vocals or vocalese on most tracks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The album opens with "Charlie's Overture," a clever mash-up of "Linus and Lucy," "Christmas Time Is Here," "Christmas Is Coming" and "Skating." The jazz highlights are a lengthy arrangement of "O Tannenbaum," which opens with Guaraldi-esque piano/bass/drums, then expands to include tasty solos on sax and guitar. "Linus and Lucy" gets even grander treatment. It also begins conventionally, on piano/bass/drums; Sprague's guitar sneaks in during the second bridge, and then the tune opens up to include another nice sax solo.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And I must say: This album includes the most unusual arrangement of "Christmas Is Coming" that I've ever heard!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The full track list:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Charlie's Overture"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "O Tannenbaum"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "What Child Is This"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Linus and Lucy"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Christmas Time Is Here"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Christmas Is Love" (an original by Peter Sprague and Randy Phillips)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Christmas Is Coming"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "The Christmas Song"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Winter Wonderland"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Readers who enjoy holiday jazz in general should check out my annual surveys of new releases. The 2023 edition has just gone live <a href="http://www.jazzscan.com" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mention also must be made of Jason Frederick, hailing from across the pond; his UK-based "Cinematic Trio" has been oh-so-slowly releasing ingeniously arranged covers of Guaraldi tracks, roughly at the rate of one per year, since 2021. Thus far he has delivered "Skating" and "Linus and Lucy," and he just added a great mash-up of "Christmas Time Is Here" and "Silent Night."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(In a non-Guaraldi — but still holiday — mode, he also has delivered a tasty handling of Paul McCarney's "Wonderful Christmastime.")</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You'll find them at <a href="https://jasonfrederick.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-time-is-here-silent-night-take-2" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Further on the subject of Guaraldi covers, saxophonist Claudio Giambruno's new album, <i>Overseas</i>, includes a cool reading of "Ginza Samba." His quartet includes Andrea Rea, piano; Dario Rosciglione, double bass; and Amedeo Ariano, drums.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It's also available via <a href="https://claudiogiambruno.bandcamp.com/album/overseas" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> (and other online outlets). </span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-18403826995559404812023-11-20T01:00:00.000-08:002023-12-19T10:40:56.749-08:00A Jolly Guaraldi Holiday 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdS8ZSXe_48G2_TwrRdW9QDbuk0elVLcXcLskTuLbJJxmjy1UZdYM0O1JDmEP3kf-11zezNcICqnjSxbDr5UOyzoAsTZBVu9A_NVj8j68WJFZCT2s2pWjI6FKG6wSK05xcnK2jA3btwcFR7_WM6thpr4IH6iyxL6GkHFLAjsSxL4Dm2AnagAM6rGJuGI/s3833/The+Ornaments+2023+FINAL+Web+FB.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3833" data-original-width="2500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdS8ZSXe_48G2_TwrRdW9QDbuk0elVLcXcLskTuLbJJxmjy1UZdYM0O1JDmEP3kf-11zezNcICqnjSxbDr5UOyzoAsTZBVu9A_NVj8j68WJFZCT2s2pWjI6FKG6wSK05xcnK2jA3btwcFR7_WM6thpr4IH6iyxL6GkHFLAjsSxL4Dm2AnagAM6rGJuGI/w261-h400/The+Ornaments+2023+FINAL+Web+FB.jpg" width="261" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">It's time once again for this annual round-up of Guaraldi-themed concerts taking place between now and the end of the year, most of which (of course!) are tied in to his music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The 2020 and '21 post-Covid slow-down definitely is behind us, since last year's impressive roster of performances matched pre-pandemic numbers. Some patrons and musicians remain cautious, and likely will be masked; we must respect folks wary of what seems to have become an annual "holiday infection bump." That said, the shows will go on. Some groups are "fighting back" with impressively lengthy schedules. Indeed, this year's list is <i>much</i> longer than ever before: We've covered 32 American states, five Canadian provinces and one venue in the UK. (And I'm sure groups in the remaining 18 states are joining in the fun; I simply haven't heard about them.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">All that said, schedules still are more fluid than they were, prior to 2020. It's best to keep an eye on the web site(s) of any artist and/or venue that catches your fancy, to learn of any last-minute changes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I first traced the history and growth of this delightful annual tradition <a href="http://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-jolly-guaraldi-holiday.html" target="_blank">back in 2012</a>, with a modest schedule that now seems quaint. This year's post will serve as a clearinghouse for any and all 2023 concerts that come to my attention. As always, I'll add to this schedule as new information becomes available, so you'll want to check back frequently. New entries and listings will be tagged as <b>UPDATES</b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's start with mainstay groups with busy touring schedules:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Chris White Trio</b> has become quite serious about honoring Guaraldi's holiday-themed Peanuts music. During the next month, Chris (on piano) will work with bassists Sean Jacobi, Mike Benning and Joe Policastro; and drummers Ryan Jacobi, Kurt Lubbe and Joe Adamik. The trio began this season back on Sunday, October 29, with a one-off performance of the music from <i>It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown</i>, at Winter's Jazz Club, in Chicago, Illinois. The same venue will host the trio's one-night tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving</i> on Wednesday, November 22. The group's full-schedule <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> shows will kick off Saturday, December 2, in Berwyn, Illinois, with additional performances at numerous Illinois venues, concluding Monday, December 18, at Evanston's MSpace. <a href="https://chriswhitepiano.com/upcoming-events/" target="_blank">Details</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Doc Watkins and his Orchestra</b> began their month-long Christmas in Jazz tributes to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> at San Antonio's JazzTX, Texas, on Friday, November 24. Upcoming shows include November 25, November 30-December 2, and December 5, 8-9, 14-16, 19 and 23. <a href="https://tickets.jazztx.com" target="_blank">Details</a>. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">They also scheduled a December 22 performance at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, also in San Antonio. <a href="https://www.tobincenter.org/docwatkins" target="_blank">Details</a>. The icing on the cake: Watkins' terrific 2022 album, <i>The Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Music-Charlie-Brown-Christmas-CD/dp/B0BM6MJLTR/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697474345&sr=8-2" target="_blank">do check it out</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Eric Byrd Trio</b> — Byrd, piano and vocals; Bhagwan Khalsa, acoustic bass; and Alphonso Young Jr., drums and percussion — has made a cottage industry of Guaraldi's <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> music, having thus far released two cover albums: a 2009 studio project, and a 2021 live performance. Both are available <a href="https://ericbyrdtrio.com/product-category/cds/" target="_blank">here</a>. Byrd's combo began its a</span><span style="font-family: arial;">nnual run on Sunday, November 26, in Washington, D.C., with subsequent performances in Virginia and Maryland, concluding Saturday, December 23, at the Weinberg Center for the Arts, in Frederick, Maryland. <a href="https://ericbyrdtrio.com/gigs/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Heather Pierson Trio</b> — Pierson, piano; Shawn Nadeau, bass; and Craig Bryan, drums — will began an ambition <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tour on Sunday, November 26, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Subsequent stops will include venues in New Hampshire and Maine, concluding on Sunday, December 24, in Bethel, Maine. <a href="https://heatherpierson.com/calendar" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Eric Mintel Quartet</b> — Mintel, piano; Nelson Hill, sax; Jack Hegyi, bass; and Dave Mohn, drums — also has a busy schedule of <i>Charlie Brown Holiday Jazz</i> shows starting Wednesday, November 29, in Worcester, Massachusetts, with additional shows throughout New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, concluding Thursday, December 21, in Clinton, New Jersey. <a href="https://ericmintelquartet.com/calendar?calendar_page=1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcM6QZPjrXuXD8gquPT-1RR5C89N5BpUtBrSqT6BiWktugWxF68hp792Zzk0PT8KgZTW87DCf4Ngum8XNxp1ML9frXcWlIYjTIm20mB7Lb2kSDIdx7hIbhY9yXHv0_rJfajd1Y_ha8mSp0DPlvrH7aSBmke7b5hfTHaexDVsV1EW5aeO0wR-eC8bh2d0/s1800/Cartoon.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1800" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcM6QZPjrXuXD8gquPT-1RR5C89N5BpUtBrSqT6BiWktugWxF68hp792Zzk0PT8KgZTW87DCf4Ngum8XNxp1ML9frXcWlIYjTIm20mB7Lb2kSDIdx7hIbhY9yXHv0_rJfajd1Y_ha8mSp0DPlvrH7aSBmke7b5hfTHaexDVsV1EW5aeO0wR-eC8bh2d0/w400-h291/Cartoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Cartoon Christmas Trio</b> — Jeff Knoettner, piano; Rob Swanson, double bass; and Larry Marshall, drums — performs music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with tunes from other animated holiday shows, such as <i>Frosty the Snowman</i> and <i>How the Grinch Stole Christmas</i>. (Their 2008 album is a kick; <a href="https://cartoonchristmastrio.com/buy" target="_blank">check it out</a>.) They have an extremely busy schedule that kicks off November 30 in Wilmington, Delaware, with subsequent stops through December 23 in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. <a href="https://cartoonchristmastrio.com/calendar?calendar_page=1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• Popular jazz pianist </span><b style="font-family: arial;">David Benoit</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> traditionally headlines a concert tour of his </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> each December. This year's schedule — which again features vocalist Courtney Fortune — kicks off Sunday, December 3, in Saratoga, California, with subsequent stops in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Arizona and additional California venues, and concludes Thursday-Saturday, December 21-23, at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle, Washington. </span><a href="https://www.davidbenoitmusic.com/tour" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Check his website for details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Ornaments</b> — Jen Gunderman, piano; Martin Lynds, bass; and James Haggaerty, drums — will be joined by special guest soloists for their 18th annual performances of music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> during a busy schedule that runs from December 16-23: two shows Saturday, December 16, at the Temple Theatre in Portland, Tennessee; and 13 shows (!) Monday through Saturday, December 18-23, at the Eastside Bowl, in Nashville, Tennesee. <a href="https://www.theornamentsband.com/theornaments" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Annie Booth Trio</b> — Booth, piano; Patrick McDevitt, bass; and Alejandro Castaño, drums — will be joined by guest vocalists Bailey Hinkley Grogan, Jenna McLean and Marion Powers, for their 10th annual <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> concerts during 13 shows (!) Monday through Sunday, December 18-24, at Dazzle, in Denver, Colorado. <a href="https://www.kuvo.org/event/charlie-brown-christmas-w-annie-booth-trio-ft-jenna-mclean/2023-12-18/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Turning to the rest of the regulars and newcomers...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Ray Hardiman Quintet</b> — Hardiman, piano; Bryant Allard, trumpet; Laird Halling, woodwinds; Whitney Moulton, bass; and Kurt Deutscher, drums — will be joined by vocalist Rebeccas Hardiman for a <i>Charlie Brown Holiday Special</i>, with music from the Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas TV shows, on Sunday, November 19, at the Chabonneau Clubhouse in Wilsonville, Oregon. <a href="https://charbonneauarts.org/music-stage-series/" target="_blank">Details</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Ewen Farncombe Trio</b> — Farncombe, piano; Ethan Tilbury, bass; and Keith Barstow, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, November 25 (two shows) at Annette Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://www.annettestudios.ca/events-1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9kPdE8UyzeIUpOhaFgyX6mbXH-3OO8pBSIUDCfgPspSlvMl7GAcXHYY9Lck4Nc9E3CSE0_u9EvVshk1rgspHYhdm5wjmiHRKWYHErejn2KBKhqSzB0uLhaLMdlFHOns0pbyiY0yRG30gPQNuOsj3nVyQFOe4ECnDjOINTvfW6Bd_qUnBOEm3K3fmaOM/s1280/Duck%20Soup.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9kPdE8UyzeIUpOhaFgyX6mbXH-3OO8pBSIUDCfgPspSlvMl7GAcXHYY9Lck4Nc9E3CSE0_u9EvVshk1rgspHYhdm5wjmiHRKWYHErejn2KBKhqSzB0uLhaLMdlFHOns0pbyiY0yRG30gPQNuOsj3nVyQFOe4ECnDjOINTvfW6Bd_qUnBOEm3K3fmaOM/w400-h225/Duck%20Soup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>• <b>The Duck Soup Trio</b> — Adam Bravo, piano; Anthony Shadduck, bass; and Sam Webster, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Music of Vince Guaraldi </i>on Sunday, November 26, at Riviera Methodist Church in Redondo Beach, California. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-for-christmas-tickets-752627337627?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Teri Parker Trio</b> — Parker, piano; Chris Kettlewell, bass; and Kyle Sullivan, drums — will be joined by the Academy of Music Children's Choir for a tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, November 26, at Ned Devine's Irish Pub in Milton, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-music-tribute-tickets-739663362027" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Phil DeGreg Trio</b> — DeGreg, piano; Aaron Jacobs, bass; and John Taylor, drums — will perform the score from Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other seasonal favorites, on Monday and Tuesday, November 27-28, at the MEMO Memorial Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio. <a href="https://www.memorialhallotr.com/cincinnati-shows/the-phil-degreg-trio-plays-a-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet</b> — Thompson, piano; Julian Lee, tenor sax; Marty Jaffe, bass; and Miguel Russell, drums — will showcase music from Thompson's new album, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guaraldi-Holiday-Isaiah-J-Thompson/dp/B0CJW9ZR2Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7A8V7DA29DM1&keywords=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday&qid=1698501083&sprefix=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Guaraldi Holiday</a></i>, Friday, December 1, at Caffé Vivaci in Cincinnati, Ohio. <a href="https://www.isaiahjthompson.com/performances" target="_blank">Details</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Nate Hance Trio</b> — Hance, piano; Keith Yanes, bass; and Tarek Abdelqader, drums — will be joined by the vocal stylings of Kijana Gant, for a performance of the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 1, at the Dunsmore Jazz Room in Minneapolis, Minnesota. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-tribute-to-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-tickets-751220289107" target="_blank">Details</a>. And while you're at it, check out the trio's new cover album of Guaraldi's iconic themes, <a href="https://natehance.bandcamp.com/album/a-charlie-brown-christmas-nhanced" target="_blank">A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced!</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Encinatas Guitar Orchestra</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 1, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Encinatas, California. <a href="http://www.encinitasguitarorchestra.com/calendar--performances.html" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Commercialists</b> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 1, at the Historic Temple Theatre in Viroqua, Wisconsin. <a href="https://www.historictempletheatre.com/event-details/the-commercialists-present-the-music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jazz Outlaws</b> — Bob DeBoer, trumpet; Mike Hasleman, guitar; Tony Watercott, bass; and Ram Zimmerman, drums — will be joined by a dance troupe for <i>Chill: The Entire Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack</i>, Friday through Sunday, December 1-3, at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota. <a href="https://rhythmicallyspeakingdance.org/chill/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jim Martinez Jazz Quartet</b> will present "The Jazz Music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>" on Saturday, December 2, at the High Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville, Texas. <a href="https://www.highlandterrace.org" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Michelle Schumann Trio</b> — Schumann, piano; Utah Hamrick, bass; and David Sierra, drums — will present their tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 2 (two shows), at the Paramount Theatre, in Austin, Texas. <a href="https://tickets.austintheatre.org/9959/9962" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Ed Croft Trio</b> — Croft, bass; Ivan Docenko, piano; and David Wasik, drums — will present their annual tribute to Vince Guaraldi's <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 2 (two shows), at the Seneca One Auditorium, in Buffalo, New York. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-at-seneca-one-tickets-731377077527" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Aidan Scrimgeour Trio</b> — Scrimgeour, piano; Matt Estabrook, bass; and PJ Holaday, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 2, at the Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. <a href="https://www.viewcy.com/e/a_charlie_brown_chris" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet</b> — Thompson, piano; Julian Lee, tenor sax; Marty Jaffe, bass; and Miguel Russell, drums — will showcase music from Thompson's new album, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guaraldi-Holiday-Isaiah-J-Thompson/dp/B0CJW9ZR2Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7A8V7DA29DM1&keywords=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday&qid=1698501083&sprefix=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Guaraldi Holiday</a></i>, Saturday, December 2, at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, Indiana. <a href="https://www.isaiahjthompson.com/performances" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Commercialists</b> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 3, at the Drake Piano Bar in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/the-drake-piano-bar/the-music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas-by-the-commercialists/817319019937918/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• The Chicago cover band <b>Brass Transit </b>— Tony Carlucci, trumpet; Doug Gibson, trombone; Phil Poppa, sax; Silvio Simone, guitar; Don Breithaupt, keyboards; Jay Speziale, bass; Paul Delong, drums; and Ian Jutsun, lead vocals — will present a blend of <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tunes and the legendary rock band's hits on Sunday, December 3, at the Sidney High School Auditorium in Sidney, Ohio. <a href="https://gatewayartscouncil.org/performing-arts/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Pianist Patrick Kerssen and his trio</b> will perform the holiday music of <i>Vince Guaraldi, the Man Behind Peanuts,</i> on Sunday, December 3, at the Kelly Center in Havertown, Pennsylvania. <a href="https://kellycenter.ticketleap.com/patrick-kerssen-trio/dates/Dec-03-2023_at_0200PM" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Andrew Bruhn</b> will conduct the <b>Illinois State University Concert Choir</b> in a performance of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 3. This event will be livestreamed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cpa-musicillinoisstateuniv1527" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet</b> — Thompson, piano; Julian Lee, tenor sax; Marty Jaffe, bass; and Miguel Russell, drums — will showcase music from Thompson's new album, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guaraldi-Holiday-Isaiah-J-Thompson/dp/B0CJW9ZR2Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7A8V7DA29DM1&keywords=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday&qid=1698501083&sprefix=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Guaraldi Holiday</a></i>, Sunday, December 3, at the Kentucky Theater in Lexington, Kentucky. <a href="https://www.isaiahjthompson.com/performances" target="_blank">Details</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Travis Anderson Trio</b> — Anderson, keyboards; Steve Pikal, bass; and Nathan Norman, drums — will "take on" Vince Guaraldi's score for <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Monday, December 4, at the Dakota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. <a href="https://event.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSale.do?performance_id=73073025&method=restoreToken" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jody Nardone Trio</b> — Nardone, piano; Brian Allen, bass; and Chris Brown, drums — will present its eighth annual <i>Charlie Brown Christmas: A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi </i>concert on Monday, December 4, at City Winery, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. <a href="https://citywinery.com/pittsburgh/events/jody-nardone-trio-a-charlie-brown-christmas-a-tr-6fa19u" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Ed Vezinho and Jim Ward Big Band</b> will perform holiday hits inspired by Vince Guaraldi's score for <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Monday, December 4, at the Stockton Performing Arts Center, in Galloway, New Jersey. <a href="https://allevents.in/absecon/ed-vezinho-and-the-jim-ward-big-band-a-charlie-brown-christmas/200025048130308" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Commercialists</b> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Monday, December 4 (two shows), at the Bradley Symphony Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. <a href="https://www.mso.org/concerts/commercialists-charlie-brown-xmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Pianist Anthony Deutsch</b> will perform the music from A Charlie Brown Christmas on Tuesday, December 5 (two shows) at Lupi & Iris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. <a href="https://www.lupiandiris.com/special-events/charliebrown" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Commercialists</b> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 5 (late night show), at Lupi & Iris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. <a href="https://www.lupiandiris.com/special-events/charliebrownlatenight" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBT4u54oIItPYCdncNVhqljtp27c1zqFC6evhkCtn_QENjYEfQNVD8tU2fdqqOhD7Ypxd3adAtGUj2be8Sme_52karWu5h26lIQVpn503ifXVN9Xuc3wYqF5fXY91dc5w_eRT6YmB_QR-2rH068Vwvvrfl0Kmc0cV3G0yH-Q7z4wGTnRsb0AL3qyPAVf8/s1318/Jim%20Martinez.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1318" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBT4u54oIItPYCdncNVhqljtp27c1zqFC6evhkCtn_QENjYEfQNVD8tU2fdqqOhD7Ypxd3adAtGUj2be8Sme_52karWu5h26lIQVpn503ifXVN9Xuc3wYqF5fXY91dc5w_eRT6YmB_QR-2rH068Vwvvrfl0Kmc0cV3G0yH-Q7z4wGTnRsb0AL3qyPAVf8/w400-h326/Jim%20Martinez.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jim Martinez Jazz Quartet</b> will present "The Jazz Music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>" on Friday, December 8, at the Fair Oaks Church in Fair Oaks, California. <a href="https://fairoaks.church/events?sapurl=LysxMmZlL2xiL2V2LytiM25nYjY5P2JyYW5kaW5nPXRydWUmZW1iZWQ9dHJ1ZSZyZWNlbnRSb3V0ZT1hcHAud2ViLWFwcC5saWJyYXJ5LmNhbGVuZGFyJnJlY2VudFJvdXRlU2x1Zz0lMkJ5ZHh4cmY4" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra</b>, with guest vocalist Lee Langston, will present a "momentous big band arrangement" of selections from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 5, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. <a href="https://tickets.kauffmancenter.org/21451" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Peter Roberts Band</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on three consecutive Tuesdays — December 5, 12 and 19 — at Noce, Des Noines, Iowa. <a href="https://www.simpletix.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-w-the-peter-robe-tickets-144544?utm_source=Superb&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=SimilarEvents&utm_content=SimilarEvents" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Commercialists</b> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 6, at Blue Sky Jazz in Hartland, Wisconsin. <a href="https://blueskyjazz.org/a-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ryan Davis Trio</b> — Davis, piano; Ben Triesch, bass; and Jeremy Bruch, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 6, at the Parker Jazz Club in Austin, Texas. <a href="https://parker-jazz.turntabletickets.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Peter Sprague and Friends</b> — Sprague, guitar; Beth Ross Buckley, flute; Tripp Sprague, flute and sax; Mackenzie Leighton, bass; Danny Green, piano; Duncan Moore, percussion; and Alison Adams Tucker, vocals — will present <i>Charlie Brown Jingles and Jazz</i> on Thursday, December 7, at the Del Mar Civic Center in Del Mar, California. <a href="https://www.delmarfoundation.org/event/20231207/" target="_blank">Details</a>. Check out their just-released <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tribute album <a href="https://www.store.petersprague.com/categories/christmas-time-is-here-category" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Bassist Reggie Sullivan and his trio</b> will perform the music from A Charlie Brown Christmas on Thursday, December 7, at the Arts Center of Kershaw County's Wood Auditorium in Camden, South Carolina. <a href="https://artscenterkc.org/ac/a-charlie-brown-christmas-reggie-sullivan-band/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Gerald Watkins Jr. Trio</b> — Watkins, drums; Chris Coreil, piano; and Nick Salcido, bass — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 7 (two shows), at the Snug Harbor Bistro in New Orleans, Louisiana. <a href="https://snugjazz.com/tm-event/gerald-watkins-jr-trio-presents-a-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ryan Davis Trio</b> — Davis, piano; Ben Triesch, bass; and Jeremy Bruch, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 7, at the Parker Jazz Club in Austin, Texas. <a href="https://parker-jazz.turntabletickets.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Commercialists</b> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> during a series of concerts from December 7-22, at The Estate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Alas, all of these are already sold out.) <a href="https://www.estatemke.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Cyrus Chestnut and Friends</b> will join the Cleveland Orchestra for a performance of the classic score from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 8, at the Mandel Concert Hall, in Cleveland, Ohio. <a href="https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/attend/concerts-and-events/2324/severance/cyrus-chestnut/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Elliot Scozzaro Quartet</b> — Scozzaro, woodwinds; Nick Weiser, piano; Joseph Goehle, bass; and John Bacon, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 8 (two shows), at the Revolution Gallery Lounge, in Buffalo, New York. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elliot-scozzaro-quartet-performs-a-charlie-brown-christmas-600pm-show-tickets-754725031887?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Gary Foster Jazz Trio</b> will perform music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other yuletide faves, on Friday, December 8 at the Tomales Presbyterian Church in Tomales, California. <a href="https://www.tomalestownhall.org" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Dan Thoulin Trio</b> — Thoulin, piano; Morgan Moore, double bass; and Louis-Vincent Hamel, drums — will perform the music of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 8, at Palais Montcalm in Quebec, Quebec, Canada. <a href="https://www-palaismontcalm-ca.translate.goog/concert-spectacle-quebec/dan-thouin-trio-joue-joyeux-noel-charlie-brown/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: Keyboardist Jack Hanson and Friends</b> will perform all the classics from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas,</i> along with other holiday favorites, on Friday, December 8, at the Venetian Cocktain & Soda Lounge in Burlington, Vermont. <a href="https://www.venetiansodalounge.com/events" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Erik Olson Trio</b> — Olson, keyboards; Parker Brown, bass; and Zach Paris, drums — will perform the music to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> during a live, big-screen showing of the TV special Friday through Sunday, December 8-10 (five shows), at the Babcock Theatre, in Billings, Montana. <a href="https://www.arthousebillings.com/cblive/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9_wklzEAzMT3j1wgmzYHN6akknbUh9ybnKLG6N5MKoPFvjpGoaSuy1pk54Gu6Sv9W72SYf_pq9U_gtXlzI3HUeJayv8s6Ac-uKSoiyS82kkKj657ZFUgZQVGQY0HrIH-SmSIfLBA1_KTV6Tasd5-y7J9q9xYvod8vMgGHc5s8GN2NrRipS58oTT_TV8/s1232/Kermit%20Ruffins.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1232" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9_wklzEAzMT3j1wgmzYHN6akknbUh9ybnKLG6N5MKoPFvjpGoaSuy1pk54Gu6Sv9W72SYf_pq9U_gtXlzI3HUeJayv8s6Ac-uKSoiyS82kkKj657ZFUgZQVGQY0HrIH-SmSIfLBA1_KTV6Tasd5-y7J9q9xYvod8vMgGHc5s8GN2NrRipS58oTT_TV8/w400-h225/Kermit%20Ruffins.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• Jazz singer/trumpeter <b>Kermit Ruffins</b> and <b>The Joe Cool Trio</b> — John Milham, drums; Chris Spies, piano; and Chris Severin, bass — will headline the 14th annual <i>Charlie Brown Jazz Xmas Concert </i>on Saturday, December 9, at the Saenger Theatre in Mobile, Alabama. <a href="https://mynbc15.com/news/local/a-charlie-brown-jazz-christmas-featuring-kermit-ruffins-to-perform-at-the-mobile-saenger-theatre-on-saturday-december-9" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 12th annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Saturday, December 9, at Boxley's Jazz Club in North Bend, Washington. <a href="https://www.jazzclubsnw.org/calendar.html" target="_blank">Details</a>. Meanwhile, do check out his cool 2016 release, <i><a href="https://josegonzalestrio.bandcamp.com/album/linus-and-juicy-a-holiday-album" target="_blank">Linus and Juicy: A Holiday album</a></i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ron LeGault Trio</b> will present <i>Charlie Brown Goes to the Nutcracker</i> — Guaraldi's music from the holiday special, blended with jazz versions of music from the Nutcracker Ballet — on Saturday, December 9, at the St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, Colorado. <a href="https://stjulien.com/boulder-colorado-events/month/2023-12/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=87" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Teri Parker Trio</b> — Parker, piano; Christopher Kettlewell, bass; and Kyle Sullivan, drums — will be joined by a children's choir for a tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 9, at The Aviary in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://www.aviarybrewpub.com/events/charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhxrTonVKpMOZgz2tYHWzDP0r9NQuKSUxFPKcceRO5azy0dEGVqihWthMC21OIauMJwYIONfsl0b2lfsDMkMKWyohhlxwUymZ3J8Ki2XUVZhGmhs7EaW3FtJSlwCQE9BaV4Xd7wyxTgHzjpTy3MK0L2s2N2IzLSlKsk8e-NbMslBTBBwKG0DXsAgaCtE/s1080/655bb3cb85294470a959359f_CharlieBrownBanner-p-1080.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhxrTonVKpMOZgz2tYHWzDP0r9NQuKSUxFPKcceRO5azy0dEGVqihWthMC21OIauMJwYIONfsl0b2lfsDMkMKWyohhlxwUymZ3J8Ki2XUVZhGmhs7EaW3FtJSlwCQE9BaV4Xd7wyxTgHzjpTy3MK0L2s2N2IzLSlKsk8e-NbMslBTBBwKG0DXsAgaCtE/w400-h225/655bb3cb85294470a959359f_CharlieBrownBanner-p-1080.png" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Chris von Staats Quartet</b> — von Staats, guitar; Jack Hanson, keyboards; Bruno John, bass; and Zach Santos, drums — will present a tribute to Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other holiday classics, on Saturday, December 9, at Foam Brewers in Burlington, Vermont. <a href="https://www.foambrewers.com/events/a-chris-von-staats-christmas-tribute-to-a-charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Nate Shaw Trio</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday and Sunday, December 9-10 (two shows each day), at the Brooklyn Music Factory in Brooklyn, New York. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlie-brown-christmas-at-brooklyn-music-factory-tickets-764114205157?aff=erelexpmlt" target="_blank">Details</a>. The concerts will be livestreamed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrooklynMusicFactory/streams" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Jim Connerley Trio</b> will perform the magical music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 10, at 417 E. Sixth Street, in Newport, Kentucky. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlie-brown-christmas-concert-tickets-763105016647" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 12th annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Sunday, December 10 (two shows), at the Cornish Playhouse in Seattle, Washington. <a href="https://www.strawshop.org/charlie-brown.html" target="_blank">Details</a>. Meanwhile, do check out his cool 2016 release, <i><a href="https://josegonzalestrio.bandcamp.com/album/linus-and-juicy-a-holiday-album" target="_blank">Linus and Juicy: A Holiday album</a></i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Pianist Anthony Deutsch</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 10, at Lupi & Iris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. <a href="https://www.exploretock.com/lupiiris/event/449407/a-charlie-brown-christmas-afternoon-show-only" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Paul Holtz Trio</b> will present the jazz stylings of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> during an Advent Evensong performance Sunday, December 10, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Del Mar, California. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stpetersdelmar/videos/join-us-december-10th-at-5pm-for-a-slight-departure-from-a-traditional-advent-ev/374518608481013/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Saxophonist</b> <b>Patrick Lamb and his quintet</b> — Steve Christopherson, piano; Dan Balmer, guitar; Ed Bennett, bass; and Ron Steen, drums — will present the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Sunday, December 10, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Portland, Oregon. <a href="https://www.bandsintown.com/e/104357106-patrick-lamb-at-the-ritz-carlton-hotel" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Phil DeGreg Trio</b> — DeGreg, piano; Aaron Jacobs, bass; and John Taylor, drums — will be joined by tenor saxman Dan Drees for a tribute to Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other holiday favorites, on Sunday, December 10, at the First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, Ohio. <a href="https://guide.artswave.org/event/ccjo-jazzfirst-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE:</b> <b>The Aidan Scrimgeour Trio</b> — Scrimgeour, piano; Matt Estabrook, bass; and PJ Holaday, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 10, at Studio FOLI in Salem, Massachusetts. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-tickets-771097010917?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE:</b> <b>The Duck Soup Trio</b> — Adam Bravo, piano; Anthony Shadduck, bass; and Sam Webster, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Music of Vince Guaraldi </i>on Sunday, December 10, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach, California. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1071469310663197/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22external_search_engine%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_search%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">The Encinatas Guitar Orchestra's Chamber Ensemble</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> will perform the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Sunday, December 10, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Encinatas, California. </span><a href="http://www.encinitasguitarorchestra.com/calendar--performances.html" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jason Frederick Trio</b> — Frederick, piano; Scott Wheeler, double bass; and Dan Mullins, drums — will perform the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, after the film screens, at the Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester, Essex, UK. <a href="https://colchesterartscentre.com/events/jazz/a-charlie-brown-christmas-the-movie-and-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-2/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jody Nardone Trio</b> — Nardone, piano; Brian Allen, bass; and Chris Brown, drums — will present its eighth annual <i>Charlie Brown Christmas: A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi </i>concert on Sunday, December 10, at City Winery, in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="https://citywinery.com/nashville/events/jody-nardone-trio-8th-annual-a-charlie-brown-chr-66vm8q" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2pvDNIlDSltxxzj46Qj7ANznp9_pH2QJwgRUJJJJKpjZDUrryrrlZv0y1TpMO9imdsP4NVTOetSAX5fJdJFFK9G-vGCBwfQ1vGsQ4Nh9xzKUj0y7ujoyLCOj2AhqYudtNP7thLZMaYsDOgI6EcZXsG8-Eof18d4UZC0V7YvE1i-5XxuKXJ-taZJNUw8/s1400/Duncan%20Wilson.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1400" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2pvDNIlDSltxxzj46Qj7ANznp9_pH2QJwgRUJJJJKpjZDUrryrrlZv0y1TpMO9imdsP4NVTOetSAX5fJdJFFK9G-vGCBwfQ1vGsQ4Nh9xzKUj0y7ujoyLCOj2AhqYudtNP7thLZMaYsDOgI6EcZXsG8-Eof18d4UZC0V7YvE1i-5XxuKXJ-taZJNUw8/w400-h171/Duncan%20Wilson.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">The Duncan Wilson Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Wilson, piano; Tyler Wagleron, upright bass; and Adam Bowman, drums — will perform the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Sunday, December 10 (two shows), at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. </span><a href="https://niagarajazzfestival.com/events/the-music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas-2023/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>TJ & The Tattletales</b> — TJ Erhardt, piano; Chase McRoy, bass; and Adam Watson, drums — will play the music from Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 12, at recordBar in Kansas City, Missouri. <a href="https://www.therecordbar.com/tickets" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Thompson Egbo-Egbo Quartet</b> — Egbo-Egbo, piano; Randall Hall, bass; Jeff Halischuk, drums; TBA, sax/trumpet — will present <i>Candlelight Holiday Jazz: A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 12 (two shows) at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/133108" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Zach Bartholomew Trio</b> — Bartholomew, piano; Alejandro Arenas, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 12-13, at the Center for the Arts in Bonita Springs, Florida. <a href="https://artcenterbonita.org/inspire_events/zach-bartholomew-trio-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-a-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Good Grief Trio</b> — Greg Hankins, piano; Luca Lombardi, bass; and Seth Hendershot, drums — will perform the music from Vince Guaraldi's <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other holiday favorites, on Wednesday, December 13, at the High Cotton Music Hall in Hartwell, Georgia. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-good-grief-trio-does-vince-guaraldi-tickets-742751247977?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ryan Davis Trio</b> — Davis, piano; Ben Triesch, bass; and Jeremy Bruch, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 13, at the Parker Jazz Club in Austin, Texas. <a href="https://parker-jazz.turntabletickets.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Pete Peterson Trio</b> — Peterson, piano; Danny Kiely, bass; and Mike Hyman, drums — will be joined by special guests for "Louisville Loves <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>" on Wednesday, December 13, at the B-Side/Decade Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky. <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/louisville-loves-a-charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Rousso Quartet</b> will present <i>Candlelight Holiday Jazz: A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday through Friday, December 13-15 (six shows) at the Gladstone Theatre in Ottowa, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/136275" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Malcolm Aiken Quartet</b> will present <i>Candlelight Holiday Jazz: A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 14 (two shows) at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/140439" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZnI6PygVo2nPL7aCneFV4uC6R3Lwe4RZZVwL_g_qL_WUjV0ByMeiiQsow9nMMBSds3Vyh9mYWQuk2jT8jQBOkG6VJif2xX6q0tDVH4LzoD5FtJUW1eBaGWAyno-8ipMERLzNVG8NesnwaV1vZoA4fDmbylTS7SgqXx71az8Krp1m2E_sWD6gdmeAlrU/s1200/Zach%20Bartholemew.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZnI6PygVo2nPL7aCneFV4uC6R3Lwe4RZZVwL_g_qL_WUjV0ByMeiiQsow9nMMBSds3Vyh9mYWQuk2jT8jQBOkG6VJif2xX6q0tDVH4LzoD5FtJUW1eBaGWAyno-8ipMERLzNVG8NesnwaV1vZoA4fDmbylTS7SgqXx71az8Krp1m2E_sWD6gdmeAlrU/w400-h209/Zach%20Bartholemew.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Zach Bartholomew Trio</b> — Bartholomew, piano; Alejandro Arenas, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 14, at the Forgartyville Community Media and Arts Center in Sarasota, Florida. <a href="https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/calendar/event/20231214/2ef30115-7fbc-474f-8e96-80c64d54ac67/a-charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• This isn't a concert, but it warrants mention. <b>Professor Gil Harel</b>, a musicologist and music theorist, will give a lecture on <i>The Music of Vince Guaraldi</i>, his life and influence, on Thursday, December 14, at the Darien Library in Darien, Connecticut. <a href="https://www.darienlibrary.org/event/music-vince-guaraldi-gil-harel" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Guitar for Guaraldi</b>, aka The Mich Shirey Trio -- Shirey, guitar; Nick Fane, bass; and David Koocher, drums -- will present its annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Thursday, December 14, at Dorian's Record Store/Speakeasy, in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://throughtherecordshop.com" target="_blank">Details</a>. Be sure to check out his terrific cover album: <a href="https://michshireytrio.bandcamp.com/album/guitar-for-guaraldi-a-christmas-tribute" target="_blank">Guitar for Guaraldi: A Christmas Tribute</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Laura Orzehowski Quintet</b> — Orzehowski, trombone; Cameron Sewell-Snyder, alto sax; Tim Brey, piano; Edi Pace, bass; and Greg Masters, drums — will perform the music of Vince Guaraldi on Thursday, December 14, at Chris' Jazz Café in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <a href="https://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/events/82959" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Tony Hagood Quartet</b> — Hagood, piano; Shawn Wallace, sax and flute; Bradley Mellen bass; and Max Button, drums — will perform the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 14, at Natalie's Music Hall & Kitchen in Columbus, Ohio. <a href="https://nataliesgrandview.com/events/the-tony-hagood-quartet-performs-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7We0zL8TQ72gxApi4WMUDjrJrRdzmYhJbN4fpyqjT63MBOWgooOzDAxUA1B93XxbCA33l1D-rFYWmFWfqGS71NeNzPEMX73Qz1p2D4EqUmyrCvzV5SmrIOQS3LAKcIwkg00UMyQVUR6dTAFgOETa5OnWo01JwkYEb_f051_0LRiKY6MDNIVkA6pjLBRo/s940/Quentin%20Coaxum.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="940" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7We0zL8TQ72gxApi4WMUDjrJrRdzmYhJbN4fpyqjT63MBOWgooOzDAxUA1B93XxbCA33l1D-rFYWmFWfqGS71NeNzPEMX73Qz1p2D4EqUmyrCvzV5SmrIOQS3LAKcIwkg00UMyQVUR6dTAFgOETa5OnWo01JwkYEb_f051_0LRiKY6MDNIVkA6pjLBRo/w400-h200/Quentin%20Coaxum.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Quentin Coaxum Quintet </b>— Coaxum, trumpet; Stu Mindeman, piano; Dustin Laurenzi, sax; Jake Vinsel, bass; and Mikel Avery, drums — will perform the music from Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 14, at the Fulton Street Collective in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vince-guaraldis-a-charlie-brown-christmas-performed-live-at-jrac-tickets-760631327777?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Devin Hart Trio</b> will present <i>Candlelight Holiday Jazz: A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday and Friday, December 14-15 (four shows) at the Betty Andrews Recital Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/131548" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>TT Mahoney & Jeffrey Bützer</b> will present their annual tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> Thursday through Saturday, December 14-16, at The Earl in Atlanta, Georgia. <a href="https://badearl.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>• </span><b>The Zach Bartholomew Trio</b><span> </span><span>— Bartholomew, piano; Alejandro Arenas, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from</span><span> </span><i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span> </span><span>on Friday, December 15, at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts in Winter Park, Florida.</span><span> </span><a href="https://bbcfa.ticketleap.com/zach-bartholomew-trio-presents-a-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a><span>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>• <b>The Central Alberta Chamber Orchestra</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 15, at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/caco-charlie-brown-christmas-concert-tickets-709514937277?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Sean Mason Trio</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 15, at the Ritz Theater in Jacksonville, Florida. <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-sean-mason-trio-a-charlie-jacksonville-florida-12-15-2023/event/22005ECFF37ED0DE" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The TJ Waltho Trio</b> — Waltho, keyboards; Paul Holden, bass; and Aaron Trozzo and Brad Brouwer, alternating on drums — will present a tribute to Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Friday, December 15, at the Ironwood Stage and Grill in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. <a href="https://www.stagehand.app/events/12503" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Cliff Habian Trio</b> — Habian, piano; Jeff Slater, upright bass; and Eric Everett, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to the Music of Vince Guaraldi </i>on Friday, December 15, at The Fine Arts Assocation in Willoughby, Ohio. <a href="https://www.fineartsassociation.org/performance/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: The Tommy Poole Quartet</b> — Poole, sax; Max Holm, piano; Dean DeMerritt, bass; and David Bowen, drums — will present "<i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i>: The Music of Vince Guaraldi" on Friday, December 15 (two shows), at the Lowdown in Tulsa, Oklahoma. <a href="https://www.lowdowntulsa.com/shows/charlie-brown-christmas-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Peanut Gallery Jazz Band</b> — David Gleason, piano; Mike Lawrence, bass; and Pete Sweeney, drums — will feature the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> in "It's a Jazzy Christmas" on Friday, December 15, at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, New York. <a href="https://atuph.org/event/its-a-jazzy-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Jazz Troubadours</b> will present a <i>Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas Concert Special</i> on Friday, December 15, at Evangeline's Bistro in St. Louis, Missouri. <a href="http://www.evangelinesstl.com/live-music-events/2023/12/15/charlie-brown-jazz-christmas-concert-special-hosted-by-the-jazz-troubadours" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>• <b>Peter Sprague and Friends</b> — Sprague, guitar; Beth Ross Buckley, flute; Tripp Sprague, flute and sax; Mackenzie Leighton, bass; Danny Green, piano; Duncan Moore, percussion; and Alison Adams Tucker, vocals — will present <i>Charlie Brown Jingles and Jazz</i> on Friday and Saturday, December 15-16, at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla, California. <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/things-to-do/things-to-do#!/details/Charlie-Brown-Jingles-and-Jazz/11638009/2023-12-15T19" target="_blank">Details</a>. Check out their just-released <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tribute album <a href="https://www.store.petersprague.com/categories/christmas-time-is-here-category" target="_blank">here</a>.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFqowH-gcJm3inR-_zobDncYrHSInP9fic8Z2nit1u9bKRPH1W7p0AYlMR5akewI6j3gYI2y7lukG9lSdapOFwZ_rC9uOpY83wk0c1CTZ8KN1kBmJJZNUx1HXLW1yNXJnd9PoFo8bP8m1QNG4u7_0chM2taxY-b0GBgtuE5k0m4AbgZxk9r8fnEM3_9g/s225/Glen%20Pearson.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFqowH-gcJm3inR-_zobDncYrHSInP9fic8Z2nit1u9bKRPH1W7p0AYlMR5akewI6j3gYI2y7lukG9lSdapOFwZ_rC9uOpY83wk0c1CTZ8KN1kBmJJZNUx1HXLW1yNXJnd9PoFo8bP8m1QNG4u7_0chM2taxY-b0GBgtuE5k0m4AbgZxk9r8fnEM3_9g/w320-h320/Glen%20Pearson.png" width="320" /></a></div>• Stanford Jazz will present the <b>Glen Pearson Trio</b> — Pearson, piano; Ruth Davies, bass; and Lorca Hart, drums — in four performances of A Jazz Celebration of the Music of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, Friday through Sunday, December 15-17, at the Campbell Recital Hall, in Stanford, California. <a href="https://stanfordjazz.org/music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas-2023/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Adam Shulman Trio</b> — Shulman, piano; John Wiitala, bass; and James Gallagher, drums — will present the music of A Charlie Brown Christmas on Saturday, December 16 (two shows), at SF Jazz Center's Miner Auditorium, San Francisco, California. <a href="https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/23-24/adam-shulman-trio-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jim Martinez Jazz Quartet</b> will present "The Jazz Music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>" on Saturday, December 16, at the First Presbyterian Church of Newark in Newark, California. <a href="https://www.newarkpres.org/calendar1/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Nick Vlandis Jazz Trio</b> will celebrate the music of Vince Guaraldi and <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 16 (two shows), at The Aristocrat in Columbia, South Carolina. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-aristocrat-58013087733" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Peanut Gallery Jazz Band</b> — David Gleason, piano; Mike Lawrence, bass; and Pete Sweeney, drums — will feature the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> in "It's a Jazzy Christmas" on Saturday, December 16, at the GE Theater in Proctors, Schenectady, New York. <a href="https://www.atproctors.org/event/its-a-jazzy-christmas-3/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Alan Zemaitis Trio</b> — Zemaitis, piano; Christopher Kettlewell, bass; and Kyle Sullivan, drums — will be joined by a children's choir for a tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 16, at The Aviary in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://www.aviarybrewpub.com/events/charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: The Tommy Poole Quartet</b> — Poole, sax; Max Holm, piano; Dean DeMerritt, bass; and David Bowen, drums — will present "<i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i>: The Music of Vince Guaraldi" on Saturday, December 16, at the Lowdown in Tulsa, Oklahoma. <a href="https://www.lowdowntulsa.com/shows/charlie-brown-christmas-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Central Alberta Chamber Orchestra</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 16, at the Ponoka United Church in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. <a href="https://kfatheatre.com/show/caco2023/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Pickle Mafia</b> — Charlie Lindner, piano; Marco Cirigliano, drums; and Ben Chilbert, bass — will present <i>A Very Pickle Christmas</i>, featuring music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, on Saturday, December 16, at the Bristol Valley Theater, in Naples, New York. <a href="https://www.charlielindner.com/calendar" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">The Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">— Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 12th annual tribute to the music from</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas </i><span style="font-family: arial;">on Saturday, December 16 (two shows), at the Field Arts and Events Hall in Port Angeles, Washington.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://fieldhallevents.org/tickets/#/events" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. Meanwhile, do check out his cool 2016 release,</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://josegonzalestrio.bandcamp.com/album/linus-and-juicy-a-holiday-album" target="_blank">Linus and Juicy: A Holiday album</a></i><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ron LeGault Trio</b> will present <i>Charlie Brown Goes to the Nutcracker</i> — Guaraldi's music from the holiday special, blended with jazz versions of music from the Nutcracker Ballet — on Saturday, December 16, at the St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, Colorado. <a href="https://stjulien.com/boulder-colorado-events/month/2023-12/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=87" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Jason Crosby and Friends</b> — Crosby and Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz, guitars; Steve Adams, bass; and Ezra Lipp, drums — will present a holiday tribute to Vince Guaraldi's music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 17, at the Sweetwater Music Hall, in Mill Valley, California. <a href="https://sweetwatermusichall.com/event/a-holiday-tribute-to-vince-guaraldis-a-charlie-brown-christmas-featuring-jason-crosby-2/sweetwater-music-hall/mill-valley-california/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: Bassist Matt Kendrick and his trio</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> while patrons craft and create, on Sunday, December 17, at the Dabble Art Bar in Winston Salem, North Carolina. <a href="https://www.dabbleartbar.com/calendar" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: </b></span><b>The Duncan Wilson Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Wilson, piano; Tyler Wagleron, upright bass; and Adam Bowman, drums — will perform the music from </span><i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Sunday, December 17, at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. </span><a href="https://harmonycentre.ca/event/a-very-charlie-brown-concert" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Bonzo Squad Jazz Quartet</b> — Corbin Andrick, sax; Andrew Lawrence, piano; Andrew Vogt, bass; and Zack Marks, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 17 (two shows) at The Untitled Supper Club in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://untitledsupperclub.com/events/a-charlie-brown-christmas-12-17-23/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Pickle Mafia</b> — Charlie Lindner, piano; Marco Cirigliano, drums; and Ben Chilbert, bass — will be joined by vocalist Alex Vine for <i>A Very Pickle Christmas</i>, featuring music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, on Sunday, December 17, at ARTISANworks in Rochester, New York. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlie-lindner-does-charlie-brown-christmas-feat-alex-vine-tickets-758176675847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Peter Sprague and Friends</b> — Sprague, guitar; Beth Ross Buckley, flute; Tripp Sprague, flute and sax; Justin Grinnell, bass; Danny Green, piano; Duncan Moore, drums; and Alison Adams Tucker, vocals — will present <i>Charlie Brown Jingles and Jazz</i> on Sunday, December 17, as a livestream event. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkCHxDyyNN4" target="_blank">Details</a>. Check out their just-released <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tribute album <a href="https://www.store.petersprague.com/categories/christmas-time-is-here-category" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: Saxophonist</b> <b>Patrick Lamb and his quartet</b> — Steve Christopherson, piano; Dan Balmer, guitar; and Ron Steen, drums — will present the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 17 (two shows), at the Oxford Hotel in Bend, Oregon. <a href="https://www.tickettomato.com/event_group/391/jazz-at-the-oxford-2023-2024-presented-by-subaru-of-bend" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Dave Wild Trio</b> — Wild, organ; Chuck Jennings, guitar; and Charles Burleson, drums — will perform <i>Charlie Brown Christmas Jazz</i> on Sunday, December 17, at Valley Mills Vineyards in Valley Mills, Texas. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2076537922779097&set=pcb.2076538059445750" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Kendrik McKinney Trio</b> — McKinney, piano; Nelson Gonzàlez, bass; and David Bowen, drums — will present <i>A Vince Guaraldi Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 17, at Round Midnight in Edmond, Oklahoma. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-vince-guaraldi-christmas-w-kendrik-mckinney-jazz-trio-tickets-759096928347" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Central Alberta Chamber Orchestra</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 17, at the Innisfail Public Library in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-innisfail-tickets-720021913927?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Chad McCullough Trio</b> — McCullough, trumpet; Aaron Germain, bass; and Jason Lewis, drums — will perform their signature arrangements of Guaraldi's music from A<i> Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, as part of a Holiday Extravaganza that will include the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra and Cantabile Youth Singers, on Sunday, December 17, at Foothill College's Smithwick Theater in Los Altos Hills, California. <a href="https://www.pacomusic.org" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: Studio B Jazz</b> — Alex Olsen, piano; Reuben Rodriguez, bass; and Bobby Gripp, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 17, at the Calico Skies Vineyard and Winery in Inwood, Iowa. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1092033831802570/?ref=newsfeed" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 12th annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Sunday, December 17, at the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater in Snohomish, Washington. <a href="https://ticketpeak.co/tntt/events/8338-Jose%20Gonzales%20Trio%20-%20Vince%20Guaraldi's%20%22A%20Charlie%20Brown%20Christmas%22/26879" target="_blank">Details</a>. Meanwhile, do check out his cool 2016 release, <i><a href="https://josegonzalestrio.bandcamp.com/album/linus-and-juicy-a-holiday-album" target="_blank">Linus and Juicy: A Holiday album</a></i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Guitar for Guaraldi</b>, aka The Mich Shirey Trio -- Shirey, guitar; Nick Fane, bass; and David Koocher, drums -- will present its annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Sunday, December 17, at the Montrose Saloon in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://throughtherecordshop.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7Y-39NYakM1AAuP6JhcHqbf9xj6vEgaW4agDqtD7SnY_EWPSmZTaHCBC39ouV0c6N14Dl-Em6bjtbx-l3128GX-4N0IQdCTxbgbKVlBG_xNtpb8rOELpyXmoTR_QQOl1IueKPZrUUQEHzmzcO1v9OOt35eHCFlUVImpFMpTT9E_yTvWqJ_mOKPnrEnw/s1914/Max%20Robbins.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1914" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7Y-39NYakM1AAuP6JhcHqbf9xj6vEgaW4agDqtD7SnY_EWPSmZTaHCBC39ouV0c6N14Dl-Em6bjtbx-l3128GX-4N0IQdCTxbgbKVlBG_xNtpb8rOELpyXmoTR_QQOl1IueKPZrUUQEHzmzcO1v9OOt35eHCFlUVImpFMpTT9E_yTvWqJ_mOKPnrEnw/w400-h217/Max%20Robbins.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Jazz pianist Maxwell Robbins</b> and guests will a <i>Musical Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Monday, December 18, at the The Old Farm Café in Rochester, New York. <a href="https://allevents.in/rochester/a-musical-tribute-to-a-charlie-brown-christmas/200025569792845" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">Saxophonist</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Patrick Lamb and his quartet</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Steve Christopherson, piano; Dan Balmer, guitar; and Ron Steen, drums — will present the music from</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">on Monday, December 18, at the Oxford Hotel in Bend, Oregon.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://www.tickettomato.com/event_group/391/jazz-at-the-oxford-2023-2024-presented-by-subaru-of-bend" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Malcolm Granger Trio</b> — Granger, piano; Rich Hill, bass; and Michael Dunford, percussion — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Monday, December 18, at the Cotuit Center for the Arts in Cotuit, Massachusetts. <a href="https://artsonthecape.org/explore/a-charlie-brown-christmas-album-live-at-ccfta-2023" target="_blank">Details</a>.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>TT Mahony and Jeffrey Butzer</b> will present their annual tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 19, at MadLife Stage and Studios, in Woodstock, Georgia. <a href="https://local.aarp.org/event/jeffrey-butzer-and-tt-mahony-perform-a-charlie-brown-christmas-2023-12-19-woodstock-ga.html" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Pete Peterson Trio</b> — Peterson, piano; Danny Kiely, bass; and Mike Hyman, drums — will be joined by special guests for "Louisville Loves <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>" on Tuesday, December 19, at the B-Side/Decade Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky. <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/louisville-loves-a-charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>TJ & The Tattletales</b> — TJ Erhardt, piano; Chase McRoy, bass; and Adam Watson, drums — will play the music from Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 19, at recordBar in Kansas City, Missouri. <a href="https://www.therecordbar.com/tickets" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet</b> — Thompson, piano; Julian Lee, tenor sax; Marty Jaffe, bass; and Miguel Russell, drums — will showcase music from Thompson's new album, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guaraldi-Holiday-Isaiah-J-Thompson/dp/B0CJW9ZR2Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7A8V7DA29DM1&keywords=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday&qid=1698501083&sprefix=isaiah+j.+thompson+guaraldi+holiday%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Guaraldi Holiday</a></i>, Tuesday, December 19, at Birdland in New York, New York. <a href="https://www.isaiahjthompson.com/performances" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Thompson Egbo-Egbo Quartet</b> — Egbo-Egbo, piano; Randall Hall, bass; Jeff Halischuk, drums; TBA, sax/trumpet — will present <i>Candlelight Holiday Jazz: A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 19 (two shows) at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/133108" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Nate Hance Trio</b> — Hance, piano; Keith Yanes, bass; and Tarek Abdelqader, drums — will be joined by the vocal stylings of Kijana Gant, for a performance of the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 19, at the Dunsmore Jazz Room in Minneapolis, Minnesota. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-tribute-to-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-tickets-763504792387?aff=odcleoeventsincollection" target="_blank">Details</a>. And while you're at it, check out the trio's new cover album of Guaraldi's iconic themes, <a href="https://natehance.bandcamp.com/album/a-charlie-brown-christmas-nhanced" target="_blank">A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced!</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Good Grief Trio</b> — Greg Hankins, piano; Luca Lombardi, bass; and Seth Hendershot, drums — will perform the music from Vince Guaraldi's <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other holiday favorites, on Tuesday, December 19, at the Schaefer Center's Historic Ritz Theatre in Toccoa, Georgia. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-good-grief-trio-tickets-700272472817?aff=erelexpmlt" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Patrick Courtin Trio</b> — Courtin, piano; Drake Shoemaker, upright bass; and Adam Robertson, drums — will perform Guaraldi's music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other holiday classics, on Tuesday, December 19, at the Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo, in Nanaimo, in British Columbia. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/patrick-courtins-annual-charlie-brown-christmas-concert-tickets-760221682517" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Nick Vlandis Jazz Trio</b> will celebrate the music of Vince Guaraldi and <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 19, at The Aristocrat in Columbia, South Carolina. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-aristocrat-58013087733" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Thompson Egbo-Egbo Quartet</b> — Egbo-Egbo, piano; Randall Hall, bass; Jeff Halischuk, drum; and a sax-trumpet player to be announced — will present <i>Candlelight Holiday Jazz: A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 19, at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto, Ontario. <a href="https://allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php?event_id=2700025608886427" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: Several of Seattle's best jazz pianists</b> will join for an annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 19, at the Royal Room, in Seattle, Washington. <a href="https://theroyalroomseattle.com/event/south-hudson-music-project-presents-the-music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas-night-one/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></p><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Duck Soup Trio</b> — Adam Bravo, piano; Anthony Shadduck, bass; and Sam Webster, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Music of Vince Guaraldi </i>on Wednesday, December 20, at Campus Jax in Newport Beach, California. <a href="https://campusjax.com/events/a-tribute-to-a-charlie-brown-christmas-and-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-2/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Dan Dembecki Trio</b> will present its fourth annual tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 20, at J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Café in Sarasota, Florida. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DanDTrio/posts/pfbid02tT7KoUXVrkgrWzWtUwYS7xBPnZUqvEhw1chU3QtEFAXKUCwVQLQ45EXeKVaD6Cfol" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Woody Witt Band</b> will present <i>Candlelight Holiday Jazz: A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 20, at the Bell Tower in Houston, Texas. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/144588" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ryan Davis Trio</b> — Davis, piano; Ben Triesch, bass; and Jeremy Bruch, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 20, at the Parker Jazz Club in Austin, Texas. <a href="https://parker-jazz.turntabletickets.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Rick Hirsch Quartet —</b> Hirsch, sax; Clay Wulbrecht, piano; Bob Hart, bass; and Kevin Lowe, drums — will perform the "great jazz" from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 20 (two shows), at the Pennsylvania State University Theatre. <a href="https://thestatetheatre.org/events/charlie-brown-christmas-jazz/?occurrence=2023-12-20&time=1703098800" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">•<b> UPDATE: The Malcolm Aiken Quartet</b> will perform the music from<i> A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> at the St. Ann's Academy Auditorium in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/145432" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">The Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 12th annual tribute to the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas </i><span style="font-family: arial;">on Wednesday, December 20, at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center in Bellingham, Washington. </span><a href="https://www.jazzcenterofbellingham.org/events/jose2023" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. Meanwhile, do check out his cool 2016 release, </span><i style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://josegonzalestrio.bandcamp.com/album/linus-and-juicy-a-holiday-album" target="_blank">Linus and Juicy: A Holiday album</a></i><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Taurey Butler Trio</b> — Butler, piano; Morgan Moore, double bass; and Wali Muhammad, drums — will present its ninth annual <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tribute concert, Wednesday and Thursday, December 20-21, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' Bourgie Pavilion, in Montreal, Quebec. <a href="https://www.mtl.org/en/what-to-do/festivals-and-events/charlie-brown-christmas-montreal" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Sean Mason Trio</b>, with special guest Tyra Scott, will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 20-21 (two shows each evening), at Middle C Jazz in Charlotte, North Carolina. <a href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039226/charlie-brown-christmas-sean-mason-2023-charlotte-middle-c-jazz-club" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>• <b>The Rick Hirsch Quartet —</b> Hirsch, sax; Clay Wulbrecht, piano; Bob Hart, bass; and Kevin Lowe, drums — will perform the "great jazz" from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 21 (two shows), at the Pennsylvania State University Theatre. (Alas, these two shows are sold out.) <a href="https://www.rickhirschjazz.com/gigs" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>• UPDATE: The Mark Glen Quartet </b>— Glen, bass; Sam Chandler, piano; Randy Lee, sax; and Kurt Savela, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other seasonal classics, on Thursday, December 21, at the West Theater in Duluth, Minnesota. <a href="https://thewesttheatre.com/calendar/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-album-recreation/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>• <b>UPDATE:</b> <b>The Nate Hance Trio</b> — Hance, piano; Keith Yanes, bass; and Tarek Abdelqader, drums — will be joined by the vocal stylings of Kijana Gant, for a performance of the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 21, at Umbra in Minneapolis, Minnesota. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-with-nate-hance-at-umbra-minneapolis-tickets-760789149827" target="_blank">Details</a>. And while you're at it, check out the trio's new cover album of Guaraldi's iconic themes, <a href="https://natehance.bandcamp.com/album/a-charlie-brown-christmas-nhanced" target="_blank">A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced!</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>• <b>The Jerry Navarro Trio</b> will be joined by the Refinery Hybrid Children's Choir for a performance of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 21, at The Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana. <a href="https://www.historicartcrafttheatre.org/movie-and-events-schedule.html" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>• UPDATE: Several of Seattle's best jazz pianists</b> will join for an annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 21, at the Royal Room, in Seattle, Washington. <a href="https://theroyalroomseattle.com/event/south-hudson-music-project-presents-the-music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas-night-one/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>• <b>The Sean Drabitt Trio</b> — Drabitt, bass; Brent Jarvis, piano; and Joe Poole, drums — will perform the music from Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> Thursday and Friday, December 21-22, at Hermann's Jazz Club in Victoria, British Columbia. <a href="https://artsvictoria.ca/show/598476/view" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">The Ed Croft Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">— Croft, bass; Ivan Docenko, piano; and David Wasik, drums — will present their annual tribute to Vince Guaraldi's</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">on Friday, December 22, at the Pausa Art House, in Buffalo, New York.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php?event_id=200025510949453" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Pleaktunes Trio</b> — Jacob Pleakis, piano; Anton DeFade, bass; and Brian Wolfe, drums — will perform the music from Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 22, at The Original Pittsburgh Winery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. <a href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/31604" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Dave Wild Trio</b> — Wild, organ; Chuck Jennings, guitar; and Charles Burleson, drums — will perform <i>Charlie Brown Christmas Jazz</i> on Friday, December 22, at the Segovia Wine Bar in Waco, Texas. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2076537922779097&set=pcb.2076538059445750" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Duncan Wilson Trio</b> — Wilson, piano; Tyler Wagleron, upright bass; and Adam Bowman, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 22, at the River Run Centre in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://riverrun.ca/whats-on/a-very-charlie-brown-concert-23/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMLB2Qw7EMaW0L4DzR_itNHGHFSgd1GUxFQM26EJ234-ch8ZQyZ5KrCswzpPDiWEQxcZXWCXdlnqVHVwnB_va7MaDrd_3yPwfjX_NOHU6YwGK7Abam85nnj8hNaGy2sRkMFzqUM9ayyovJkGeiucbMxI_XbCfYmLBG29tZYG6baRYF7hPxkVi6nh0yzg/s1065/Nathan%20Olsen.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1065" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMLB2Qw7EMaW0L4DzR_itNHGHFSgd1GUxFQM26EJ234-ch8ZQyZ5KrCswzpPDiWEQxcZXWCXdlnqVHVwnB_va7MaDrd_3yPwfjX_NOHU6YwGK7Abam85nnj8hNaGy2sRkMFzqUM9ayyovJkGeiucbMxI_XbCfYmLBG29tZYG6baRYF7hPxkVi6nh0yzg/w400-h220/Nathan%20Olsen.png" width="400" /></a></div>• <b>The Nathan Olson Trio</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, as part of the Night of a Thousand Lights Concert Series, on Friday, December 22, at the Chemeketa Community College Theatre Auditorium in Salem, Oregon. <a href="https://chemeketaconcerts.weebly.com/night-of-a-thousand-lights.html" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Angelo Versace Trio</b> — Versace, piano; Scott Black, bass; and Arthur Vint, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with a selection of other Vince Guaraldi compositions, on Friday, December 22 (two shows), at The Century Room in Tucson, Arizona. <a href="https://dice.fm/event/97gen-a-charlie-brown-christmas-the-music-of-vince-gauraldi-22nd-dec-the-century-room-tucson-tickets" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>• <b>Paul Lyons and Company</b> — Lyons and Doug Ferdinand, piano; Pat Keelan, vibes; Casey McDonough, bass; and Brenden McAlinden, drums — will present <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live! </i>on Friday, December 22, at the Blue Island Beer Company, in Blue Island, Illinois. <a href="https://do312.com/events/2023/12/22/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-tickets" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>• <b>The Alex Murphy Trio</b> — Murphy, piano; Lex Warshawsky, acoustic bass; and Christian Kyle Burgs, drums and cymbals — will be joined by "a few friends" for a performance of Guaraldi's music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 22, at Rudy's Jazz Room, in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-with-the-alex-murphy-trio-tickets-751801798417" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jeremy Baum Trio</b> — Baum, piano; Sue Williams, upright bass; and Peter O'Brien, drums — will present <i>A Charlie "Baum" Christmas</i> on Friday, December 22, at The Falcon, in Marlboro, New York. <a href="https://www.liveatthefalcon.com/shows/jeremy-baum-trio-charlie-baum-christmas-2" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>• <b>Saxophonist</b> <b>Patrick Lamb and his quartet</b> — Steve Christopherson, piano; Dan Balmer, guitar; and Ron Steen, drums — will present the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 22, at the Coaster Theater Playhouse in Cannon Beach, Oregon. <a href="https://coastertheatre.com/shows/patrick-lamb-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>• UPDATE: Pianist Gabe Plotkin</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday and Saturday, December 22-23, at the Triumph Restaurant & Brewery in Red Bank, New Jersey. <a href="https://www.triumphbrewing.com/red-bank/live-music-events-red-bank-calendar/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Nate Hance Trio</b> — Hance, piano; Keith Yanes, bass; and Tarek Abdelqader, drums — will be joined by the vocal stylings of Kijana Gant, for a performance of the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday and Saturday, December 22-23, at the MetroNOME Brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota. <a href="https://www.metronomebrewery.com" target="_blank">Details</a>. And while you're at it, check out the trio's new cover album of Guaraldi's iconic themes, <a href="https://natehance.bandcamp.com/album/a-charlie-brown-christmas-nhanced" target="_blank">A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced!</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj_sr4vKA6mTBjFod3dwCl-LRK8lg16q-MuMV-Xg7lFikIcDM1RGjno8kS7AgmN3mygLn2bcRIVMKyEsnFr8HlXnG-dTR75AinfUWms3Jb5ba6HEwpOTTJhYr7jRVCDDyZf28V_gjiCWE1gIu9HJw4GQVIfnzvMc4KaGQr_K61sLQprCcJpt6wV4ch9g/s1429/The-Cliff-Habian-Trio.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1429" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj_sr4vKA6mTBjFod3dwCl-LRK8lg16q-MuMV-Xg7lFikIcDM1RGjno8kS7AgmN3mygLn2bcRIVMKyEsnFr8HlXnG-dTR75AinfUWms3Jb5ba6HEwpOTTJhYr7jRVCDDyZf28V_gjiCWE1gIu9HJw4GQVIfnzvMc4KaGQr_K61sLQprCcJpt6wV4ch9g/w400-h311/The-Cliff-Habian-Trio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>• <b>The Cliff Habian Trio</b> — Habian, piano; Jeff Slater, upright bass; and Eric Everett, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to the Music of Vince Guaraldi </i>on Saturday, December 23, at the Music Box Supper Club, in Cleveland, Ohio. <a href="https://musicboxcle.com/event/charlie-brown-holiday-dec23/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Aidan Scrimgeour Trio</b> — Scrimgeour, piano; Matt Estabrook, bass; and PJ Holaday, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 23, at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford, Massachusetts. <a href="https://parisharts.square.site/#utaJvX" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">The Commercialists</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Saturday, December 23 (two shows), at the Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. </span><a href="https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/the-commercialists-2023" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Mike Pelletier Trio</b> — Pelletier, double bass; Andre Brewster, piano; and Joel Haynes, drums — will be joined by three vocalists for a performance of the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with other seasonal favorites, on Saturday, December 23, at the Sanctuary Concert Hall in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StJohnsUnited/posts/pfbid02vAAFxebP1aSk7UYgUn5dLyDSuhNa8qDujEUknzVgKBKgSxECNxQC8x8kXxd4mHy2l" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ron LeGault Trio</b> will present <i>Charlie Brown Goes to the Nutcracker</i> — Guaraldi's music from the holiday special, blended with jazz versions of music from the Nutcracker Ballet — on Saturday, December 23, at the St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, Colorado. <a href="https://stjulien.com/boulder-colorado-events/month/2023-12/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=87" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Dave Wild Trio</b> — Wild, organ; Chuck Jennings, guitar; and Charles Burleson, drums — will perform <i>Charlie Brown Christmas Jazz</i> on Saturday, December 23, at the Oak & Ivy Wine Bar Bistro in Woodway, Texas. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2076537922779097&set=pcb.2076538059445750" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Ben Herod Trio</b> — Herod, sax; Antony Bianchini, bass; and Zach McDaniel, drums — will perform the music from Vince Guaraldi's score for <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 23, at Pearl Hour in Monterey, California. <a href="https://www.socialwave.net/event/2023/12/ben-herod-trio-plays-vince-guaraldis-charlie-brown-christmas-pearl-hour" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Pete Peterson Trio</b> — Peterson, piano; Danny Kiely, bass; and Mike Hyman, drums — will be joined by special guests for "Louisville Loves <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>" on Saturday, December 23, at the B-Side/Decade Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky. <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/louisville-loves-a-charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>• UPDATE: The Nick Vlandis Jazz Trio</b> will celebrate the music of Vince Guaraldi and <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 23 (two shows), at The Aristocrat in Columbia, South Carolina. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-aristocrat-58013087733" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Jeremy Baum Trio</b> — Baum, piano; Sue Williams, upright bass; and Peter O'Brien, drums — will present <i>A Charlie "Baum" Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 23, at Graveside Variety in Woodstock, New York. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-tribute-with-the-jeremy-baum-trio-tickets-761927855727" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Trumpeter Mike Lewis</b> and "some of Hawaii's best jazz musicians" will present their seventh annual tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday and Monday, December 24-25 (four shows), at the Blue Note, in Honolulu, Hawaii. <a href="https://www.bluenotejazz.com/hawaii/shows/?eid=13129765" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-85464459538089711962023-10-24T12:49:00.005-07:002023-11-09T07:26:08.432-08:00Pass the drumstick!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIhfV8B4ogDBHjzPdIIf8Ktsqw_y8uR9z2w0msSc5kgzXvavJPsyzCI6qZAoQ-5SzJMef6crz16XznDlM4EdKfJ0EumHa_6pveT00z3Kh9ptooWCMAxtZMKjO6gM5QwtcxLgRgkRZMWrWLwtXNH1_okIbqwJqhhDhQLZndnqATTA8SSe8YB-FWtJVHZw/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIhfV8B4ogDBHjzPdIIf8Ktsqw_y8uR9z2w0msSc5kgzXvavJPsyzCI6qZAoQ-5SzJMef6crz16XznDlM4EdKfJ0EumHa_6pveT00z3Kh9ptooWCMAxtZMKjO6gM5QwtcxLgRgkRZMWrWLwtXNH1_okIbqwJqhhDhQLZndnqATTA8SSe8YB-FWtJVHZw/w400-h225/maxresdefault.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>With copies of Guaraldi's score for <i>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving</i> finally landing in the hands of eager fans who've literally waited — in some cases — half a century for this treasure, Sean and Jason Mendelson have been hitting the publicity trail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out the following:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Sean and Jason's impressively enthusiastic, 35-minutes October 12 visit to the <a href="https://www.cerealatmidnight.com/2023/10/a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving.html" target="_blank">Cereal at Midnight</a> podcast;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• A brief October 13 album plug at <a href="https://www.jazzweekly.com/2023/10/vince-guaraldi-a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving/" target="_blank">Jazz Weekly</a>;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The New York Times' reader-submitted <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/arts/music/amplifier-newsletter-fall-playlist.html" target="_blank">"Ultimate Fall Playlist,"</a> published October 13, with Guaraldi's "Great Pumpkin Waltz" first on the 14-track result (where it's the only instrumental);</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Sean Mendelson's lengthy, 40-minute focus on the vinyl edition, during this October 18 chat with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfiXMOHsEs" target="_blank">WCB: Jazz Vinyl Collector</a>; </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• This nifty <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2023/10/21/hollywood-minute-music-rolling-stones-nancy-sinatra-charlie-brown-vince-guaraldi.cnn" target="_blank">CNN video plug</a>, citing the album alongside new releases from the Rolling Stones and Nancy Sinatra ... a gathering of 1960s icons!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Sean Mendelson's 25-minute interview about the album, during this November 8 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXJm8gygako&t=28s" target="_blank">Neon Jazz Interviews</a> chat;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The official Lee Mendelson Film Productions Inc. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnZdqMhyoEuentQIYkM8T8FUNzU_8j4f4" target="_blank">YouTube album playlist</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And a couple blasts from the past:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Good Housekeepings's <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/thanksgiving-ideas/a22841348/thanksgiving-songs/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=arb_ga_ghk_d_bm_prog_org_us_a22841348&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhL6pBhDjARIsAGx8D599emwwrVOtXTBzeMgRn9CGFbKDOiggj5rI-24oTaboSu8RBtG3VH4aAsL-EALw_wcB" target="_blank">"50 Best Thanksgiving Songs for Your Turkey Day Playlist,"</a> updated back in November 2021, with Guaraldi's "Thanksgiving Theme" nicely slotted at No. 19; and</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Entertainment Weekly's</i> <a href="https://ew.com/music/best-thanksgiving-songs-playlist/" target="_blank">"15 Essential Songs for Your Thanksgiving Playlist,"</a> published in November 2022. The last-place entry goes to Guaraldi's "Thanksgiving Theme." (Hey, it still made the list, right?) In both these cases, the tune now can be heard on its own soundtrack album.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally, for those who eschew physical media, links to four different sources that offer digital purchase/downloads of the <i>Thanksgiving</i> tracks. (Qobuz is a reliable seller of lossless downloads; Presto Music is known mostly as a shop for classical music, but they also offer soundtracks and jazz.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(This isn't a definitive list, merely the most common sources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG9WHF8B" target="_blank">Amazon</a> (MP3) (click on "Purchase Options")</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving-50th-anniversary-edition/1703789860" target="_blank">Apple/iTunes</a> (M4A) (may open automatically in Music app, or you may need to click the "open in Music" button)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving-vince-guaraldi-quintet-and-vince-guaraldi/n0my5nievrirc" target="_blank">Qobuz</a> (lossless download, high-res download)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9538141--a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving" target="_blank">Presto Music</a> (lossless or MP3 download)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtWy8JLhZ-Ycx-xTYGHoqpkyZdy8i37ivV_on9NmO8ixdZcJIZDEQtSI5SLAmoGmY2G_GM6T-atCvKOInqEriRAj1Vr9J0dpudbeiSWBvWYkn84P9YcAkJNa9Ax8xsc0Nr9YcwmmqDjmVZrxg7yocGhI3-l2u9djjKyUYPlvdokxrKoPkI0fVc3ZIUzo/s800/b40fff7fbe39863d87402307f97ca460.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtWy8JLhZ-Ycx-xTYGHoqpkyZdy8i37ivV_on9NmO8ixdZcJIZDEQtSI5SLAmoGmY2G_GM6T-atCvKOInqEriRAj1Vr9J0dpudbeiSWBvWYkn84P9YcAkJNa9Ax8xsc0Nr9YcwmmqDjmVZrxg7yocGhI3-l2u9djjKyUYPlvdokxrKoPkI0fVc3ZIUzo/s320/b40fff7fbe39863d87402307f97ca460.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Finally, a brief acknowledgment of the holiday that comes <i>before</i> Thanksgiving...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Folks living in or near Chicago won't want to miss the Chris White Quartet's October 29 concerts at Winter's Jazz Club. Chris has been among the most ambitious of Guaraldi's torch-bearers; in addition to a busy annual schedule of <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i>-themed shows — 23 this year! — in recent years he has branched out to include <i>Great Pumpkin</i> and <i>Charlie Brown Thanksgiving </i>gigs ... along with a Latin-themed Guaraldi set in July 2022.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We love this guy!</span></div></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-87413237277902422062023-10-13T13:12:00.003-07:002023-10-24T08:41:50.545-07:00End of an era?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z_JI1MRoda9R3SozutjwEgljVslwifJAA2aMK_XPnzpyK1KWDRAz5dX0PmXcwCMww5kzW7T5XF4Jqq3r0k0zm6ZMeILMOLmTsIv2Kd8Ilz5ueCn455WtdI6BIdc4no_K6StnCBW1-SuvYn5W2Tkug7SYU5fULraG_u5VC7Fu7kEfGTJd7nPZqV1x2wY/s567/0888072539952_p0_v2_s1200x630.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="567" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z_JI1MRoda9R3SozutjwEgljVslwifJAA2aMK_XPnzpyK1KWDRAz5dX0PmXcwCMww5kzW7T5XF4Jqq3r0k0zm6ZMeILMOLmTsIv2Kd8Ilz5ueCn455WtdI6BIdc4no_K6StnCBW1-SuvYn5W2Tkug7SYU5fULraG_u5VC7Fu7kEfGTJd7nPZqV1x2wY/w400-h280/0888072539952_p0_v2_s1200x630.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Has the <i>Charlie Brown Christmas </i>vinyl craze finally played out?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Concord/Craft confirmed that only one vinyl variant will be released this year: the picture vinyl shown at left, available solely from Barnes & Noble.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">However...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Although this LP was scheduled to be released on September 22, it's "temporarily out of stock" at B&N's <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/charlie-brown-christmas-vince-guaraldi-trio/40219049" target="_blank">online store</a>. Nor is it available in any of the 21 B&N outlets within 100 miles of our home. On top of which, I have a report from one fan who advance-ordered it online awhile back, and his order was canceled ... which is odd.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully, it simply has been delayed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That aside ... goodness, just the one? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That's quite a reduction from last year, which saw eight variants, as also was the case in 2021. (A complete history of this marketing program, which photos of the variants, can be found <a href="http://fivecentsplease.org/dpb/vinylmadness.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) Including this year's release, and assuming my math is accurate — and if it isn't, I'm sure somebody will tell me — über-fans will have accumulated 42 LPs and one green 45 single.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd love to know what such an individual <i>did</i> with them all.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Display all the discs on a wall? (If somebody reading this actually did that, please send a photo; I'll happily post it here.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It seems unsatisfying to simply file them vertically, with only their side ID visible, as with a conventional row of LPs.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There's no question that all the vinyl variants released during the past several years helped push the album into the <i>Billboard</i> 200's Top 10 for the past two years. I wonder, then, if that <i>won't</i> happen this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I guess we'll find out...</span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-44110135421004441612023-08-02T10:22:00.009-07:002023-09-11T14:10:35.889-07:00Thanksgiving comes early this year!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGFy9nC3uh1mkg0KckwyJfOXMY2doY55RYYUfnNQuRwbbkZv1NVPNF47UiUTgKcEwKUv9_U0vEax6LDZV-t-EESKa-M5VQ4rS03hZrMIOwLJqtrZqABhrMiT76h3XctzKN0A8FZhNaz8mlK3kIa6QtNVn_0O3sGQR7FJuTtNw79Rgc1absCqx1Q6i7xk/s1500/LM02350-2%20Digipak%20Cover%207-13-23%20with%20cr-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1500" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGFy9nC3uh1mkg0KckwyJfOXMY2doY55RYYUfnNQuRwbbkZv1NVPNF47UiUTgKcEwKUv9_U0vEax6LDZV-t-EESKa-M5VQ4rS03hZrMIOwLJqtrZqABhrMiT76h3XctzKN0A8FZhNaz8mlK3kIa6QtNVn_0O3sGQR7FJuTtNw79Rgc1absCqx1Q6i7xk/s320/LM02350-2%20Digipak%20Cover%207-13-23%20with%20cr-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Big news, gang.</span></div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We’ve all held our breath since late last year, hoping that the reception for the Definitive, Super Deluxe <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> — and the recently discovered, isn’t-it-fabulous original session recordings that produced a superior soundtrack for <i>Great Pumpkin</i> -- would translate, moving forward, into additional releases from Guaraldi’s Peanuts canon.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has come to pass.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">October 20 will see the debut of the full soundtrack from <i>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving</i>, just in time for the 1973 special’s 50th anniversary: 13 themes and cues used in the show, along with nine never-before-heard bonus and alternative tracks. The album will be available in three states: CD, vinyl and digital download.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out the official press release <a href="https://mendelsonproductions.com/LMFP_PR_A_Charlie_Brown_Thanksgiving_Album.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pre-order the CD from MVD <a href="https://mvdshop.com/products/vince-guaraldi-quintet-a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving-cd?_pos=1&_sid=90decebd9&_ss=r" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pre-order the standard (black vinyl) LP from MVD <a href="https://mvdshop.com/products/vince-guaraldi-quintet-a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving-black-vinyl-lp?_pos=2&_sid=90decebd9&_ss=r" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pre-order the above CD or LP from Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Charlie-Brown-Thanksgiving-Guaraldi-Quintet/dp/B0CDDR853R/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XIW2J5TZVUPA&keywords=charlie+brown+thanksgiving+cd&qid=1691180277&sprefix=charlie+brown+thanksgiving+cd%2Caps%2C270&sr=8-1" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Charlie-Brown-Thanksgiving-Black-Vinyl/dp/B0CDDM8V47/ref=tmm_vnl_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1691180277&sr=8-1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pre-order the special Record Store Day jelly bean green vinyl LP <a href="https://recordstoreday.com/upc/760137137542" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pre-order the Target exclusive cranberry vinyl LP <a href="https://www.target.com/p/guaraldi-vince-quint-tg-charlie-brown-thanksgiving-cranberry-vinyl/-/A-89697596" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The track list:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Show score:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>1. Charlie Brown Blues</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>2. Thanksgiving Theme</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>3. Thanksgiving Theme (Reprise)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>4. Peppermint Patty</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>5. Little Birdie</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>6. Thanksgiving Interlude</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>7. Is It James or Charlie?</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>8. Linus and Lucy</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>9. Fife & Drums Theme</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>10. Charlie Brown Blues (Reprise)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>11. Thanksgiving Interlude (Reprise)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>12. Thanksgiving Theme (2nd Reprise)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>13. Thanksgiving Theme (3rd Reprise)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bonus/Alternate tracks:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>14. Thanksgiving Theme (Alternate)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>15. Peppermint Patty (Bonus Mix)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>16. Linus and Lucy (Bonus Mix)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>17. Thanksgiving Interlude (Alternate take 2, 4, and 6)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>18. Thanksgiving Interlude (Alternate take 10)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>19. Thanksgiving Interlude (Alternate take 14)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>20. Is It James or Charlie? (Bonus mix with Whistling)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>21. Clark and Guaraldi</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Preview Track 16 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiz9eZmL088" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Preview Track 20 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBrgJD6d0kM" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The recording features Vince Guaraldi, piano, keyboards and vocals; Tom Harrell, trumpet and brass arrangements; Chuck Bennett, trombone; Seward McCain, electric bass; and Mike Clark, drums. The album is produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson, re-mixed by Terry Carleton at Bones and Knives, and restored and mastered/re-mastered by Vinson Hudson.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Avid Guaraldi fans have long regarded this Emmy Award-winning TV special as a favorite, which is no surprise; the show is wall-to-wall music, bouncing between acoustic and electric keyboards, going silent only during Linus’ gentle sermon about the first Thanksgiving (a speech almost as eloquent as the one he delivers in <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i>).</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That sequence aside, Guaraldi was allowed to stretch and supply longer cues, each one beginning as the previous one fades. The show boasts three new tunes, starting with a lyrical title theme constructed from acoustic piano filigrees that evoke the keyboard cascades in “Skating.” An impudent cue titled “Is It James or Charlie?” adds a bit of James Brown sass to the mix; and the stand-out newcomer is Guaraldi’s vocal on “Little Birdie,” played at length when Snoopy — tasked with setting up the outdoor dining arrangements — wrestles with a basketball net, a garage door, a ping-pong table and an impressively sentient folding chair. </span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Returning cues include one of Guaraldi’s best arrangements of “Linus and Lucy,” with brass adding a spirited counterpoint to the primary theme, and also shading a new four-chord climb at the end of each verse’s fourth measure: heard while Snoopy orchestrates the Thanksgiving “dinner” of buttered toast, popcorn, pretzels, jelly beans and ice cream parfaits. “Peppermint Patty” gets a quiet, leisurely arrangement on electric keyboard: perfectly echoing the girl’s coquettish side, notably when she flirts with Charlie Brown over the phone, while inviting herself — and Marcie and Franklin — to a party that doesn’t yet exist. </span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The show’s final reprise of the title theme introduces a sparkling brass counterpoint: a terrific conclusion to a half-hour of solid combo jazz.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What’s not to love?</span></p>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-75173799506443992882023-03-28T11:32:00.000-07:002023-03-28T11:32:09.288-07:00Affectionate nods<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0OfX19Trs0f8qKZRy21g5hzuvYH_8TBhZakcsQIccs260_jJweURm7zV7-CcWLQUSXHsSjDHE3cLNskKTlofwyq7UlvfV91pI0-2ohD_WqY1Obwk4LeS8fqK2Eq7c4abmFN8CYkoosnnhjdU5_6mHyffBzKYcsvVyPLu94DoyE-goAR-WlxWZ_rO/s400/album.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0OfX19Trs0f8qKZRy21g5hzuvYH_8TBhZakcsQIccs260_jJweURm7zV7-CcWLQUSXHsSjDHE3cLNskKTlofwyq7UlvfV91pI0-2ohD_WqY1Obwk4LeS8fqK2Eq7c4abmFN8CYkoosnnhjdU5_6mHyffBzKYcsvVyPLu94DoyE-goAR-WlxWZ_rO/s320/album.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Fellow Guaraldi fan Scott alerted me to a pair of just-discovered tributes, which have eluded our sharp little eyes until now (rather surprising, since neither is recent).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guaraldi's combo and Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison occasionally appeared together for not quite half a year, from December 1972 through April 1973. These gig dates are certain:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• December 1 — The Alhambra Theater, Sacramento, at a benefit to save that venerable movie palace (an effort that failed, alas)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• December 15 — Berkeley Community Theater</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• February 5 — The Lion's Share, San Anselmo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• April 27-28 — Cal-Neva Lodge, North Lake Tahoe</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Lion's Share appearance was broadcast live by KPFA; bootlegs circulate freely, including <a href="http://theultimatebootlegexperience7.blogspot.com/2017/08/van-morrison-1973-02-15-san-anselmo-ca.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Unfortunately, as I note in my book, the collaboration proved rocky, at best.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">“They went down to Santa Monica once,” Guaraldi's girlfriend Gretchen Katamay recalled. “Vince told me later that he had driven up to the venue, looked at the marquee, and was shocked to discover that his name wasn’t included.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5a0ruOCwsRVB4pHSFWoOpf_axPX_neVivm3vO6L_lhxN6cH8d_NS_0iP_tzm7b7nHFqIMH2joEefEMJloL02IeyZch3zXe36ZHA8Omd2zzjXg0vHLfjX8pa53rMMTBKDyvSDdQGLIW2vSKCa9jtbX1eucaNPIltDJYg1scIstN_J1QP9fyW5OHG0/s1000/61mqRIoCakL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5a0ruOCwsRVB4pHSFWoOpf_axPX_neVivm3vO6L_lhxN6cH8d_NS_0iP_tzm7b7nHFqIMH2joEefEMJloL02IeyZch3zXe36ZHA8Omd2zzjXg0vHLfjX8pa53rMMTBKDyvSDdQGLIW2vSKCa9jtbX1eucaNPIltDJYg1scIstN_J1QP9fyW5OHG0/s320/61mqRIoCakL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>“Another time, Vince was going to record an album with Van. Everybody was sitting in the studio, waiting for Van; an hour and a half went by, so Vince got up and walked out. It was ‘leader’s attitude.’ Even though Vince had it himself, he wasn’t going to put up with it from somebody else. It wasn’t that important.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Morrison's “rock star” attitude notwithstanding, he obviously thought back fondly on the partnership, as the decades passed. His’s 2016 album, <i>Keep Me Singing</i>, includes “In Tiburon,” a poetic ode that name-checks the hungry i, the Trident, the Cliff House, Lenny Bruce, Chet Baker and Jack Kerouac, among others. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Dr. Funk gets his own line, sung twice: “Vince Guaraldi would play ‘Cast Your Fate to the Wind’ in the distance.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Full lyrics can be found <a href="https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/vanmorrison/intiburon.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This one's a bit unusual.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In February 2012, poet, essayist and literary critic Robert Pinsky — former Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the U.S. Library of Congress — teamed with Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist/composer Laurence Hobgood, for an album titled <i>PoemJazz</i>. Pinsky “performs” his poetry with melody and rhythm, in a harmonic/counterpoint “conversation” with Hobgood’s keyboard work: a style that hearkens back to the 1950s beat poets. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the album tracks, “Ginza Samba,” begins as an ode to the saxophone, and then expands into a wealth of poetic imagery. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd2c-QasLHOGZPezdMwW8X0M0DJY2uef97MsGTO2lg3F1WLLjI3i-kDupHb-_A0A9KSfNSWs4Ae2Ifa-BIE7RR1Y2P-wOi3uFwxAyxHZOZssk8i4Vbq1ZHbJf0Vk7ZXMZmhbh5XzCuHlFgGBj88LDdgIHiGSzsSo29qh8J5CZx5eKVhtuwkVvcc5G/s660/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-28%20at%2011.15.56%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="660" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd2c-QasLHOGZPezdMwW8X0M0DJY2uef97MsGTO2lg3F1WLLjI3i-kDupHb-_A0A9KSfNSWs4Ae2Ifa-BIE7RR1Y2P-wOi3uFwxAyxHZOZssk8i4Vbq1ZHbJf0Vk7ZXMZmhbh5XzCuHlFgGBj88LDdgIHiGSzsSo29qh8J5CZx5eKVhtuwkVvcc5G/w400-h193/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-28%20at%2011.15.56%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We all know that "Ginza Samba" — sometimes called just plain-vanilla "Ginza" — is one of Guaraldi's early compositions. And, indeed, the tune can be recognized during </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzc16sTb3Es" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">this March 11, 2013, performance</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> at Boston University; Pinsky is joined by Hobgood, piano; Stan Strickland, saxes; and John Lockwood, bass. Pinsky acknowledges this collaboration's origins: "This next poem, 'Ginza Samba,' is taken from the name of an actual jazz tune." (No, he didn't cite Guaraldi by name.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">That said, the version on the 2012 album doesn't sound at all like Guaraldi's tune.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Pinsky subsequently published the piece in a 2014 collection titled <i>Ginza Samba: Selected Poems</i>. (The full text of the title poem can be read <a href="https://www.poeticous.com/robert-pinsky/ginza-samba" target="_blank">here</a>.) He and Hobgood frequently performed the piece thereafter, and I suspect the latter's keyboard accompaniment varied each time; after all, that's the nature of jazz.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You just never know when — or where — another reference to Guaraldi will pop up...</span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-44398790807479602722023-02-17T09:17:00.000-08:002023-02-17T09:17:15.377-08:00Bits & bobs: Winter 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEz3iK7ZE9spf3OHjohOicjBPvOAPMLRvNDVdLWk9wjp3PW5BS2l7rEZZKbUwiTissL8QUukYTwKYMz5V8WdtIazEzOwY-nuNM0mynjhjDDj4jYeiiEfu0C9YBPKfI_ZaNjw_uzD0TSY0Q_BgGQU7V-gN_5qTruXa-gMQpeuQP59_VggtVUgPfBQwV/s600/b49cbe86cb411762753e730c58953bb88ad958a9d657212c074729b6f04e5463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEz3iK7ZE9spf3OHjohOicjBPvOAPMLRvNDVdLWk9wjp3PW5BS2l7rEZZKbUwiTissL8QUukYTwKYMz5V8WdtIazEzOwY-nuNM0mynjhjDDj4jYeiiEfu0C9YBPKfI_ZaNjw_uzD0TSY0Q_BgGQU7V-gN_5qTruXa-gMQpeuQP59_VggtVUgPfBQwV/s320/b49cbe86cb411762753e730c58953bb88ad958a9d657212c074729b6f04e5463.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Late last year, I spent a delightful couple of hours chatting with Bill Carter, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. As some of you know, he's also an accomplished jazz pianist who heads the swingin' Presbybop Quartet, making him a member of the small but wonderfully active "jazz praise" musicians' network.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Longtime followers of Guaraldi and this blog will recall that Bill spent a year getting ready for his church's 50th anniversary celebration of Guaraldi's Grace Cathedral Jazz Mass, which resulted in a marvelous September morning in 2015, as I related <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2015/09/east-coast-grace.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bill also has spent the last few years writing a book, <i>Thriving on a Riff: Jazz and the Spiritual Life</i>, soon to be published by Broadleaf Books. Partly as a means of spreading the word about this project, and partly because he so enjoys discussing the intersection of music (notably jazz) and religion, he was encouraged to "enhance his media presence." He therefore began a fortnightly podcast, <i>The Spirit of Jazz</i>, which has been going strong since last August.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(By now you must have realized that Bill is one of those individuals who rarely pauses to eat or sleep.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He invited me to be a guest for one episode, but — because our conversation continued at considerable length — he wound up with enough material for <i>two</i> full episodes. (Neither of us can be accused of having little to say.) They are:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://thespiritofjazz.buzzsprout.com/2029562/11679242-jazz-and-charlie-brown" target="_blank">Jazz and Charlie Brown</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://thespiritofjazz.buzzsprout.com/2029562/12049957-jazz-goes-to-the-cathedral" target="_blank">Jazz Goes to the Cathedral</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While you're visiting, be sure to check out his other episodes; they're all quite engaging (just like Bill himself).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Many months have passed, since the two new releases of Guaraldi's <i>Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus</i> were announced, <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/09/orpheus-rising-again.html" target="_blank">back in September</a>. <i>So</i> many months, in fact, that you've likely forgotten that Craft Recordings' Small Batch One-Step Pressing LP finally will be released next Friday, February 24. (New liner notes are supplied by someone I know fairly well.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PSy2D7o8K9vcC3fMnlJ222OxYH8tM57VIi8Spkn1n2zxX5IaRDthbeJQda78wi3b0q_xqhX9OPXOtfhmDX5tdTNl0HEydJZVf6lDu5jm-FlXhsEAD4H-A5MFNwyHk8dAfdyMFve4jXq2mWhSIq-hRUebeOJGABhToqObMt2X7-QFAghPn8Rlazcl/s697/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-17%20at%207.43.34%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="697" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PSy2D7o8K9vcC3fMnlJ222OxYH8tM57VIi8Spkn1n2zxX5IaRDthbeJQda78wi3b0q_xqhX9OPXOtfhmDX5tdTNl0HEydJZVf6lDu5jm-FlXhsEAD4H-A5MFNwyHk8dAfdyMFve4jXq2mWhSIq-hRUebeOJGABhToqObMt2X7-QFAghPn8Rlazcl/w400-h370/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-17%20at%207.43.34%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orders can be placed <a href="https://craftrecordings.com/collections/vince-guaraldi-trio-jazz-impressions-of-black-orpheus/products/vince-guaraldi-trio-jazz-impressions-of-black-orpheus-small-batch-one-step-pressing" target="_blank">here</a>, or via Amazon, or — better still — request the album at your local brick-and-mortar music store, to help keep them in business!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-82985004737090453012023-01-06T07:52:00.004-08:002023-01-11T07:12:48.531-08:00Chart success: 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH-DpNenLYeMm9F4JGQCIK5SXnNnALdDYYfQfHX7VztNv2QmqhoIdr5O7G51p5onC1uoOFy4WA31gzBz19bv9mX42GMXu3BYyydu6eaXmSg4y-ojpfPLNYiO4bZXC27dy8sunw6YjGqSu7Eh1KxCv5X2asHDufgmaG82I0LGdQnNu-Rbm7JnKnz_b/s635/maincover.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="635" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH-DpNenLYeMm9F4JGQCIK5SXnNnALdDYYfQfHX7VztNv2QmqhoIdr5O7G51p5onC1uoOFy4WA31gzBz19bv9mX42GMXu3BYyydu6eaXmSg4y-ojpfPLNYiO4bZXC27dy8sunw6YjGqSu7Eh1KxCv5X2asHDufgmaG82I0LGdQnNu-Rbm7JnKnz_b/s320/maincover.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>After the excitement generated by <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/01/chart-success.html" target="_blank">last year's holiday-season sales</a> of Guaraldi's soundtrack to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, the question was whether the results would be as spectacular this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not quite ... but still <i>very</i> impressive.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Three <i>Billboard</i> charts held our attention this year:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <i>Billboard</i> 200, which tracks album sales across all platforms (the formula being 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video song streams = 10 tracks sales = 1 album sale);</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Billboard's</i> Top Album Sales, which preserves the traditional methodology of counting solely pure album sales (which is where all those variant vinyl LPs play an important role); and</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Billboard's</i> Hot 100, which tracks the popularity of individual songs.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Last year, <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> rose to #6 on the <i>Billboard</i> 200. So, how did it do this year?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The album entered the chart (once again, a "re-entry") for the week of November 19, at #90. It quickly rose to #43 the following week, and then #17 on December 3. It entered the top 10 — at #10 — the next week, but dropped to #12 on December 17. Then it rallied, and rose to #9 on December 24 ... and then #8 on December 31. Alas, that proved to be its peak, as it dropped back to #10 during the week of January 7.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ah, but the news was much better in the Top Album Sales chart, where <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> entered at #11 on December 3. It rose to #7 the following week, and then to #5 on December 17 ... which surpassed the previous year's peak position (#6). But Vince wasn't finished; his album hit #2 (!) on December 24, trailing behind only Taylor Swift's <i>Midnight</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We held our breath, and wondered ... could Charlie Brown overtake Ms. Swift the following week?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Highly unlikely. <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> sold 17,000 units that week, to achieve its #2 status ... while <i>Midnight's</i> sales were in the low six figures.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alas, <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> dropped to #3 on December 31, and then to #8 on January 7.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>UPDATE:</b> It dropped to #40, for the week ending January 14. (Guaraldi vanished from the other two charts.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Hot 100 chart offered a bit of solace. "Linus and Lucy" popped up for one week, at #49 on December 31, giving that tune its second run on this chart, following the previous year's surprise appearance (at #37). It disappeared on January 7, when "Christmas Time Is Here" debuted, at #50. It, too, did better the previous year, with a two-week run (#48, then #41).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Albeit a <i>bit</i> disappointing, we must put this chart action in perspective; we're talking about music that was produced almost seven decades ago, by a jazz artist who's been dead for almost half a century. If that isn't unprecedented, it's certainly astonishing!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-11598318846747809262022-11-27T10:58:00.020-08:002022-12-22T13:25:44.622-08:00A jolly Guaraldi holiday 2022<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB33L0d9mVqrPnAv4ChOh-3qyoV25yBkHOCArPiyPFLTf3JdB7pyi_BtZp6pG_ywoP_QdQZBF-nxA5YTMn7BRJVbz-zz8qsRHpwQA-R599mjR7KkHGOgixTvn9iTy1z4pOT6zhaF9oD8B949Mc4T7OXN1INaYyLlZattqNsibX_hxbTh76vTJcAPbQ/s1000/event-featured-And-1606695203.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB33L0d9mVqrPnAv4ChOh-3qyoV25yBkHOCArPiyPFLTf3JdB7pyi_BtZp6pG_ywoP_QdQZBF-nxA5YTMn7BRJVbz-zz8qsRHpwQA-R599mjR7KkHGOgixTvn9iTy1z4pOT6zhaF9oD8B949Mc4T7OXN1INaYyLlZattqNsibX_hxbTh76vTJcAPbQ/s320/event-featured-And-1606695203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>It's time once again for this annual round-up of Guaraldi-themed concerts taking place between now and the end of the year, most of which (of course!) are tied in to his music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Following 2020's much smaller list of streaming-only performances, things initially looked more promising last year. N</span><span style="font-family: arial;">umerous artists and groups optimistically scheduled live performances, most of which took place as planned. Some, alas, were derailed by Covid's mid- to late December "winter bounce." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Although we definitely aren't out of the woods yet — with hospitals and caregivers currently getting slammed by the terrible trio of Covid, annual flu and RSV — we seem to have decided, to borrow that wonderful phrase from the British, to keep calm and carry on. This year's roster of performances already is approaching the impressive pre-pandemic numbers. Some musicians no doubt will be masked; some clubs likely will insist that patrons take similar precautions. That said — to borrow yet another famous phrase — the shows will go on. Indeed, some groups have booked impressively lengthy schedules.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Even so, it'll be best to keep an eye on the web site(s) of any artist and/or venue that catches your fancy, to determine if the schedule has shifted.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I first traced the history and growth of this delightful annual tradition <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-jolly-guaraldi-holiday.html" target="_blank">back in 2012</a>, with a modest schedule that now seems quaint. This year's post will serve as a clearinghouse for any and all 2022 concerts that come to my attention. As always, I'll add to this schedule as new information becomes available, so you'll want to check back frequently. New entries and listings will be tagged as <b>UPDATES</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's dig in!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Eric Byrd Trio</b> — Byrd, piano and vocals; Bhagwan Khalsa, acoustic bass; and Alphonso Young Jr., drums and percussion — has made a cottage industry of Guaraldi's <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> music, having thus far released <i>two</i> cover albums: a 2009 studio project, and a 2021 live performance. Both are available <a href="https://ericbyrdtrio.com/product-category/cds/" target="_blank">here</a>. Byrd's combo began its 10-show run on November 26, with upcoming performances in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., concluding Friday, December 23, at the Weinberg Center for the Arts, in Frederick, Maryland. <a href="https://ericbyrdtrio.com/gigs/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Doc Watkins and his Orchestra</b> began their month-long <i>Christmas in Jazz</i> tributes to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> at San Antonio's JazzTX, Texas, on November 25. Upcoming shows include December 1-4, 8-11, 15-18 and 20-22. <a href="https://tickets.jazztx.com/#/" target="_blank">Details</a>. They also scheduled a December 14 performance at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, also in San Antonio. <a href="https://www.tobincenter.org/doc-watkins" target="_blank">Details</a>. The icing on the cake: Watkins just released a terrific new album, <i>The Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>. <a href="https://www.docwatkins.com" target="_blank">Check it out</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Eric Mintel Quartet</b> — Mintel, piano; Nelson Hill, sax; Jack Hegyi, bass; and Dave Mohn, drums — also has a busy schedule of <i>Charlie Brown Holiday Jazz</i> shows throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut and New Hampshire, concluding Sunday, December 18, at 118 North, in Wayne, Pennsylvania. <a href="https://ericmintelquartet.com/calendar?calendar_page=1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Heather Pierson Trio</b> — Pierson, piano; Shawn Nadeau, bass; and Craig Bryan, drums — will began an ambition <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tour on Friday, December 2, at Cadenza, in Freeport, Maine. Subsequent stops will include venues in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, concluding on Thursday, December 22, at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. <a href="https://heatherpierson.com/calendar?calendar_page=1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Chris White Trio</b> — White, piano; Mike Benning, bass; and Ryan Jacobi, drums — has numerous <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> shows booked at various Illinois venues, starting Saturday, December 3, at Hey Nonny, in Arlington Heights; and concluding Monday, December 19, at Evanston's MSpace. <a href="http://chriswhitepiano.com/upcoming-events/" target="_blank">Details</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> <b>Guitar for Guaraldi</b>, aka <b>The Mich Shirey Trio</b>, will present its annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 1, at Dorian's Record Store/Speakeasy, in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="http://throughtherecordshop.com/events/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Nate Hance Trio</b> — Hance, piano; Keith Yanes, bass; and Lars Johnson, drums — will be joined by the vocal stylings of Kijana, for a performance of the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 2, at Le Musique Room, in Michael, Minnesota. <a href="https://www.bandsintown.com/e/103845961-kijana-at-le-musique-room" target="_blank">Details</a>. And while you're at it, check out the trio's new cover album of Guaraldi's iconic themes, <i><a href="https://natehance.bandcamp.com/album/a-charlie-brown-christmas-nhanced" target="_blank">A Charlie Brown Christmas NHanced</a></i>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Wooster Symphony Orchestra</b>, featuring pianist Brandon Goldberg and his trio, will present a musical tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Friday, December 2, at the College of Wooster's McGaw Chapel, in Wooster, Ohio. <a href="https://wooster.edu/2022/11/18/wooster-symphony-orchestra-presents-tribute-to-a-charlie-brown-christmas-dec-2/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Michelle Schumann Trio</b> — Schumann, piano; Utah Hamrick, bass; and David Sierra, drums — will present <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas 2022</i> on Thursday, December 1 (one show) and Saturday, December 3 (three shows), at the Austin Chamber Music Center, in Austin, Texas. <a href="https://austinchambermusic.org/event/a-charlie-brown-christmas-2022/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The</b> <b>Pickle Mafia </b>— Charlie Lindner, piano; Marco Cirigliano, drums; and Ben Chilbert, bass — will present <i>A Very Pickle Christmas</i>, featuring music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, on Saturday, December 3, at the Bristol Valley Theater, in Naples, New York. <a href="https://www.visitrochester.com/event/the-pickle-mafia-a-very-pickle-christmas/98434/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Adam Shulman Trio</b> — Shulman, piano; Eric Markowitz, bass; and James Gallagher, drums — will present the music of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 3, at SF Jazz Center's Miner Auditorium, San Francisco, California. <a href="https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/adam-shulman-charlie-brown-christmas2/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Ron LeGault Trio</b> will present <i>Charlie Brown Goes to the Nutcracker</i> — Guaraldi's music from the holiday special, blended with jazz versions of music from the <i>Nutcracker Ballet </i>— on Saturday, December 3, at the St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, Colorado. <a href="https://hunthalloween.com/event/charlie-brown-goes-to-the-nutcracker-eid4a7brwqbr1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Ed Croft Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Croft, bass; Ivan Docenko, piano; and David Wasik, drums — will present </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Saturday and Sunday, December 3-4, at the Seneca One Auditorium, in Buffalo, New York. </span><a href="https://jazzbuffalo.org/2022/11/15/a-charlie-brown-christmas-tickets-are-now-on-sale-two-shows/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblT1-qm-JiRCQSsjBc2UDmD4_9Q7ar-rCgOs2WQa_w_n8rmSU7TaEqm8SHakWms84iN_-z_Fm3aTYRnu1oQQLbiCzf7celkJo9jinpv4iI6_n5_Y3kYZFVEfE55hDCkJTbWGE3vIirgetGBA7b3SW1C-H8xnLkXT_PotA_t3Rr8kNiEXQVyvBJg0_/s750/A-charlie-brown-christmas.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="681" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblT1-qm-JiRCQSsjBc2UDmD4_9Q7ar-rCgOs2WQa_w_n8rmSU7TaEqm8SHakWms84iN_-z_Fm3aTYRnu1oQQLbiCzf7celkJo9jinpv4iI6_n5_Y3kYZFVEfE55hDCkJTbWGE3vIirgetGBA7b3SW1C-H8xnLkXT_PotA_t3Rr8kNiEXQVyvBJg0_/s320/A-charlie-brown-christmas.png" width="291" /></a></div>• The <b>Chicago Jazz Orchestra</b> will be joined by pianist Brandon Goldberg and his Trio, for a musical tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with the Ellington/Strayhorn <i>Jazz Nutcracker</i>, on Sunday, December 4, at the Studebaker Theater, in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/events/charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Guitar for Guaraldi</b>, aka <b>The Mich Shirey Trio</b>, will present its annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 4, at the Montrose Saloon, in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://do312.com/events/2022/12/4/guitar-for-guaraldi-mich-shirey-trio-annual-charlie-brown-christmas-montrose-saloon-tickets" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The </span><b>Duck Soup Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Adam Bravo, piano; Anthony Shadduck, bass; and Sam Webster, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to </i></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i> and the Music of Vince Guaraldi</i> on Sunday, December 4, at the Riviera United Methodist Church, in Redondo Beach, California. </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1074451556579401?ref=newsfeed" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Ed Vezinho and Jim Ward Big Band</b> — featuring some of Atlantic City's finest showroom musicians — will perform the score from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Monday, December 5, at the Stockton Studies in the Arts' Campus Center Theatre, in Galloway, New Jersey. <a href="https://southjerseyjazz.org/event/a-charlie-brown-christmas-with-the-ed-vezinho-jim-ward-big-band-2/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Cartoon Christmas Trio</b> — Jeff Knoettner, piano; Rob Swanson, double bass; and Larry Marshall, drums — performs music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with tunes from other animated holiday shows, such as <i>Frosty the Snowman</i> and <i>How the Grinch Stole Christmas</i>. (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Christmas-Trio/dp/B001KT323C" target="_blank">Their album</a> is a kick; give it a listen.) They'll perform Tuesday, December 6, at the Knauer Performing Arts Center, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. <a href="https://patch.com/pennsylvania/westchester/calendar/event/20221206/1917744/the-cartoon-christmas-trio" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Peter Roberts Band</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 6, at Noce, Des Noines, Iowa. <a href="https://hunthalloween.com/event/a-charlie-brown-christmas-w-the-peter-roberts-band-eid4a7bnc6vcs" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Zach Bartholomew Trio</b> — Bartholomew, piano; Marty Quinn, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Wednesday, December 7, at the London Club, in Naples, Florida. <a href="http://zbtrio.com/shows" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Jeremy Baum Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Baum, piano; Sue Williams, upright bass; and Peter O'Brien, drums — will present </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie "Baum" Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Thursday, December 8, at The Colony, in Woodstock, New York. </span><a href="https://www.colonywoodstock.com/upcoming_events" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Zach Bartholomew Trio</b> — Bartholomew, piano; Marty Quinn, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Thursday, December 8, at Florida Atlantic University's Friedberg Auditorium, in Boca Raton, Florida. <a href="http://zbtrio.com/shows" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> <b>Cyrus Chestnut and Friends </b>will join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a performance of the classic score from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 9, at the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, in Detroit, Michigan. <a href="https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-fall/a-charlie-brown-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Zach Bartholomew Trio</b> — Bartholomew, piano; Marty Quinn, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Friday, December 9, at the Firehouse Cultural Center, in Ruskin, Florida. <a href="http://zbtrio.com/shows" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkvslQJ90FE0msQJuiRHPprwTZTWX1ICEAx-sLgFS3e_KyOLL3Ilm5DkJ1XtV7TuDbCyoBVETFjQDGf6rij4TCwB36ke5vfOjLF2iS_Wp056rAeg60RmgSHTiWSVn-Y2gSzMKxDbIkbz2dOQ0udsFyZaWBKzbQglBmilTJHgnU8WZMkqf2LYLrXP9/s497/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-26%20at%202.02.40%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkvslQJ90FE0msQJuiRHPprwTZTWX1ICEAx-sLgFS3e_KyOLL3Ilm5DkJ1XtV7TuDbCyoBVETFjQDGf6rij4TCwB36ke5vfOjLF2iS_Wp056rAeg60RmgSHTiWSVn-Y2gSzMKxDbIkbz2dOQ0udsFyZaWBKzbQglBmilTJHgnU8WZMkqf2LYLrXP9/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-26%20at%202.02.40%20PM.png" width="309" /></a></div>• The <b>Vince Guaraldi Trio-bute</b> — Alan Zemaitis, piano; Christopher Kettlewell, bass guitar; and Kyle Sullivan, drums — will present the music of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 10, at the Dakota Tavern, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://www.dakotatavern.ca/shows/december102022" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Elliot Scozzaro Quartet</b> — Scozzaro, woodwinds; Nick Weiser, piano; Joseph Goehle, bass; and John Bacon, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 10, at the Revolution Gallery Lounge, in Buffalo, New York. <a href="https://revolutiongallerylounge.com/elliot-scozzaro-quartet-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Erik Olson Trio</b> — Olson, keyboards; Parker Brown, bass; and Zach Paris, drums — will perform the music to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> during a live, big-screen showing of the TV special on Saturday and Sunday, December 10-11, at the Babcock Theatre, in Billings, Montana. <a href="https://arthousebillings.com/charliebrown/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Zach Bartholomew Trio</b> — Bartholomew, piano; Marty Quinn, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Saturday, December 10, at the London Club, in Naples, Florida. <a href="http://zbtrio.com/shows" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 11th annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 11, at the Cornish Playhouse in Seattle, Washington. <a href="https://www.jazznearyou.com/seattle/jose-gonzales-trio-performs-a-charlie-brown-christmas-seattle-at-cornish-playhouse-at-seattle-center-on-december-11" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Zach Bartholomew Trio</b> — Bartholomew, piano; Marty Quinn, bass; and Max Marsillo, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Sunday, December 11, at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, in Winter Park, Florida. <a href="http://zbtrio.com/shows" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Jim Martinez Jazz Trio</b> — Martinez, piano; Matt Robinson, bass; and Tim Metz, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 11, at St. Augustine Episcopal Church, in Rocklin, California. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/staugustineepiscopal/posts/pfbid0tQiMVeRQNd8VSLku8dDNxbTb9weoqQUhXWkQgkiCPET2MmXTFRMo7h1B6WP8Ekcrl" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The intriguingluy named <b>Charlene Brown Trio</b> — Jamie Hoover, upright bass; Pete Borgia, grand piano; and Sam Falvo, drums — will perform music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 11, at the Saint Peter Evangelical Church, in Southport, North Carolina. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-album-tickets-458287539367" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The </span><b>Ed Croft Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Croft, bass; Ivan Docenko, piano; and David Wasik, drums — will present </span><i>Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Sunday, December 11, at the Lafayette Presbyterian Church, in Buffalo, New York. </span><a href="https://elmwoodvillage.org/2022/11/10/a-charlie-brown-christmas-in-concert/" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Jim Connerley Trio</b> will perform the magical music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 11, at 417 E. Sixth Street, in Newport, Kentucky. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlie-brown-christmas-concert-tickets-469389595917" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcg2lD5cx8fSVIqqmi9zGGsJTtW9kkG99FWbssuM6ePac_OefrrdwzVDH7hoqATYPM3d8LZLJCPOVaPNaX2SmOE-Gqx804iXPxYdDBe6JksCqmsZ2APkvjUtPyMTTyCTw6TnlBTckbtyLN-r8vpetwn_909w1UK98dIFVKY27r4dKVK0A5OxvfoE8/s791/563E991F-98D4-43EF-9549-248AF6227D50-640x791.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcg2lD5cx8fSVIqqmi9zGGsJTtW9kkG99FWbssuM6ePac_OefrrdwzVDH7hoqATYPM3d8LZLJCPOVaPNaX2SmOE-Gqx804iXPxYdDBe6JksCqmsZ2APkvjUtPyMTTyCTw6TnlBTckbtyLN-r8vpetwn_909w1UK98dIFVKY27r4dKVK0A5OxvfoE8/s320/563E991F-98D4-43EF-9549-248AF6227D50-640x791.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div>• The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival will present the <b>Gord Sheard Trio</b> — Sheard, piano; Scott Alexander, bass; and Brian Barlow, drums — in a concert of music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 11, at the Empire Theatre, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. <a href="https://theempiretheatre.com/live/a-charlie-brown-christmas-2022/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Popular jazz pianist <b>David Benoit</b> has scaled back his appearances this year. He and his trio — Roberto Vally, bass; and Dan Schnelle, drums — will be joined by vocalist Courtney Fortune for a <i>Tribute to Charlie Brown</i> on Monday and Tuesday, December 12-13, at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, in Seattle, Washington. <a href="https://www.davidbenoitmusic.com/tour" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">TT Mahony and Jeffrey Butzer </b><span style="font-family: arial;">will present their annual tribute to </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Tuesday, December 13, at MadLife Stage and Studios, in Woodstock, Georgia. </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jeffrey-butzer-tt-mahony-perform-a-charlie-brown-christmas-tickets-420770825867" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Peter Roberts Band</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 13, at Noce, Des Noines, Iowa. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/nocedsm/events/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Good Grief Trio</b> — Greg Hankins, piano; Luca Lombardi, bass; and Seth Hendershot, drums — will present its annual Vince Guaraldi/<i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tribute show on Wednesday, December 14, at the High Cotton Music Hall, in Hartwell, Georgia. <a href="https://highcottonmusichall.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Taurey Butler Trio</b> — Butler, piano; Morgan Moore, double bass; and Wali Muhammad, drums — will present three <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> tribute concerts, Wednesday through Friday, December 14-16, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' Bourgie Pavilion, in Montreal, Quebec. <a href="https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/activities/taurey-butler-trio-a-charlie-brown-christmas-3-concerts/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 11th annual tribute to the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Thursday, December 15, at Resonance Events, in Bellevue, Washington. </span><a href="https://resonance.events/events/2022-12-15-jose-gonsalez-trio-charlie-brown-christmas/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Clyde Connor Trio</b> — Connor, drums; Jeff Phillips, piano; and Jay Mueller, bass — will present selections from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, along with holiday standards from Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson and more, on Thursday, December 15, at the Reilly Arts Center, in Ocala, Florida. <a href="https://www.ocalamarion.com/events/a-vince-guaraldi-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Good Grief Trio</b> — Greg Hankins, piano; Luca Lombardi, bass; and Seth Hendershot, drums — will present the music from <i>A</i> <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> and Miles Davis' <i>Kind of Blue</i> Thursday through Saturday, December 15-17, at Hendershot's, in Athens, Georgia. <a href="https://www.visitathensga.com/event/the-good-grief-trio-perform-a-charlie-brown-christmas-and-kind-of-blue/33519/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>TT Mahony and Jeffrey Butzer </b>will present their annual tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> Thursday through Saturday, December 15-17, at The Earl, in Atlanta, Georgia. <a href="https://badearl.com/show/charlie-brown-the-earl-4/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Cliff Habian Quartet</b> — Habian, piano; Pete Cavano, guitar; Jeff Slater, upright bass; and Eric Everett, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to the Music of Vince Guaraldi</i> on Friday, December 16, at The Fine Arts Association, in Willoughby, Ohio. <a href="https://hunthalloween.com/event/cliff-habian-quartet-a-tribute-to-vince-guaraldi-eid4a7bnfbhar" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Jim Martinez Jazz Trio</b> — Martinez, piano; Matt Robinson, bass; and Tim Metz, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 16, at Christ Community Church, in Carmichael, California. <a href="https://cccnow.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1520975" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Aidan Scrimgeour Trio</b> — Scrimgeour, piano; Matt Estabrook, bass; and PJ Holaday, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 16, at Tuft University's Granoff Music Center, in Medford, Massachusetts. <a href="https://www.aidanscrimgeour.com/events" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Music Carolina Jazz Trio</b> — Federico Pivetta, piano; Matt Kendrick, bass; and John Wilson, drums — will be joined by vocalist Diana Tuffin during a program of Guaraldi's music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 16, at the Piedmont Music Center, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. <a href="https://musiccarolina.org" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• Stanford Jazz will present the <b>Glen Pearson Trio </b>— Pearson, piano; Ruth Davies, bass; and Lorca Hart, drums — in four performances of <i>A Jazz Celebration of the Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> Friday through Sunday, December 16-18, at the Campbell Recital Hall, in Stanford, California. <a href="https://stanfordjazz.org/music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas-2022/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgks0HT8kZCzzP-gO8rRQqpMrXFrrChjlb85k7OP0oLmMpJHHbpZHVCAnUibAgsogJVva7JxshmwO4apEo2P9bNJGCFmgi3o5u69CFsv_BTQ3EpOUvBdy3Z9fK7zePcgEvYLS23ydTh6KIWj2Mq8WV7r3vjxcH-y86V1M9xpWhvmpENMqGeiwr5b1/s1024/Ornaments+2022+10x10+FINAL+10.24.221024_1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgks0HT8kZCzzP-gO8rRQqpMrXFrrChjlb85k7OP0oLmMpJHHbpZHVCAnUibAgsogJVva7JxshmwO4apEo2P9bNJGCFmgi3o5u69CFsv_BTQ3EpOUvBdy3Z9fK7zePcgEvYLS23ydTh6KIWj2Mq8WV7r3vjxcH-y86V1M9xpWhvmpENMqGeiwr5b1/s320/Ornaments+2022+10x10+FINAL+10.24.221024_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>• <b>The Ornaments</b> — Jen Gunderman, piano; Martin Lynds, bass; and James Haggaerty, drums — will be joined by guest vocalists for their 17th annual performances of music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, Friday through Tuesday, December 16-18, at the Eastside Bowl, in Nashville, Tennesee. <a href="https://www.theornamentsband.com/theornaments" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Joe Cool Trio</b> — John Milham, drums; Chris Spies, piano; and Chris Severin, bass — will present its 13th annual <i>Charlie Brown Jazz Xmas Concert</i> on Saturday, December 17, at the Saenger Theatre in Mobile, Alabama. <a href="https://www.asmglobalmobile.com/events/detail/charlie-brown-jazz-christmas" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Dave Gleason Sextet</b> — Gleason, piano; Brian Patneaude, sax; Chris Pasin, trumpet; Ben O'Shea, trombone; Mike Lawrence, bass; and Pete Sweeney, drums — will be joined by vocalist Arielle O'Keefe to celebrate the music of Vince Guaraldi, in <i>It's a Jazzy Christmas</i>, on Saturday, December 17, at Proctors, in Schenectady, New York. <a href="https://www.proctors.org/event/jazzy-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Aidan Scrimgeour Trio</b> — Scrimgeour, piano; Matt Estabrook, bass; and PJ Holaday, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 17, at the Parish Center for the Arts (two shows), in Westford, Massachusetts. <a href="https://www.aidanscrimgeour.com/events" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>Jazz pianist <b>Nicholas Vlandis and his trio</b> will celebrate the music of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 17, at The Aristocrat, in Columbia, South Carolina. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-aristocrat-celebrates-vince-guaraldi-tickets-482568654837" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>TJ Waltho Trio</b> — Waltho, keyboards; Paul Holden, bass; and Aaron Trozzo and Brad Brouwer, alternating on drums — will deliver full-album performances of Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> and The Ventures' <i>Christmas Album</i>, on Saturday, December 17, at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, in South Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/christmas-1965-a-charlie-brown-christmas-ventures-christmas-live-owl-yql-tickets-480263680597" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Spokane Jazz Orchestra</b> will present <i>A Peanuts Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi </i>on Saturday, December 17, at the Bing Crosby Theater, in Spokane, Washington. <a href="https://www.spokanejazz.org/events-1" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Saxophonest <b>Patrick Lamb </b>and his combo will present the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Saturday, December 17, at the Tower Theater, in Bend, Oregon. He'll follow that with a performance Sunday, December 18, at the Oregon Zoo. <a href="https://www.patricklambcharliebrownchristmas.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 11th annual tribute to the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Saturday, December 17, at Jazzclubs NW/Boxley's, in North Bend, Washington. </span><a href="https://www.jazzclubsnw.org/calendar.html" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Ed Croft Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Croft, bass; Jake Malone-Brancato, piano; and Candice Thomas, drums — will present </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Saturday, December 17, at the West Falls Center for the Arts, in West Falls, New York. </span><a href="https://stepoutbuffalo.com/event/a-charlie-brown-christmas-with-the-ed-croft-trio/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Peter Sprague and Friends</b> — Sprague, guitar; Beth Ross Buckley, flute; Tripp Sprague, flute and sax; Mackenzie Leighton, bass; Danny Green, piano; Duncan Moore, percussion; and Alison Adams Tucker, vocals — will present <i>Charlie Brown Jingles and Jazz</i> on Saturday, December 17, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, in La Jolla, California. <a href="https://www.camarada.org/calendar/charlie-brown" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 11th annual tribute to the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Sunday, December 18, at the Noah Thumbnail Theater, in Snohomish, Washington. </span><a href="https://ticketpeak.co/tntt/events/6947-Jose%20Gonzales%20Trio%20-%20%22A%20Charlie%20Brown%20Christmas%22/22845" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Jim Martinez Jazz Trio</b> — Martinez, piano; Matt Robinson, bass; and Tim Metz, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 18, at First Presbyterian Church, in Newark, California. <a href="https://www.newarkpres.org/calendar1/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Aidan Scrimgeour Trio</b> — Scrimgeour, piano; Matt Estabrook, bass; and PJ Holaday, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 18, at Studio FOLI, in Salem, Massachusetts. <a href="https://www.aidanscrimgeour.com/events" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Mick Archer Trio</b> will present the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>on Sunday, December 18, at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://epiphanychi.com/events/mick-archer-trio-presents-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Jason Crosby and Friends </b>— Lebo, Steve Adams and Ezra Lipp — will present a holiday tribute to Vince Guaraldi's music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday, December 18, at the Sweetwater Music Hall, in Mill Valley, California. <a href="https://sweetwatermusichall.com/event/a-holiday-tribute-to-vince-guaraldis-a-charlie-brown-christmas-featuring-jason-crosby/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Jody Nardone Trio</b> — Nardone, piano; Brian Allen, bass; and Chris Brown, drums — will present its seventh annual <i>Charlie Brown Christmas: A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi</i> concert on Sunday, December 18, at City Winery, in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="https://citywinery.com/nashville/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=NSH-Jody-Nardone-Trio-12-18-22-7PM&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Good Grief Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">— Greg Hankins, piano; Luca Lombardi, bass; and Seth Hendershot, drums — will present the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">and other holiday favorites on Monday, December 19, at the Marigold Auditorium, in Winterville, Georgia.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://www.unation.com/event/the-good-grief-trio-perform-a-charlie-brown-christmas-holiday-favorites-12776472" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlk-n_cn-hgKbtjVMsEUHDSZApubOdEjhgR0S7Is8Ocb9JjgISzA0-EZ5LT5tGkniqC5XtIW0P2WppOSliOot1GJ3r0ZO4QAxHUX_CXg2ykxFexhE5n-eHtQIXVfTYvsPlIdoZf4fC-CnkjUS6Nyx67JWSvnhFNKNEerU9ATT7WNvBysRLLgqEUMp/s940/https---cdn.evbuc.com-images-395768339-381954371939-1-original.20221118-004801.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="940" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlk-n_cn-hgKbtjVMsEUHDSZApubOdEjhgR0S7Is8Ocb9JjgISzA0-EZ5LT5tGkniqC5XtIW0P2WppOSliOot1GJ3r0ZO4QAxHUX_CXg2ykxFexhE5n-eHtQIXVfTYvsPlIdoZf4fC-CnkjUS6Nyx67JWSvnhFNKNEerU9ATT7WNvBysRLLgqEUMp/s320/https---cdn.evbuc.com-images-395768339-381954371939-1-original.20221118-004801.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>• </span><b style="font-family: arial;">TT Mahony and Jeffrey Butzer </b><span style="font-family: arial;">will present their annual tribute to </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Monday, December 19, at Waller's, in Decatur, Georgia. </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlie-brown-christmas-at-wallers-all-ages-tickets-470776805097" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Alex Murphy Trio</b> — Murphy, piano; Lex Warshawsky, acoustic bass; and Ryan Brasley, drums and cymbals — will be joined by "a few friends" for a performance of Guaraldi's music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Monday, December 19, at Rudy's Jazz Room, in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-charlie-brown-christmas-with-the-alex-murphy-trio-tickets-479571831257" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Annie Booth Trio</b> — Booth, piano; Patrick McDevitt, bass; and Alejandro Castaño, drums — will present its ninth annual <i>Charlie Brown Christmas </i>concerts during 15 shows (!) Monday through Saturday, December 19-24, at Dazzle, in Denver, Colorado. <a href="https://dazzledenver.com/upcoming-events/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Good Grief Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">— Greg Hankins, piano; Luca Lombardi, bass; and Seth Hendershot, drums — will present the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">and other holiday favorites on Tuesday, December 20, at the Schaefer Center's Ritz Theater, in Toccoa, Georgia.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://allevents.in/toccoa/good-grief-trio-presents-a-charlie-brown-christmas/200023585048103" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Peter Roberts Band</b> will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Tuesday, December 20, at Noce, Des Noines, Iowa. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/nocedsm/events/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Duck Soup Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Adam Bravo, piano; Anthony Shadduck, bass; and Sam Webster, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to </i></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i> and the Music of Vince Guaraldi</i> on Tuesday, December 20, at the Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, California State University Long Beach. </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/csulb-gerald-r-daniel-recital-hall/the-duck-soup-trio-plays-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-selections-from-a-charlie-b/227492904095284/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Candlelight Holiday Jazz will present vocalist <b>Robbie Madison and Friends</b> — Andrew Lienhard, keyboards; Woody Witt, sax; David Craig, bass; and Tim Solook, drums — in a selection of tunes from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, and other holiday favorites, on Tuesday, December 20, at The Astorian, in Houston, Texas. <a href="https://feverup.com/m/120384" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Duck Soup Trio</b> — Adam Bravo, piano; Anthony Shadduck, bass; and Sam Webster, drums — will present <i>A Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Music of Vince Guaraldi</i> on Wednesday, December 21, at Campus Jax in Newport Beach, California. <a href="https://www.campusjax.com/events/a-tribute-to-a-charlie-brown-christmas-and-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi-2" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Tony Hagood Quartet</b> will perform the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday, December 21, at Natalie's Grandview, in Columbus, Ohio. <a href="https://nataliesgrandview.com/events/the-tony-hagood-quartet-presents-the-music-of-vince-guaraldi/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> — Gonzales, piano and vocals; Michael Marcus, bass; and Matt Jorgensen, drums — will present its 11th annual tribute to the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Wednesday, December 21, at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, in Langley, Washington. </span><a href="https://www.wicaonline.org/events-calendar-view/2022/12/21/charlie-brown-christmas-jose-juicy-gonzales-trio" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Several of Seattle's best jazz pianists</b> will join for an annual tribute to the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Wednesday and Thursday, December 21-22, at the Royal Room, in Seattle, Washington. <a href="https://theroyalroomseattle.com/event/south-hudson-music-project-presents-the-music-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas/?instance_id=4120" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Sean Mason Trio</b>, joined by vocalist Tyra Scott, will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> and other holiday favorites, Wednesday and Thursday, December 21-22, at the Middle C Jazz Club, in Charlotte, North Carolina. <a href="https://www.jazznsoulmusic.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Popular jazz pianist <b>David Benoit</b> and his trio — Roberto Vally, bass; and Dan Schnelle, drums — will be joined by vocalist Courtney Fortune for a <i>Tribute to Charlie Brown</i> on Thursday, December 22, at The Coach House Concert Hall in San Juan Capistrano, California. <a href="https://www.davidbenoitmusic.com/tour" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Jerry Navarro Trio</b> — Navarro, bass; Walter Scott, piano; and Isaac Velasquez, drums — will perform the music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Thursday, December 22, at the Historic Artcraft Theatre, in Franklin, Indiana. <a href="https://dailyjournal.net/2022/12/21/jazz-trio-to-perform-sountrack-to-a-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE: </b>The <b>Patrick Courtin Trio</b> — Courtin, piano; Drake Shoemaker, upright bass; and Adam Robertson, drums — will perform Guaraldi's music from A Charlie Brown Christma, along with other holiday classics, on Thursday, December 22, at the Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo, in Nanaimo, in British Columbia. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/charlie-brown-christmas-with-the-patrick-courtin-trio-tickets-480272807897" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_LgFZIrP9misyVjVewHKZMX9o2EJhvfB3-8U0A8BoloD6qOs5OGoah8ZiE8EkFBY9Iy5ni-kXIn4wEen4JXBPbHwdpJhTontbV8jBgGGvwiVgkuKrstT6CPCeHZchH8tvQ7rNEFCSucNAvOF5ZprSo1aArwyZR_JbD7rwk1a48HMSlp67QInE9ag/s433/4643092.jpg.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_LgFZIrP9misyVjVewHKZMX9o2EJhvfB3-8U0A8BoloD6qOs5OGoah8ZiE8EkFBY9Iy5ni-kXIn4wEen4JXBPbHwdpJhTontbV8jBgGGvwiVgkuKrstT6CPCeHZchH8tvQ7rNEFCSucNAvOF5ZprSo1aArwyZR_JbD7rwk1a48HMSlp67QInE9ag/w259-h400/4643092.jpg.png" width="259" /></a></div>• The <b>Sean Drabitt Trio</b> — Drabitt, bass; Brent Jarvis, piano; and Hans Verhoeven, drums — will perform the music from Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> Thursday and Friday, December 22-23, at Hermann's Jazz Club in Victoria, British Columbia. <a href="https://hermannsjazz.com/show/570412/view" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>Cliff Habian Trio</b> — </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Habian, piano; Jeff Slater, upright bass; and Eric Everett, drums — </span><span style="font-family: arial;">will perform the music from </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Thursday and Friday, December 22-23, at the Music Box Supper Club, in Cleveland, Ohio. </span><a href="https://musicboxcle.com/schedule/at-a-glance-concert-schedule/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Details</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>The Commercialists</b> — Anthony Deutsch, piano; Clay Schaub, bass; and Patrick Morrow, drums — will play the music of Vince Guaraldi's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 23, at the Turner Hall Ballroom, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. <a href="https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/the-commercialists-2022" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> <b>Paul Lyons and Company</b> — Lyons and Doug Ferdinand, piano; Pat Keelan, vibes; Casey McDonough, bass; and Brenden McAlinden, drums — will present <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live! </i>on Friday, December 23, at the Blue Island Beer Company, in Blue Island, Illinois. <a href="https://blueislandbeerco.com/event/charliebrown/" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Jeremy Baum Trio</b> — Baum, piano; Sue Williams, upright bass; and Peter O'Brien, drums — will present <i>A Charlie "Baum" Christmas</i> on Friday, December 23, at The Falcon, in Marlboro, New York. <a href="https://www.liveatthefalcon.com" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• The <b>Ed Croft Trio</b> — Croft, bass; Ivan Docenko, piano; and David Wasik, drums — will present <i>Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Friday, December 23 (two shows), at the PAUSA Art House, in Buffalo, New York. <a href="https://www.pausaarthouse.com/event-details/vince-guaraldis-a-charlie-brown-christmas-7pm-show" target="_blank">Details</a> and <a href="https://www.pausaarthouse.com/event-details/vince-guaraldis-a-charlie-brown-christmas-8-30pm-show" target="_blank">details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> The <b>ANDREW R4ND4ZZO BIGB4ND</b> will present a tribute to Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas on Friday, December 23, at the Get Tight Lounge, in Richmond, Virginia. <a href="https://dice.fm/event/ppydp-a-big-band-tribute-to-vince-guaraldi-featuring-original-arrangements-by-andrew-randazzo-23rd-dec-get-tight-lounge-richmond-tickets?pid=8984aee2&_branch_match_id=1132320124091401820&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1S9OSzU1sDQ2MLZMNrUvyEyxtbC0MElMTTUCAMBER20uAAAA" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>Trumpeter Mike Lewis</b> and "some of Hawaii's best jazz musicians" will present their sixth annual tribute to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> on Sunday and Monday, December 25-26, at the Blue Note, in Honolulu. <a href="https://www.bluenotejazz.com/hawaii/shows/?event_detail=a-charlie-brown-christmas&timestamp=2022-12-25" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <b>UPDATE:</b> Jazz pianist <b>Maxwell Robbins</b>, joined by Robert Robbins, will perform selections from A Charlie Brown Christmas, along with other holiday favorites, on Monday, December 26, at the OFC Creations Theatre Centre, in Rochester, New York. <a href="https://www.ofccreations.com/tickets" target="_blank">Details</a>.</span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-46016924916065293932022-11-10T08:38:00.001-08:002022-11-10T08:38:33.021-08:00Publicity galore!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsC43D6VXqy7AXW39zCJQnhmIGGpaOo7z5bM1Ut8N3JjNa4_NAmioTSEQngKgQqbji9nfZDLCb3lDD3Ini97s1di_elUgRPrvJvVyIgGX6MEl1IqKkiEprjIOqUh5-pluKCiAOwjVbXhprw5O_XE3vuTLtRI2DBpXdw79jKIB3ccVh_qkp9wbQtPg/s200/den-of-geek-squarelogo-1533740676128.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsC43D6VXqy7AXW39zCJQnhmIGGpaOo7z5bM1Ut8N3JjNa4_NAmioTSEQngKgQqbji9nfZDLCb3lDD3Ini97s1di_elUgRPrvJvVyIgGX6MEl1IqKkiEprjIOqUh5-pluKCiAOwjVbXhprw5O_XE3vuTLtRI2DBpXdw79jKIB3ccVh_qkp9wbQtPg/s1600/den-of-geek-squarelogo-1533740676128.png" width="200" /></a></div>(Please forgive the total lack of modesty in what follows. I'll try to keep the bubbling enthusiasm under control, but — really — this is new territory.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The recent — and still upcoming — releases of the new-and-improved score for <i><a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/06/this-definitely-isnt-rock.html" target="_blank">It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown</a></i>, along with the Super Deluxe five-disc collection of music and studio sessions for <i><a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/08/christmas-comes-early.html" target="_blank">A Charlie Brown Christmas</a></i>, have generated a wholly unexpected degree of interest from some high-profile web and print publications.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I suddenly found myself in demand as a "hot get" interview subject ... which is to say, folks <i>came after me,</i> rather than — as was the case when my Guaraldi biography was published, back in 2012 — my having to cold-call jazz radio stations across the country, hoping to find sympathetic DJs willing to plug the book.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To borrow a marvelous line from Chuck Mangione back in the day, when confronted by a massive sold-out venue that he couldn't have imagined, even a few years earlier: "Mother never said there'd be a day like this."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Taking them in publication order:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had fun chatting with Tony Sokol, at <a href="https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/what-makes-its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-so-magical/" target="_blank">Den of Geek</a>; some of his questions were a bit silly and arch — as befits their style — but they were just as fun to answer, as his more serious queries.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Erik Adams, at <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2022/10/guaraldi-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-score-1234777560/" target="_blank">Indiewire</a>, probed deep into the back-story of <i>It's the Great Pumpkin</i>, and he emerged with one of the best-researched, engaging and superbly written stories I've ever encountered.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up was something I didn't even realize was on my bucket list, until it occurred: Getting interviewed by <a href="https://variety.com/2022/music/news/charlie-brown-christmas-soundtrack-deluxe-release-vince-guaraldi-1235424956/" target="_blank">Variety</a> was an honor all by itself. The fact that the interviewer was Jon Burlingame — The Man, when it comes to soundtrack history and analysis, and author of numerous books including <i>TV's Biggest Hits</i>, <i>The Music of James Bond</i>, and the upcoming <i>Music for Prime Time</i> (all of which I own, or will own) — was akin to getting an audience with the Dalai Lama. Like, wow...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9UZ1suCg-GrL3sxgOoc95CxjZrSXLXyUvYuBtHHgYyRFKBRP_tVnX7870QDxq8nt95RXaEwFR_yxP8VyaPSCCTkjJ40JxjlAxB_dlJAalXMxxi_4KlML87XZHjf-H2OfbI-GlooIi_gg2m0XNw49Ah8xiDvAPN4F3PeTkWhDp1jKZdUDd00UNpOr/s658/Sticker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9UZ1suCg-GrL3sxgOoc95CxjZrSXLXyUvYuBtHHgYyRFKBRP_tVnX7870QDxq8nt95RXaEwFR_yxP8VyaPSCCTkjJ40JxjlAxB_dlJAalXMxxi_4KlML87XZHjf-H2OfbI-GlooIi_gg2m0XNw49Ah8xiDvAPN4F3PeTkWhDp1jKZdUDd00UNpOr/s320/Sticker.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>On a more local level, I shared microphones with Sean and Jason Mendelson for a captivating episode of the public affairs radio show <a href="https://kdrt.org/audio/davisville-nov-7-2022-guaraldi’s-popular-christmas-classic-goes-deluxe" target="_blank">Davisville</a>, hosted by Bill Buchanan. (It's a shame the show couldn't have expanded to include the lively chatter before and after taping, which was just as entertaining and informative.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And Fate had one more surprise in store. When I received the LP copies of <i>Great Pumpkin</i> and the double-disc <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> highlights, I was astonished to see that the promotional sticker, attached to the plastic wrap, cited me for the liner notes. How often does <i>that</i> happen?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My understanding is that one more major publicity/promotional event will live-stream toward the end of this month. Stay tuned...</span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-37367475720228458342022-10-11T07:13:00.001-07:002022-10-11T07:14:26.110-07:00Playing for Peanuts<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCrfPaTwlV9kREPWgeR7fqelxSa9sGuRNkRhCo-ctKaDZeJwrGf-gfkz_EB3HjJ9Qrzk9anC5dM4oR6PGCrh1XiNPgAGdszk0LAci2HzaenR93lsWvOywYpMukw5zL6jAH7j2ZJ5t_Un8nOEMRmKDQ6UxH28BySQF1jLFkWRIzWhr3C6cB8NSxike/s629/Luther3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="629" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCrfPaTwlV9kREPWgeR7fqelxSa9sGuRNkRhCo-ctKaDZeJwrGf-gfkz_EB3HjJ9Qrzk9anC5dM4oR6PGCrh1XiNPgAGdszk0LAci2HzaenR93lsWvOywYpMukw5zL6jAH7j2ZJ5t_Un8nOEMRmKDQ6UxH28BySQF1jLFkWRIzWhr3C6cB8NSxike/w400-h225/Luther3.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunday afternoon was <i>way</i> too much fun.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Constant Companion and I were among the full house present at Santa Rosa’s Luther Burbank Center for the Arts this past Sunday, October 9, for the world premiere of </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Playing for Peanuts: The Music of Vince Guaraldi</i><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jazz pianist David Benoit, well regarded as the primo torchbearer for Guaraldi’s Peanuts legacy, along with his trio — Roberto Vally, bass; and Dan Schnelle, drums — were joined by the impressively large Santa Rosa Symphony. (Honestly, I’m not quite sure how all those musicians fit onto the comparatively small stage.) The Symphony was directed by Francesco Lecce-Chong, although Michael Berkowitz earned the spotlight as Principal Pops Conductor (beginning his final season with the Symphony).</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Berkowitz was an ideal choice as conductor; he’s almost as animated as Bill Melendez’s TV special renditions of Charlie Brown and his friends.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This ambitious project has been a collaborative effort, for the past couple of years, between Benoit, Sean Mendelson and Jason Mendelson. Designing, developing and fine-tuning these new orchestrations of Guaraldi’s music — all arranged by Benoit — kept all three occupied while they were sequestered by Covid.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Their approach was quite clever: blending Guaraldi’s iconic themes — along with equally delightful, but lesser-known score cues — into themed “medleys.” The long-term goal is to take these new orchestrations “on the road,” and also to make them available for orchestral units across the United States (and anywhere else in the world). For the most part, the medley sequencing is immaterial, as is the decision on how many to include in a given performance by an ensemble of any size. Two, three or four medleys could serve as one-third of an orchestral performance; alternatively, many could be blended to make a two-hour Peanuts Guaraldi extravaganza.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunday’s Santa Rosa performance, at slightly more than an hour, came somewhere in the middle.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span></span></o:p></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_19AQz2i4mqbMFhLR89Kr495EV5lGJj6ooxatS-v31QTmcZ3hsGE8M8aynDKTnQRYGKWgAV-jmhzfvjr597BRmQTQh51MwcmeYXEOnBypHMFrG5WM0rLXYLFcVtzSoCNPHlxH6ZFdov53dh_AtOXyL12Or5HfNvNQSF1jRfCVy57aN80KKSrE0DJ/s2970/Luther1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2970" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_19AQz2i4mqbMFhLR89Kr495EV5lGJj6ooxatS-v31QTmcZ3hsGE8M8aynDKTnQRYGKWgAV-jmhzfvjr597BRmQTQh51MwcmeYXEOnBypHMFrG5WM0rLXYLFcVtzSoCNPHlxH6ZFdov53dh_AtOXyL12Or5HfNvNQSF1jRfCVy57aN80KKSrE0DJ/w400-h294/Luther1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">From left, Sean Mendelson, David Benoit and Michael Berkowitz<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">The afternoon actually began at 2 p.m., with a brief introduction and Q&A session with Benoit, Berkowitz and Sean Mendelson. Seated conversationally on chairs at the edge of the stage, they briefly discussed this ambitious project’s history, along with their hope that it becomes popular enough to become an in-demand production elsewhere. Audience questions were pertinent, and one earned a lengthy chuckle: a dismayed comment from a woman who noticed that “Linus and Lucy” was nowhere to be found on the program schedule.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Are you really </span><i style="font-family: arial;">not</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> going to perform that?” she wailed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The three men glanced at each other and chuckled. “Let’s see what happens,” Benoit finally said.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As Arthur Fiedler and John Williams often did when conducting the Boston Pops, Berkowitz chose to open each half with an unrelated orchestral piece. He impishly began the 3 p.m. performance with Johann Strauss II’s <i>Perpetuum mobile (Musical Joke)</i> for Orchestra, Opus 257. The piece is a roundelay of several minutes, with melodic elements that ultimately begin again … for as long as the conductor sees fit (or, in Berkowitz’s words, “until the audience begins to throw tomatoes”).</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No doubt recognizing what this particular audience was present to hear, Berkowitz cut the orchestra off just as the second round began.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Benoit and his trio then took the stage for a delightfully structured <i>Good Grief Medley</i>, which smoothly blends “Oh, Good Grief,” “Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)” and “Charlie Brown Theme,” with a return to “Oh, Good Grief” to conclude the arrangement.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up was a lively rendition of “Red Baron,” on its own. It was followed by a duet not included in the program: “Theme to Grace,” a portion of Guaraldi’s 1965 Jazz Mass for Grace Cathedral, nicely welded to “Happiness Theme.” (I also detected a few fleeting nods to “Cast Your Fate to the Wind,” and wondered if anybody else noticed.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Up next was another duet: a cheeky blend of “Peppermint Patty” and “Pebble Beach,” which grooved together so smoothly, that one was inclined to think Guaraldi would have wanted them performed that way.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first half concluded with four waltzes collectively gathered as the <i>You’re in Love, Charlie Brown Medley</i>: “Rain, Rain, Go Away,” “Heartburn Waltz,” “Incumbent Waltz” and (of course) the title theme from <i>You’re in Love, Charlie Brown</i>. (By this point, scanning the audience revealed many patrons nodding in time to these 3/4 compositions.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Following a 20-minute intermission, the lights dimmed anew, and the spotlight revealed that somebody had replaced Schnelle at the drum kit … but not just <i>any</i> “somebody.” It was none other than Maestro Berkowitz, who — clearly having had plenty of drumming experience — roared through Henry Mancini’s arrangement of Liam Sternberg’s “Walk Like an Egyptian.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Berkowitz generously returned the drum sticks to Schnelle, and then the trio — absent the orchestra — dug into “Cast Your Fate to the Wind,” with Benoit smiling as he began a gentle keyboard rendition of Guaraldi’s Grammy Award-winning classic. But this was mere preamble; Schnelle kicked up the tempo, and Benoit delivered a furious keyboard bridge, and then handed things off to Vally, who practically made his bass talk.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Benoit’s association with the Peanuts franchise sometimes brands him as an “easy listening” jazz guy; this lengthy rendition on “Fate” immediately disabused that notion. These three guys <i>whaled</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Possibly determined to prove that they were equally capable of delivering some excitement, the orchestra then rose to the challenge with an equally vibrant handling of “Air Music (aka Surfin’ Snoopy).” It’s one of Guaraldi’s most rockin’ Peanuts themes (and Benoit frequently opens with it, during his annual Christmas shows).</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Graveyard Theme” and “Great Pumpkin Waltz” followed, blended as the aptly titled <i>Pumpkin Medley</i>. The subsequent <i>Woodstock’s Medley</i> gathered four tunes: “Woodstock’s Wake-Up,” “Little Birdie” — with some sassy orchestral horns compensating for the absent vocal — “Woodstock’s Dream” and “Thanksgiving Theme.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Having acknowledged both Halloween and Thanksgiving, the program logically concluded with a soulful <i>Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown Medley</i>. The rockin’ finger-snapping “Christmas Is Coming” segued to a lyrical “Skating,” with Benoit effortlessly handling the all-important keyboard cascade; this segued to poignant readings of “What Child Is This,” “O Tannenbaum” and “Christmas Time Is Here.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIyLWozLP_QEyJ7Yv7d2Gi2x2G_8kBwSUV_VVYOFRp2M5rx95VnliUw-LHOW5i2d25TyX_FM0Ix5C_eOEbLuYmMEhN7ntlTepokjXCRvfQXHdr4uSv4LVDKuniaKIBp4N_yOvNO0aguVjOr1KbcTW_ziLjsSHoPJvsvK8ZGeoVQNn6yHwBTNU2_sJ/s2712/Luther2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="2712" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIyLWozLP_QEyJ7Yv7d2Gi2x2G_8kBwSUV_VVYOFRp2M5rx95VnliUw-LHOW5i2d25TyX_FM0Ix5C_eOEbLuYmMEhN7ntlTepokjXCRvfQXHdr4uSv4LVDKuniaKIBp4N_yOvNO0aguVjOr1KbcTW_ziLjsSHoPJvsvK8ZGeoVQNn6yHwBTNU2_sJ/w400-h279/Luther2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pianist David Benoit waves a greeting, as the World-Famous Beagle joins the musicians<br />on stage.<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Berkowitz, Benoit, Vally, Schnelle and the orchestral members bowed to thunderous, standing-ovation applause … but, tellingly, the lights did <i>not</i> come on. The <i>program</i> may have concluded, but not the performance; with an impish smile, Benoit jumped back into his piano bench and thundered the left-hand vamp that signaled “Linus and Lucy” … while, from stage left, none other than <i>Snoopy </i>appeared!</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The world-famous beagle strutted across the stage, positioned himself alongside Benoit, and grooved (mostly) in time, as the trio and orchestral delivered a lengthy rendition of this most famous Peanuts theme. When Benoit finally leaped up, apparently to signal the end, a second standing ovation prompted him to sit down again … at which point he launched into a “One more time!” encore of “Linus and Lucy,” but, um, in a rather unusual key.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nobody seemed to mind; when he, his trio and the orchestra finally finished and took their bows, all received a <i>third</i> standing ovation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As the patrons departed, amid much laughter and merriment, it was obvious that Benoit, Sean and Jason Mendelson had created a sure-fire audience pleaser.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Granted, a symphony — despite its best efforts — can’t swing like a jazz combo; it’s also true that Guaraldi’s gentler themes lend themselves better to orchestral arrangements, than his high-intensity rockers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even so, <i>Playing for Peanuts</i> is an impressive marriage of jazz and classical. And — most important — it’ll definitely encourage folks to more fully investigate Guaraldi’s <i>oeuvre</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And that’s what it’s all about, right?</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-946993215288160222022-09-27T12:39:00.006-07:002023-02-17T07:41:02.186-08:00Orpheus rising ... again!<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Between the new and improved score for <i><a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/06/this-definitely-isnt-rock.html" target="_blank">It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown</a> </i>(released on August 26) and the five-disc “Definitive, Super Deluxe Edition” of <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/08/christmas-comes-early.html" target="_blank"><i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> </a>(coming on October 14), this already has been a banner year for Guaraldi fans.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As the old television advertising catch-phrase promised … But wait, there’s more!</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Craft Recordings will release <i>two</i> enhanced editions of <i>Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus </i>in the next several months.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First up is the two-CD Deluxe Edition, scheduled for release on November 18. It also will be available in a digital configuration, and a three-disc vinyl format, the latter expected to ship by February 24, 2023. This edition features oodles of bonus tracks.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It will be followed by a Small Batch, One-Step Pressing vinyl edition of the original album (no bonus tracks), also expected to ship by February 24, 2023.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Additional details about both can be found <a href="https://concord.com/news/craft-recordings-celebrates-the-60th-anniversary-of-vince-guaraldis-jazz-impressions-of-black-orpheus-with-bonus-filled-deluxe-reissue-and-small-batch-limited-pressing/" target="_blank">here</a>, and do c</span><span style="font-family: arial;">heck out this </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_zIYclGNu4" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">sleek promotion video</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I’ll also supply some pertinent data.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE5Fb09wiqkgTTWjgqDo5G7amA7un2DLwxI5KHPFMe000-rDsie8NX1NPx02IE4N_XN_erN1TtzdN-kK1FgqU5PHtyZp2pvQy2YhjSeOYWTGmnnFzPmDN-TxUdgxGOic__YbSnYurAynT7r6E2-j7lryQkM3sXXTbXaRo-q01oloYsp3V7xrW1xBX/s694/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-27%20at%2011.09.00%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="694" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE5Fb09wiqkgTTWjgqDo5G7amA7un2DLwxI5KHPFMe000-rDsie8NX1NPx02IE4N_XN_erN1TtzdN-kK1FgqU5PHtyZp2pvQy2YhjSeOYWTGmnnFzPmDN-TxUdgxGOic__YbSnYurAynT7r6E2-j7lryQkM3sXXTbXaRo-q01oloYsp3V7xrW1xBX/w400-h374/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-27%20at%2011.09.00%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Deluxe Edition features 16 bonus tracks, 12 released for the first time, with outtakes and alternate takes of nearly every track on the original 1962 LP. The package is produced by Nick Phillips, and includes new in-depth liner notes by Andrew Gilbert, a veteran jazz writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, KQED Arts and other outlets.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The track list is as follows, in the two-CD configuration:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Disc 1:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Samba de Orfeu” 5:42</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Manhã de Carnaval” 5:50</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“O Nosso Amor” 4:56</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Felicidade” 4:49</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Cast Your Fate to the Wind” 3:10</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Moon River” 5:21</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Alma-Ville” 5:00</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Since I Fell for You” 4:23</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ALTERNATE TAKES</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Samba de Orfeu” (Short Version: Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased) 3:29</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Samba de Orfeu” (Long Version: Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased) 5:48</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Manhã de Carnaval” (Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased) 6:32</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Manhã de Carnaval” (Take 2, Set 3) 6:17</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Disc 2:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“O Nosso Amor” (Take 1, Set 3, Previously Unreleased) 5:08</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“O Nosso Amor” (Take 2, Set 4) 5:00</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Felicidade” (Take 2, Set 2) 4:55</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Felicidade” (Take 4, Set 3 Previously Unreleased) 4:58</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Cast Your Fate to the Wind” (Take 2, Previously Unreleased) 3:02</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Cast Your Fate to the Wind” (Take 3) 3:04</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Cast Your Fate to the Wind” (Take 5, Previously Unreleased) 3:00</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Alma-Ville” (Take 2, Previously Unreleased) 5:03</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Since I Fell for You” (Take 3, Previously Unreleased) 4:21</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">OUTTAKES</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Jitterbug Waltz” (Take 1, Previously Unreleased) 6:53</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Jitterbug Waltz” (Take 1A, Previously Unreleased) 6:25</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Jitterbug Waltz” (Take 2A, Previously Unreleased) 6:36</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Preview "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Take 5, Previously Unreleased) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TIMO5cYTso" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(As wonderful as all these freshly released takes are, it's a shame this package doesn't include Ella Jamerson's vocal version of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," backed by Guaraldi's trio, which still remains unreleased. That would have been a particularly delectable bonus.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL8zuaJLpADxtsDeW8ClABXPUlGPbYKqORDWvFSZ3BlHP35Ho42-PMQwzZHUk0nKIoHphI5eS6ctgBYRE22bY-5o-sGlQKPUJzdHsVpneJxyh81KRLy4zMnfzHcNYpbV-b6N5A0NqcfTkzQs2bs5BUwNUSu-B0UJjONMRASFBJa_DXGLzagAz-pCn/s679/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-27%20at%2011.10.49%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="679" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL8zuaJLpADxtsDeW8ClABXPUlGPbYKqORDWvFSZ3BlHP35Ho42-PMQwzZHUk0nKIoHphI5eS6ctgBYRE22bY-5o-sGlQKPUJzdHsVpneJxyh81KRLy4zMnfzHcNYpbV-b6N5A0NqcfTkzQs2bs5BUwNUSu-B0UJjONMRASFBJa_DXGLzagAz-pCn/w400-h295/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-27%20at%2011.10.49%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Small Batch edition is limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. Each pressing is individually numbered and encased in a foil-stamped, linen-wrapped slipcase featuring an acrylic inset of the original artwork. The vinyl disc — extractable through a frictionless ribbon pull-tab — is housed in a reproduction of the album’s original, tip-on jacket and protected by an archival-quality, anti-static, non-scratching inner sleeve.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This edition has new liner notes by Yours Truly, who is jazzed to note (apologies for the lack of modesty) that Craft’s publicity regards me as “the foremost Guaraldi historian.” That’s pretty cool.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So … fatten up your bank account, because it’s gonna be an expensive couple of months!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-40677105054069245152022-09-14T10:31:00.012-07:002022-10-14T06:40:55.706-07:00Vinyl madness 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here we go again...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The vinyl variants of the <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> soundtrack album — an annual merchandising gimmick that has been going strong since 2015 — obviously have been selling well. Concord must be pleased ... particularly since it's quite likely that these sales helped push the album to its spectacular position on the <i>Billboard</i> charts last December, as detailed in this <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/01/chart-success.html" target="_blank">earlier post</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This year's batch will bring the overall total to somewhere slightly north of three dozen, which is astonishing. (And I wonder how many folks have all of them...!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Important detail:</b> All of these variants will use the album's original mix and mastering, <i>not</i> the new 2022 mix coming with the Deluxe Edition in October.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's take a look at what's in store for this holiday season. All items cited below will hit stores on Friday, September 16.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAFGSsOoxTcAkdSDER3aWu6qF-QrWZdxJZv9R_rBALTPN_riJhuDIPQishSVrOldG7_JwPiTgT_BkzOsYusPfiZzB3FDekEe8oRq1gVr8TmrwiyGk_Nhe5VenIwBwSlICCcFBHSUZaKLMl9Yk3dVlvpT_8UUoTSkp34aQrgSF3L3Sn4c6eO_bJTb8/s669/Craft%20Gold%20Foil:Skating%20Pond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="669" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAFGSsOoxTcAkdSDER3aWu6qF-QrWZdxJZv9R_rBALTPN_riJhuDIPQishSVrOldG7_JwPiTgT_BkzOsYusPfiZzB3FDekEe8oRq1gVr8TmrwiyGk_Nhe5VenIwBwSlICCcFBHSUZaKLMl9Yk3dVlvpT_8UUoTSkp34aQrgSF3L3Sn4c6eO_bJTb8/w400-h244/Craft%20Gold%20Foil:Skating%20Pond.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Concord/Craft will tempt us with this lovely "skating pond" vinyl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttyjZp9zFQUNsQmDijo1_U7EEv_h1IKLDT50ZSJDdkJCMeQg9esBP7YME322-KrJtIsirEmpmx6H9c1OvY1m1LKc4EOnmDbNReAw6_dtNQgoyVa9i532LORuAoeG__Sg8FdYaP8bV6e8FVhGSmGnce_4eZLZtaQq0x-k4cqDucNrOrrcX2As6Y88F/s486/Target%20Green%20&%20Gold%20with%20poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="486" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttyjZp9zFQUNsQmDijo1_U7EEv_h1IKLDT50ZSJDdkJCMeQg9esBP7YME322-KrJtIsirEmpmx6H9c1OvY1m1LKc4EOnmDbNReAw6_dtNQgoyVa9i532LORuAoeG__Sg8FdYaP8bV6e8FVhGSmGnce_4eZLZtaQq0x-k4cqDucNrOrrcX2As6Y88F/w400-h345/Target%20Green%20&%20Gold%20with%20poster.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Target's green and gold disc will be packaged with a special poster.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpxW4Foeq2eBi1JMb60t2sXNwCMZ-KTZuCdtRTyzvY5jRodHsHJHkgWnjfb94Hb2p7wPRpnOIUGRTvqcd5XT6cuhhkeYQpmGcprZSi3avUFzrp7V36OAWnWZ5clKUbnmM8XM3KeMXz9u7-3T3Op72UrP3BQj_yAjfO73y8GYiha-je4uDbbmFqqM-/s372/Barnes%20&%20Noble%20picture%20disc.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="372" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpxW4Foeq2eBi1JMb60t2sXNwCMZ-KTZuCdtRTyzvY5jRodHsHJHkgWnjfb94Hb2p7wPRpnOIUGRTvqcd5XT6cuhhkeYQpmGcprZSi3avUFzrp7V36OAWnWZ5clKUbnmM8XM3KeMXz9u7-3T3Op72UrP3BQj_yAjfO73y8GYiha-je4uDbbmFqqM-/w400-h314/Barnes%20&%20Noble%20picture%20disc.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Barnes & Noble has a gorgeous picture disc, with different images on the two sides.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdv3drI9tbytX4Kskr6RlgKSDK86QL2geENxXFuMXXXnaZwMljAeT6QJ7nAYqxXaJUgd5no4_anvIGE41SBQbXttU9f_uQ2fmmtdouCdnb3TNZCyGIO9DhEOp7cUcMdtQD7Rm0Z-lj1A0tWUB0Lf6ElSEAl-PPOAafeayM9Q6X0UtbcK_eecjxgNZJ/s470/Urban%20Outfitters%20red%20&%20%20green%20splatter.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="470" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdv3drI9tbytX4Kskr6RlgKSDK86QL2geENxXFuMXXXnaZwMljAeT6QJ7nAYqxXaJUgd5no4_anvIGE41SBQbXttU9f_uQ2fmmtdouCdnb3TNZCyGIO9DhEOp7cUcMdtQD7Rm0Z-lj1A0tWUB0Lf6ElSEAl-PPOAafeayM9Q6X0UtbcK_eecjxgNZJ/w400-h334/Urban%20Outfitters%20red%20&%20%20green%20splatter.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Urban Outfitters features this tantalizing red and green "splatter" vinyl.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLGIsVE3GAywrIkTms4Wnn2An1fS6hk8cITziMAFVJgOFhDtuU6l6_CYuXQ3tM2EsBJdY3qvKVvUuVfxSxqid-4ZIzLlmyZYhdwmjMBZcY-dkGlmoGjVkFrbqGSxPq5lFVIuzouDAcDTfWgvo70_m1aSPal__6NtZD7k_ouqZEyhAPBhktTBgem_V/s605/Walmart%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="605" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLGIsVE3GAywrIkTms4Wnn2An1fS6hk8cITziMAFVJgOFhDtuU6l6_CYuXQ3tM2EsBJdY3qvKVvUuVfxSxqid-4ZIzLlmyZYhdwmjMBZcY-dkGlmoGjVkFrbqGSxPq5lFVIuzouDAcDTfWgvo70_m1aSPal__6NtZD7k_ouqZEyhAPBhktTBgem_V/w400-h289/Walmart%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walmart has this intriguing red vinyl, with gold flecks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoH9ul-xu8MkOAAq9dLBxr5jWiQOx85ZwTjL4tAUsMjCRSqkrDLOkQ5oVWaW5D4NrWi7KnBHJbo6EPK1w7MFz0s6_yMWOCbB1ibNe300Yd-NZlD29pNrWHRUbMu0vdMP2UiIroELUrUkKWzGtqafcR0lVXor85KQoIEAciPYxMOB2SUT8gunNpuiW/s1000/Record%20Store%20Day%20snowstorm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="1000" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoH9ul-xu8MkOAAq9dLBxr5jWiQOx85ZwTjL4tAUsMjCRSqkrDLOkQ5oVWaW5D4NrWi7KnBHJbo6EPK1w7MFz0s6_yMWOCbB1ibNe300Yd-NZlD29pNrWHRUbMu0vdMP2UiIroELUrUkKWzGtqafcR0lVXor85KQoIEAciPYxMOB2SUT8gunNpuiW/w400-h255/Record%20Store%20Day%20snowstorm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This "snowstorm" disc is a Record Store Day "Essential."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlFnxHnTIcHKCAUWlZ9kWcELBP6B-fpwiqj6BCELO034-PH2szowOGoWSIXYo5qUr_2da5zO0AEIWHIKBPcllUC021YAgj3uqrMr5rIRKNpIO104i7XCmgMT3rpTfolpEBy6H8GDDI3zBp4it7gV-HUwUT0xXzJeQa-1tREECBKh7TGjobQEWj_gD/s566/vinylme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="566" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlFnxHnTIcHKCAUWlZ9kWcELBP6B-fpwiqj6BCELO034-PH2szowOGoWSIXYo5qUr_2da5zO0AEIWHIKBPcllUC021YAgj3uqrMr5rIRKNpIO104i7XCmgMT3rpTfolpEBy6H8GDDI3zBp4it7gV-HUwUT0xXzJeQa-1tREECBKh7TGjobQEWj_gD/w400-h260/vinylme.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Finally, vinylmeplease was a late entry, with this olive-green disc.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(I dunno ... olive green just doesn't say "Christmas" to me!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is all I know about at the moment, but it's entirely possible that one or more additional outlets will jump on board, as autumn proceeds. If so, I'll add them to this post ... so keep checking back.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-14444780582465119442022-08-20T13:20:00.001-07:002022-08-20T13:32:05.562-07:00The ghost of Christmas past<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYPg8lsIO_RZX5IKxIb7l-zvA2czBPO7Ipw-4xkeUlsPsrIwYa7L8Y8qZJ8UMTNyKqjyLka_FzpMFOwPvZ2zdX1J_fBSHqfTOc83n7eMacVMpyTi7HoYLmewkCaEuj89Z5-KLYmLJiXUpgEjJIcjRTBJw5tdzDBxdUqdcMjR4irb167LYDCZTaPs2/s633/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.55.57%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="633" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYPg8lsIO_RZX5IKxIb7l-zvA2czBPO7Ipw-4xkeUlsPsrIwYa7L8Y8qZJ8UMTNyKqjyLka_FzpMFOwPvZ2zdX1J_fBSHqfTOc83n7eMacVMpyTi7HoYLmewkCaEuj89Z5-KLYmLJiXUpgEjJIcjRTBJw5tdzDBxdUqdcMjR4irb167LYDCZTaPs2/w400-h303/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.55.57%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Sit back, folks. This post has been a long time coming, and what follows is detailed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It's also <i>huge</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I was prompted to finally finish this research after noting — with pleasure — the enthusiastic and rapidly expanding chatter in several audio forums, regarding the just-announced release of the 5-disc mega-set of music from <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>. I've also seen a few probing questions, and received a few e-mails on the same subject, regarding what is and isn't included in the set, and (in a few cases) lamenting the apparent absence of tracks such as "Air Music" (aka "Surfin' Snoopy"), "Charlie Brown Theme" and a few others.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Allow me to clarify such issues, while (hopefully) finally putting some theories and speculations to bed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To repeat the essential details of Craft Recordings' press release, and <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/08/christmas-comes-early.html" target="_blank">my previous post</a>, the prize items within this mega-set are five complete studio recording sessions — full alternate song versions, blown takes, false starts and occasional chatter between the musicians — taking place between September 17 and October 28, 1965, which produced the bulk of the Fantasy soundtrack album. This music must be distinguished, in at least some cases, from the music that was used in the TV special itself, which almost certainly involved cherry-picking cues from other (different) recording sessions, very likely involving different sidemen. (Remember, four sets of sidemen have claimed to be involved with this TV score and/or album, and — because Fantasy kept such poor records — it's impossible to positively state who laid down what, and when, and whether it was used, and where. So let's not go there.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's instead start with the bombshell, a detail already known to some of you, but not all:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The version of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> that we've all been watching for decades, whether via TV reruns, VHS tapes, DVDs, Blu-rays or streaming options, is <i>not</i> what viewers saw on December 9, 1965.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">At some point — likely in the spring or summer of 1966, prior to the special's repeat that December — Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez went back and "spiffed up" the show.</span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The changes are significant: brief new animated scenes, a bit of new dialogue here and there, tightened or lengthened scene edits, and so forth. All of those will be discussed at another time, in a future blog post. For the moment, I'm focusing solely on how the <i>music</i> changed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Because yes: It changed quite a lot.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to a copy of the original 1965 broadcast that I came across a few years ago, I've been able to compare it with what we possess in our home libraries. I suspect some of you will be quite surprised.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The jiggling and shuffling of the familiar <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> cues aside, the most notable change, post-1965, is the inclusion of four more pieces of music. Three of them — "Charlie Brown Theme," "Happiness Theme" and "Frieda (with the Naturally Curly Hair)" — originally were written and recorded for the never-aired 1963 documentary, <i>A Boy Named Charlie Brown</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The key detail is the fourth new tune: an unexpected appearance of "Air Music."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCidKPBV51YjBh2MRBZkyNGZXs-hkoJa0-6zjarCRD_bGDJJ21d-28yA-t5GqoMM5AOnbMt80u0bI9q6r3hZ21_Rl6LlhRlXYdMpvUJTQRCmQyPJXM8cJDG_3Q_yZMqjGnRAK5LuSqjzdCEAYMNwOPLt-4aHR7IYNxpYOF-fJ2l9Y_7hTp3yG5rKQL/s715/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.53.05%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="715" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCidKPBV51YjBh2MRBZkyNGZXs-hkoJa0-6zjarCRD_bGDJJ21d-28yA-t5GqoMM5AOnbMt80u0bI9q6r3hZ21_Rl6LlhRlXYdMpvUJTQRCmQyPJXM8cJDG_3Q_yZMqjGnRAK5LuSqjzdCEAYMNwOPLt-4aHR7IYNxpYOF-fJ2l9Y_7hTp3yG5rKQL/w400-h300/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.53.05%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>A savvy fellow fan named Ryan suggested that "Air Music" might have been "borrowed" from what Guaraldi wrote for <i>Charlie Brown's All-Stars</i>, which went into production in early 1966, and debuted June 8 that year. Ryan gets top marks: A close examination of the versions in <i>Christmas</i> and <i>All-Stars</i>, via digital overlay, reveals that they are indeed the same piece of music. "Air Music" is first heard at length about 9 minutes into <i>All-Stars</i>, when Snoopy grabs a surf board and crashes Linus' wading pool (hence the new cue name, "Surfin' Snoopy").</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And the clincher?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guaraldi's copyright deposit for "Air Music," filed with the U.S. Library of Congress, is dated May 20, 1966, which is consistent with its debut in <i>All-Stars</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">With respect to the other three songs — "Charlie Brown Theme," "Happiness Theme" and "Frieda (with the Naturally Curly Hair)" — digital overlay confirms that they're identical extracts from the versions on the album <i>Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ergo, questions are moot, regarding the possible discovery of additional instrumental <i>Charlie Brown Christmas</i> studio sessions — containing some or all of these four songs — because they <i>never were part of the original show</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(That said, we <i>are</i> missing the two additional vocal sessions with the young members of the St. Paul's Church Choir, which produced "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" and "My Little Drum." Hopefully, they'll surface at some point.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here, then, is the definitive cue list for the <b>1965 BROADCAST VERSION</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(While I've tried to be as precise as possible, with respect to timing, please don't shoot me over a difference of a second or two, here or there; that can be attributed to many things, including the equipment on which the special is watched.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>-0:12 – 0:00</b> — Three-tone CBS logo, followed by the announcement “CBS presents this program in color”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>0:00 – 2:25</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (vocal), as the kids skate, which segues into an instrumental interlude as Charlie Brown and Linus chat at the fence, and then segues back to the vocal version as we return to the kids skating, then fades out as the choir repeats the line “Christmas Time … Christmas Time,” when the Coca-Cola sign is revealed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">[Intended commercial break]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>2:26 – 3:24</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (instrumental), as Charlie Brown checks his mailbox, talks to Violet, and passes Pig-Pen building a snowman. Shortly after Chuck next sees Snoopy chomping bones and reading the newspaper, the music cuts abruptly (and too abruptly: several seconds sooner than it should) to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>3:25 – 4:22</b> — “Skating,” as the kids catch snowflakes on their tongues, and throw snowballs at a can on the fence (and no, it emphatically is not a Coca-Cola can, as some have suggested over the years), and then, just as Linus talks about eventually making his blanket into a sports coat, the music cuts abruptly back to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>4:23 – 6:05</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (instrumental) as Charlie Brown chats with Lucy at her booth; the music cuts abruptly as Charlie Brown shouts “That’s it!” (regarding his fear of everything).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe84F-W0PtO32qN6Z7XS2dfwAeROZpKM_ErtUJ7oQDYn6CzXhEkZxnLduZPZMT4KR3CXxB3Vd4QJ5_B6ww0yUoEQZh9xNEgPIS4h8tLZx93ElAe553CAR7wlh44ZlUgkWQiAXW-fu0BPYdgKuo8YPU0jX3myO984uF14YSqQ-m-foDcuHx1Ih4iVs/s718/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.51.42%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="718" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe84F-W0PtO32qN6Z7XS2dfwAeROZpKM_ErtUJ7oQDYn6CzXhEkZxnLduZPZMT4KR3CXxB3Vd4QJ5_B6ww0yUoEQZh9xNEgPIS4h8tLZx93ElAe553CAR7wlh44ZlUgkWQiAXW-fu0BPYdgKuo8YPU0jX3myO984uF14YSqQ-m-foDcuHx1Ih4iVs/w400-h300/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.51.42%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>7:01 – 8:35</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (instrumental) fades in just as Lucy says “Real estate,” and continues as Snoopy decorates his doghouse, and also as Sally asks Charlie Brown to write her letter to Santa (a clumsy cue repeat edit, just as they start). Then, just as she says “All I want is my fair share,” the music cuts abruptly to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>8:36 – 8:52</b> — “Christmas Is Coming,” as the kids play music and dance on stage, fading abruptly as Lucy says “Our director will be ...”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>9:45 – 10:31</b> — “Linus and Lucy” fades in, just as Charlie Brown says “Pick up the tempo,” and gets louder as the scene cuts back to the dancing on stage (with another clumsy repeat edit), until Chuck yells “Stop the music!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>12:58 – 13:05</b> — “Linus and Lucy,” as Schroeder sets the mood for the first scene, until Charlie Brown yells, “No, no, no!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>15:01 – 15:16</b> — “Linus and Lucy,” as Charlie Brown yells, “Places ... action!” and cuts abruptly after he says “That does it!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>16:09 – 16:20</b> — “Linus and Lucy,” as Charlie Brown and Linus leave the auditorium, and as he says “Christmas Tree” and they head into town, cuts abruptly to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>16:21 – 17:18</b> — “O Tannenbaum,” as they reach the tree lot and eventually find the little tree, and then fades out as they leave with the tree, and the scene fades to black.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">[Intended commercial break]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>17:25 – 17:44</b> — “Fur Elise,” played by Schroeder, until he stops abruptly and says “Whatddya mean, Beethoven wasn’t so great?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>17:59 – 18:24</b> — “Linus and Lucy” (swing bridge), played by Schroeder, as Snoopy dances on the piano, music stopping abruptly when he’s glared at.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>18:35 – 18:41</b> — “Fur Elise,” played by Schroeder, until Lucy requests “Jingle Bells.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>18:42 – 19:17</b> — “Jingle Bells,” three variants, until Lucy yells “That’s it!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>21:39 – 23:23</b> — “O Tannenbaum,” as Charlie Brown picks up the tree, leaves the auditorium, and the kids follow, continuing as Linus’ voice-over is heard, and Charlie Brown skips down the street, with a jagged edit to repeat the tune as he reaches Snoopy’s doghouse, takes a red ball from the display, and puts it on the tree. The music cuts abruptly, as the tree droops.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>23:26 – 23:58</b> — “O Tannenbaum” resumes, when Charlie Brown leaves the frame after saying “I killed it.” The music cuts abruptly once the little tree is fully decorated.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>24:04 – 24:25</b> — “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” (vocal loo-loo-loo version), stopping abruptly when Charlie Brown returns and yells “What’s going on here?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>24:34 – 25:22</b> — “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” (vocal with lyrics), continuing through all of the credits, and concluding with the final screen that says “Merry Christmas from the people who bottle Coca Cola.” Fade to black, finish.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>25:23 – 25:28</b> — CBS logo fanfare music.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So: No sign of "Air Music." Or "Charlie Brown Theme," "Happiness Theme" or "Frieda (with the Naturally Curly Hair)."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(By the way, I'm well aware that <i>Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown</i> calls that second track "Happiness Is." It's wrong; the song's copyright registration is "Happiness Theme.")</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nor is that all, as you're about to see.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here, then, is the definitive cue list for the <b>CURRENT VERSIONS</b> available on home video and streaming:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>0:00 – 2:13</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (vocal), as the kids skate, which segues into an instrumental interlude as Charlie Brown and Linus chat at the fence, then segues back to the vocal version as we return to the kids skating, fading abruptly on the show’s title (due to eliminating the Coca Cola sponsorship).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">[Intended commercial break]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>2:14 – 3:16</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (instrumental), as Charlie Brown checks his mailbox, talks to Violet, passes Pig-Pen building a snowman, and Snoopy chomping bones and reading the newspaper. Then cuts abruptly (and more properly) to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>3:17 – 4:10</b> — “Skating,” as the kids catch snowflakes on their tongues, and throw snowballs at a can on the fence, and then, just as Linus talks about eventually making his blanket into a sports coat, the music cuts abruptly back to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>4:11 – 5:55</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (instrumental), as Charlie Brown chats with Lucy at her booth; the music then fades gently as Charlie Brown shouts “That’s it!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>6:49 – 7:27</b> — “Air Music" (aka “Surfin’ Snoopy”) opens smartly just as Lucy says “Real estate,” and continues as Snoopy decorates his doghouse, then cuts abruptly to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>7:28 – 8:24</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (instrumental), when Sally asks Charlie Brown to write her letter to Santa. Then, just as she says, “All I want is my fair share,” the music cuts abruptly to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>8:25 – 8:42</b> — “Christmas Is Coming,” as the kids play music and dance on stage, fading as Lucy says, “Quiet everybody!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>9:06 – 9:35</b> — “Charlie Brown Theme,” as Chuck gives his director’s instructions. As he says “Pick up the tempo,” the music cuts abruptly to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>9:36 – 10:21</b> — “Linus and Lucy,” as Chuck finishes his speech, and the scene returns to the kids dancing on stage, until he yells “Stop the music!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>10:25 – 10:59</b> — “Charlie Brown Theme” fades in, as Lucy hands out script assignments, with the cue stopping when she reaches Snoopy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>11:45 – 12:42</b> — “Charlie Brown Theme” resumes, after Snoopy kisses Lucy, and she hands a script to Linus. The cue continues until Charlie Brown says “Let’s have quiet.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>12:49 – 12:57</b> — “Linus and Lucy,” just as Schroeder “sets the mood for the first scene,” and fades after Charlie Brown says “No, no, no!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>12:59 – 13:39</b> — “Frieda (with the Naturally Curly Hair),” as Charlie Brown talks about Pig-Pen to Frieda, and then the music fades.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWjlNbRGKWKQkB1D9L_qrh7C5zO8KN_VZGQN-yj6aAMFms-jS663gtmnifD5H4JKG4Gxcbs6GVWWCQqs5aPbktbdlfLCr0oXoqCgQtoOPrMkGKAGExKhrwlhJFtxOkr_M3SN2hxXpAWQdfDq1Q3kcSaW6Tyu_BsSQ0HqJaKad9XAZriXgFvymDI1X/s717/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.54.36%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="717" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWjlNbRGKWKQkB1D9L_qrh7C5zO8KN_VZGQN-yj6aAMFms-jS663gtmnifD5H4JKG4Gxcbs6GVWWCQqs5aPbktbdlfLCr0oXoqCgQtoOPrMkGKAGExKhrwlhJFtxOkr_M3SN2hxXpAWQdfDq1Q3kcSaW6Tyu_BsSQ0HqJaKad9XAZriXgFvymDI1X/w400-h300/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-20%20at%2012.54.36%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>13:45 – 14:00</b> — “Happiness Theme,” right after Charlie Brown says “She’s going to be your wife,” and fades abruptly as Lucy says “Lunch break!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>14:10 – 14:46</b> — “Charlie Brown Theme” resumes as Chuck says, “There’s no time for foolishness,” and continues during the subsequent chat with Lucy about her being the Christmas Queen, and fades after Chuck says, “Oh, good grief.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>14:53 – 15:07</b> — “Linus and Lucy,” right after Chuck says “Action!” and then cuts abruptly after he says “That does it!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>16:00 – 16:11</b> — “Linus and Lucy,” as Charlie Brown and Linus leave the auditorium, and as he says “Christmas tree” and they head into town, cuts abruptly to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>16:12 – 17:09</b> — “O Tannenbaum,” as they reach the tree lot and eventually find the little tree. The music stops right after Chuck picks up the tree, and needles fall. Chuck and Linus walk off camera in silence, as the scene fades to black.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">[Intended commercial break]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>17:20 – 17:39</b> — “Fur Elise,” played by Schroeder, until he stops abruptly and says, “Whaddya mean, Beethoven wasn’t so great?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>17:54 – 18:19</b> — “Linus and Lucy” (swing bridge), played by Schroeder, as Snoopy dances on the piano, music stopping abruptly when he’s glared at.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>18:30 – 18:36</b> — “Fur Elise” played by Schroeder, until Lucy requests “Jingle Bells.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>18:37 – 19:12</b> — “Jingle Bells,” three variants, until Lucy yells “That’s it!”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>19:13 – 19:55</b> — “Christmas Time Is Here” (instrumental), as Chuck and Linus return with the tree, continuing until all the kids laugh at Charlie Brown.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>21:34 – 22:55</b> — “O Tannenbaum,” as Charlie Brown picks up the tree, leaves the auditorium, and the kids follow, continuing as Linus’ voice-over is heard, and finally fading as Charlie Brown skips down the street. Fade to black.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">[Intended commercial break]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>22:56 – 23:20</b> — “O Tannenbaum,” as Charlie Brown sees that Snoopy has won first prize, and he takes the red ball from the display, and puts it on the tree. The music cuts abruptly when the tree droops.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>23:25 – 24:04</b> — “O Tannenbaum,” with the music resuming as Charlie Brown leaves the frame, and the kids decorate the tree, until Lucy says, “He really did get a nice tree,” and then cuts abruptly to ...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>24:05 – 24:26</b> — “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” (vocal loo-loo-loo version), stopping abruptly when Charlie Brown returns and yells “What’s going on here”?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>24:38 – 25:22</b> — “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” (vocal with lyrics), which continues through all the credits until fading too soon — before the song concludes — to avoid the Coca Cola sponsorship spot. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, despite what you may have heard, history <i>can</i> be re-written.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With this out of the way, let's all sit back and await the release of that mega-set!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-29314899307665151902022-08-17T09:30:00.007-07:002022-11-15T14:45:42.696-08:00Christmas comes early!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMEonvj5p0w-jI0FiD-OoJ2lOaYlPnjlbwbTcLv6p14IW1NsLvDsThpLTDjbRF8uCx5nIqBE2awnEMtz5dSpeGq7N2qmHfivPIT_Ny9cNXD9GEGo2moBC2VU1yx0FH12jU-YsCyZ4YYk43eP21F9V9-oc7yumn2WrQHaFFbBAlj4EFdUwNBC-RZuO/s576/cb%20deluxe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="576" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMEonvj5p0w-jI0FiD-OoJ2lOaYlPnjlbwbTcLv6p14IW1NsLvDsThpLTDjbRF8uCx5nIqBE2awnEMtz5dSpeGq7N2qmHfivPIT_Ny9cNXD9GEGo2moBC2VU1yx0FH12jU-YsCyZ4YYk43eP21F9V9-oc7yumn2WrQHaFFbBAlj4EFdUwNBC-RZuO/w400-h209/cb%20deluxe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If the upcoming release of the newly discovered </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Great Pumpkin</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> score made your eyes sparkle...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...as the old Hollywood saying goes, You ain't seen <i>nuthin' </i>yet.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Craft Recordings has just announced what they're (modestly) calling the "Definitive, Super Deluxe Edition of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And, honestly, the hyperbole for this five-disc set is justified.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While audiophiles likely will salivate over Disc 5's Blu-Ray Audio 2022 stereo mix and 2022 Dolby Atmos mix of the original 1965 album, the set's true buried treasures will be found on Discs 2 through 4: five original studio recording sessions, taking place between September 17 and October 28 that year, during which most of the album's tracks — and particularly Guaraldi's original tunes — were shaped, rehearsed, modified and occasionally fluffed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The new stereo mix, along with 13 of the best alternate takes, also is available on a Deluxe Edition double-LP and CD.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The release date for everything above originally was scheduled for October 14.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>UPDATE:</b> As of October 4, the single-disc edition has been delayed to November 4, and the five-disc Definitive, Super-Deluxe Edition has been delayed to December 2.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Full details can be found within <a href="https://concord.com/news/craft-recordings-announces-definitive-super-deluxe-edition-of-a-charlie-brown-christmas/" target="_blank">Craft's press release</a>, which debuts today.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out the promotional video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMXD1BJts_Y" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I discuss, within the 56-page booklet that accompanies this release, some of Guaraldi's new songs — notably "Christmas Time Is Here" — began life quite close to the version we know and love today. Others, such as "Skating" and "Christmas Is Coming," had a difficult birth, as Guaraldi wrestled with different bridges and ways to conclude them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These sessions haven't been edited to remove commentary — and occasional bursts of frustration — between Guaraldi and his sidemen; you'll hear everything precisely as it all occurred, as if you were sitting alongside the recording engineer.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Three tracks are available to preview:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO9nbVF6UgE" target="_blank">"Christmas Time Is Here" (Instrumental/2022 Stereo Mix)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB_Cj4AAZWc" target="_blank">"Skating" (#7, Take 1)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0Of41HHQQ" target="_blank">"O Tannenbaum" (2022 Stereo Mix)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now — in an effort to forestall some pointed questions — let's discuss what will <i>not</i> be found within this set:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These are, almost entirely, <i>album</i> studio sessions — exceptions noted below — which must be distinguished from the additional sessions (likely with different sidemen) that produced the score as heard in the TV special. (I know this can seem confusing, but they are two entirely different animals.) </span><span style="font-family: arial;">TV versions of some cues display subtle differences, and </span><span style="font-family: arial;">— thus far </span><span style="font-family: arial;">— t</span><span style="font-family: arial;">hose studio sessions have yet to be located.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the other hand, Disc 3 <i>does</i> include one session with the young members of San Rafael's St. Paul's Church Choir, who "doubled" the young actors who voiced Charlie Brown and his friends, when they sing "Christmas Time Is Here." The take which ultimately is accepted appears both on the album, and in the TV special.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And yes: Disc 3 also includes Guaraldi's different versions of "Jingle Bells," as an increasingly annoyed Schroeder attempts to please Lucy. (And even Guaraldi doesn't get each version right, the first time!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sadly, the reel(s) for the choir's additional session(s) — which produced the vocal versions of "My Little Drum" and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing — have yet to be located ... and, believe me, folks looked <i>hard</i>. Ergo, you also won't find those in this set.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But that's hardly cause for major complaint, when we have — as just one example — 16 takes (!) of "Christmas Is Coming," as Guaraldi and his sidemen shape this rockin' tune into its final format.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had a blast, earlier this year, listening to all of this stuff while writing up fresh liner notes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm sure you gentle readers will be just as jazzed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-14679249871793751102022-06-15T14:34:00.006-07:002022-08-26T16:58:25.403-07:00This definitely isn't a rock!<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPrwhQCE-wpj_aDsLPzSBtX8Y5z3PX_SBqzqN-wULA7kqzXmHeeZmTQWA8IDJfaIDKDcajQ9oMr9PT5qmGhmEGKwj4DbfLtgj5yYiwO5CZBlK6Vzi5olzViV2PmzqvnRa1HWCW6nKPl6e3lEqfEasU-AL-l6iN-MCVHjms49Zv8u6iLPoNBA2GR6f/s6125/GPbundlev2-01.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="6125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPrwhQCE-wpj_aDsLPzSBtX8Y5z3PX_SBqzqN-wULA7kqzXmHeeZmTQWA8IDJfaIDKDcajQ9oMr9PT5qmGhmEGKwj4DbfLtgj5yYiwO5CZBlK6Vzi5olzViV2PmzqvnRa1HWCW6nKPl6e3lEqfEasU-AL-l6iN-MCVHjms49Zv8u6iLPoNBA2GR6f/w640-h320/GPbundlev2-01.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've been sitting on this information since December.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Craft Recordings went public with the news today, which makes it fair game for this blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I describe in my fresh liner notes, this is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: the sigh of rapturous satisfaction from Guaraldi fans who for decades believed — nay, <i>insisted</i> — that original <i>Great Pumpkin</i> recording session tapes must exist. <i>Somewhere</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Yes, I had to borrow a note from one of Charles Schulz's most famous quotes: With this set of liner notes, I had to write the same thing without repeating myself. You can tell me whether I succeeded.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I guess we can thank Covid.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Assuming one managed to escape getting sick, pandemic-enforced isolation had a few benefits, such as encouraging some of us to finally tackle massive, long-postponed projects of one sort or another. Honestly, what <i>else</i> were we able to do with our time?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The folks over at Lee Mendelson Film Productions spent a year and change spelunking in the darkest corners of their voluminous archives. Marvelous Guaraldi artifacts — some believed lost forever — were unearthed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the first.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Craft's official announcement includes quite a lot of detail, so <a href="https://craftrecordings.com/blogs/news/definitive-edition-of-vince-guaraldi-its-the-great-pumpkin" target="_blank">check it out</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Craft also released a short promo video, which can be seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnR4bF8la8c" target="_blank">here</a>. (And I was pleasantly surprised by the shout-out.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This release actually is <i>better</i> than we could have hoped for, because it includes a number of alternate takes ... and, yes, full-length versions of iconic Peanuts themes heard only partially during the TV special.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"The Great Pumpkin Waltz" (Alternate Take 2) can be heard on various digital platforms, including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwGZ1E054Iw" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Barring supply-chain issues, all formats should be available on August 26.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The sole vexing note is that the cover of this new release is almost identical to its inferior 2018 predecessor; fans will need to be <i>extremely</i> careful — particularly with online orders — when purchasing a copy. Yes, the 2022 copyright date is helpful; and yes, the presence of the aforementioned alternates takes, in the track list, is a giveaway. But the quickest distinction is that the 2018 release is called "Music from the soundtrack" (above the album title), whereas the 2022 release is an "Original soundtrack recording."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even so, I do fear that some casual buyers may not look that closely.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To anticipate the obvious next question, yes, there <i>may</i> be more to come. The Mendelson vaults have yet to be fully archived, and future plans also will depend upon this release's sales (so tell all of your friends and family members to buy one!).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, Linus would be pleased: The Great Pumpkin really <i>did</i> show up this time!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>UPDATE 8/26:</b> Although CDs are "in the world" as of today, the street date of the vinyl versions has been bumped back to September 9.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-47701124333920710642022-05-20T07:53:00.003-07:002022-05-20T07:53:26.650-07:00Another sales milestone!<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sW6jJCE5qSPUUej4A0_Q6cH-3c6EA6EgKW4duPNG2Al3dZXWzrpnOU9qWYTVh4aiY2eE38uYJeSMtOf0Zn7hfgR7tgZI6yfAvERys-WRy-rT-PGpxBhLSL7sXRCldevt2eiOAE22yA7Iflm2RghROCqsxWMxnQIAOyZjXeekHSx58rjcByyEQgT0/s1200/CHARLIE-BROWN-PLATINUM169.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sW6jJCE5qSPUUej4A0_Q6cH-3c6EA6EgKW4duPNG2Al3dZXWzrpnOU9qWYTVh4aiY2eE38uYJeSMtOf0Zn7hfgR7tgZI6yfAvERys-WRy-rT-PGpxBhLSL7sXRCldevt2eiOAE22yA7Iflm2RghROCqsxWMxnQIAOyZjXeekHSx58rjcByyEQgT0/w400-h225/CHARLIE-BROWN-PLATINUM169.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guaraldi’s soundtrack to 1965’s </span><i style="font-family: arial;">A Charlie Brown Christmas</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">has just been certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).</span></div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back in the day, such a count would have been tabulated by physical album sales: LPs and CDs. The RIAA included streams beginning in February 2016, so this <i>Charlie Brown Christmas </i>milestone is based on more than 4 million copies purchased over various formats, and 1.14 billion streams.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(The formula is 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video song streams = 10 track sales = 1 album sale.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As always gets mentioned in the same breath, this makes <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> the second-best-selling jazz album of all time, behind Miles Davis’ <i>Kind of Blue</i>, which went quintuple platinum in 2019. And as I always point out — most recently <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2016/12/quadruple-platinum.html" target="_blank">in this post</a>, when <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> went quadruple platinum in December 2016 — these RIAA figures are based mostly on electronically recorded sales made subsequent to 1991, when Neilsen SoundScan began tracking data. Clearly, Guaraldi’s album sold many, many copies during the previous quarter-century … but because Fantasy’s record-keeping was so sloppy during those earlier years, a precise figure has been impossible to determine.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It’s therefore entirely possible that Guaraldi’s album has surpassed <i>Kind of Blue</i> … but we can only speculate. (In fairness, Davis’ album also sold plenty of copies prior to 1991.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, this is merely the latest in a long line of accolades showered upon Guaraldi’s score. The album first was certified platinum in 1996; was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007; and was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2012. Just last December, as detailed <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/01/chart-success.html" target="_blank">in this post</a>, the album reached its highest-ever <i>Billboard</i> chart position, 56 years after its original release. Nor can we overlook <i>Billboard</i> citing <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> at the top of its 50-position Greatest of All Time Holiday Albums List (followed, for those who are curious, by Michael Bublé’s <i>Christmas</i>, Mariah Carey’s <i>Merry Christmas</i>, and Mannheim Steamroller’s <i>A Fresh Aire Christmas</i> and <i>Christmas</i>).</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Good ol’ Charlie Brown may not have shone during baseball and football place-kicking, but he’s certainly no slouch when it comes to album sales!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-56473202835321213842022-04-21T13:28:00.002-07:002022-04-21T13:29:52.444-07:00More great stuff from the magazine archives!<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh-ue2g4_oZ8oUnQ7-t3M1ppvnhXDLwQWqwmQU429-c3RmrZy3UShtz5jiFkrIZSZNmPYxT04Y_s8ss3_-E47i6lRDeNfe6q3ILcVJXAPpg2JGoHHg9ivDOu5d6egqy3PUgvGZeTQAQAyThrXMr3g98KDcwbF_mO21MunCjqqI0FOryo3XUeZ5qns/s1020/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.02.04%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="1020" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh-ue2g4_oZ8oUnQ7-t3M1ppvnhXDLwQWqwmQU429-c3RmrZy3UShtz5jiFkrIZSZNmPYxT04Y_s8ss3_-E47i6lRDeNfe6q3ILcVJXAPpg2JGoHHg9ivDOu5d6egqy3PUgvGZeTQAQAyThrXMr3g98KDcwbF_mO21MunCjqqI0FOryo3XUeZ5qns/w400-h94/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.02.04%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/04/tidbits-from-record-world.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> concerned the exciting discovery of a searchable online archive for </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Record World</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, during its time one of the three primary U.S. weekly music industry trade publications.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In my delight over focusing on <i>Record World</i> entries related to Guaraldi, I initially neglected to investigate more about the host site: <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/index.htm" target="_blank">worldradiohistory.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh. My. Goodness.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Record World</i> is just one of dozens of magazines and journals offered with similarly searchable archives; you’ll find the list <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/search.cgi?zoom_sort=0&zoom_xml=0&zoom_query=Guaraldi&zoom_cat%5B%5D=17&zoom_per_page=10" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alternatively, clicking on the “Music Magazines” button, along the top row, will open a sub-menu allowing quick access to a given magazine’s entire archive.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The depth and scope of this site are simply jaw-dropping.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It remains a work in progress; some archives aren’t complete, and occasional issues have missing pages. But it’s still astonishing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Having thoroughly examined <i>Record World</i>, I subsequently turned my attention to <i>Billboard</i>, <i>Cash Box </i>and <i>Down Beat </i>(as it was known, in the early days). </span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Billboard</i> began publishing in 1894. The entries are spotty until 1936, after which each year is pretty much complete. (Most crucially, it’s much easier — and more reliable — to search here, than in the Google Books <i>Billboard</i> archives, which return only <i>some</i> hits for a given search term.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Cash Box</i> ran from 1942 to 1996, and its archive is solid.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Down Beat</i>, which debuted in 1934, is the most haphazard. 1934-36, 1938 and 1963 are entirely (or mostly) missing, and the entries are thin in 1971-77, and 1979-83.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All three magazines yielded plenty of fresh information about Guaraldi. I was particularly pleased by bits and bobs in the early 1950s, a period where information about his activities is quite scarce.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That said, the absence of 1963 in the <i>Down Beat</i> archive was vexing, since that was a busy year for him. Additionally, several of the <i>Down Beat</i> entries are weeks — even months — out of date, in terms of the information presented, which also is frustrating.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some highlights:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk2PbNJQz2TKDLXUiiZslfwVjTXrzfTrlBBwTW40F4BTXS9--QUm5RQR1oLe7sZKHxvoU2kZZpsUpkcjHSAEGSsNgRS60hb_-eY1m2p5bEEw2-NBA7utXgEGxHzVWo2023TxR85vHkM6j8m8KOCiYwMBP3ZxnXNwe8EMBW-D-JWvHO5DwfDwxle_0/s546/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.03.49%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="546" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk2PbNJQz2TKDLXUiiZslfwVjTXrzfTrlBBwTW40F4BTXS9--QUm5RQR1oLe7sZKHxvoU2kZZpsUpkcjHSAEGSsNgRS60hb_-eY1m2p5bEEw2-NBA7utXgEGxHzVWo2023TxR85vHkM6j8m8KOCiYwMBP3ZxnXNwe8EMBW-D-JWvHO5DwfDwxle_0/w400-h283/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.03.49%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• Thanks to <i>Down Beat</i>, I now have this earliest known photo (by far!) of Guaraldi performing with a combo. The quality isn’t terrific, but that’s him at far left. Until now, I was aware of Guaraldi performing with this quartet solely in the spring of 1951, but this photo ran in the November 16, 1951, issue. That’s intriguing, because Guaraldi had joined Cal Tjader’s trio as of mid-September. Was he simultaneously moonlighting with Chuck Travis? Unlikely, as the schedule with Tjader was full. But Guaraldi’s activities were sparse for most of 1951, until he joined Tjader, so it’s entirely possible that the gig with Travis was off and on throughout the summer. (Regardless, this <i>Down Beat</i> photo and caption obviously ran months after Guaraldi had left Travis.)</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• This gig was new to me: On March 9, 1955, </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Down Beat</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> reported that “Jerry Dodgion now leading the house band at the Black Hawk [sic], with Dottie Grae on drums, Dean Riley [sic], bass, and Vince Guaraldi, piano.” (Dodgion was part of the Guaraldi Quartet, with a different bassist and drummer, on </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Modern Music from San Francisco</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, recorded in August of the same year.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• On December 28, 1955, <i>Down Beat</i> reported that “Vince Guaraldi drawing a lot of comment for his piano playing these nights at hungry i.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• On March 7, 1956, <i>Down Beat</i> gave a thorough review of the Woody Herman band’s performance at New York’s Basin Street. (Guaraldi had joined Herman’s band the previous New Year’s Eve.) The lengthy piece includes this comment: “In the rhythm section, Woody has a find in pianist Vince Guaraldi, a San Franciscan recommended by Ralph Gleason. Guaraldi plays with rare economy of means, much warmth and taste, an excellent beat, and a real feeling for the blues vein in jazz.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Billboard</i> gave a very nice review of Guaraldi’s first album, <i>Vince Guaraldi Trio</i>, on September 29, 1956: “Altho sales are unlikely to be spectacular, this is one of the pleasant surprises of the month. Guaraldi is a young San Francisco pianist who has been getting rave notices with the Woody Herman band. Evidence here says he’s a tasteful, authoritative and facile modernist, and that he swings. Further, he has a sense of humor. Guitarist Eddie Duran and bassist Dean Reilly are worthy colleagues. Try their version of John Lewis’ ‘Django’ for a real delight.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• On May 2, 1957, <i>Down Beat</i> reviewed <i>Introducing Gus Mancuso</i>; Guaraldi performed on three of that album’s tracks. The review includes this comment: “Guaraldi is a particularly stimulating soloist (and isn’t it time for another LP by him?)” And, indeed, Guaraldi next album, <i>A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing</i>, arrived a few months later.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• On February 19, 1959,</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Down Beat</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">reported that “Pianist Vince Guaraldi, scheduled to leave the Cal Tjader Quartet this month, is planning a musical partnership with drummer Johnny Markham and bassist John Mosher.” Guaraldi actually split with Tjader on January 18 or 19, and his next known booking followed immediately: at Lenny’s, in Oakland, every Tuesday evening, as part of tenor saxman Harold Wylie’s Quartet, alongside Markham and bassist Jerry Goode. I’ve no evidence that Guaraldi ever headed a trio with Markham and Mosher.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9v-B4pWhZEXiVb2uSzEpKb06EpM80gtt6RPixAUsL1dhWgDTMrkcFUuqL3mi94Ptl_GFWTEkKfwBnhLJkZnAPjUsm1JTr7xLKL9QSg-8aACqLAM98lCA3OdoUeTGFkYMi-h1zBlwnN4ZC_ShIbDV7O0veuZHUMDkqIlq5LUi9c3-wt-WEijfiHyg/s591/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.06.17%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="214" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9v-B4pWhZEXiVb2uSzEpKb06EpM80gtt6RPixAUsL1dhWgDTMrkcFUuqL3mi94Ptl_GFWTEkKfwBnhLJkZnAPjUsm1JTr7xLKL9QSg-8aACqLAM98lCA3OdoUeTGFkYMi-h1zBlwnN4ZC_ShIbDV7O0veuZHUMDkqIlq5LUi9c3-wt-WEijfiHyg/w145-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.06.17%20PM.png" width="145" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Billboard</i> noted the rising interest in Guaraldi’s <i>Black Orpheus</i> album on December 15, 1962: “Vince Guaraldi on San Francisco’s Fantasy label is grabbing solid sales action. <i>Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus</i> has gone over 7,000 in album sales within six weeks, and is spreading to other areas. The single ‘Cast Your Fate to the Winds' [sic], a segment of the album, started in Sacramento, spread to all of Northern California with 10,000 discs out, and is now moving strongly in Southern California.”</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Fantasy ran a cute ad in </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Cash Box</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, on February 2, 1963; check it out at right. (Note Fantasy's address: As I’ve said elsewhere, it’s Treat </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Avenue</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, not Street!)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• On June 8, 1963, <i>Cash Box</i> tagged the Guaraldi Quintet single “Zelao”/“Jitterbug Waltz” — from the album <i>In Person</i> — as a Best Bet: “Vince Guaraldi, who scored last time out with ‘Cast Your Fate to the Winds’ [sic], could duplicate that success with this top-flight bossa nova follow-up stanza. The tune is a contagious, easy-going lyrical ballad with a danceable, rapidly-changing beat.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• On September 18, 1965, <i>Billboard</i> noted that Guaraldi’s single, “Theme to Grace” — taken from the Grace Cathedral Jazz Mass LP — was “predicted to reach the Hot 100 Chart.” (Alas, it didn’t happen.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ12EHGQtJtQP1pD-QSEHk51Lj5KVUqc9zNbZzS2BF7qeccK6cLvV0GFnVKaiFrwvwrPgNs3RRnoqHh40w4qgBcc1ODrhvdJ5yhPZjtKMvD0xe4yYOwcMI3W5zcQZcEDkvxFGs9eaMkq6QjDZ32UQDYU179ntelx-dscdsLy-5QniNHU7QQtvqw2C/s556/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.07.36%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="384" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ12EHGQtJtQP1pD-QSEHk51Lj5KVUqc9zNbZzS2BF7qeccK6cLvV0GFnVKaiFrwvwrPgNs3RRnoqHh40w4qgBcc1ODrhvdJ5yhPZjtKMvD0xe4yYOwcMI3W5zcQZcEDkvxFGs9eaMkq6QjDZ32UQDYU179ntelx-dscdsLy-5QniNHU7QQtvqw2C/w276-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-21%20at%201.07.36%20PM.png" width="276" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• On August 6, 1966, <i>Cash Box</i> tagged Shelby Flint’s vocal cover of “Cast Your Fate to the Wind” — on a single backed by “The Lilly” — as a Best Bet: “Shelby Flint could make lots of playlists with this sweet, lyrical reading of this oft cut ditty. The lark does a smooth, lilting job on the tender lyric. Watch closely.” (Indeed, her single made <i>Billboard’s</i> Top 100 chart for six weeks, peaking at No. 61.)</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Finally, this was an eye-opener: Guaraldi’s first album for Warners,</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Oh Good Grief</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, made</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Billboard’s</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Selling Jazz LPs chart for two consecutive weeks, on June 29 and July 6, 1968. He’s at the bottom of the chart both times … but that’s still charting!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-85416414482378399702022-04-12T11:05:00.009-07:002022-04-13T18:38:52.064-07:00Tidbits from Record World<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV71pgMbKL_ZsKLE0Ok6Nfoe2-1k3WN6aj-hPau0JVbmPdE5_R7JrnzHRyV5S1ke_j8URoeJtSW2AHJZXbFRF2r4x1xhaLWV4PvXRDPMtj8wXPxja_nQbHAbIMU6yZEr5B2R_2INwzMCOIT2DfPbd3lWGO4P0QGQwC1c50Yo7F_Fg7i-oiJMAi7cxB/s536/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-12%20at%2010.41.51%20AM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="536" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV71pgMbKL_ZsKLE0Ok6Nfoe2-1k3WN6aj-hPau0JVbmPdE5_R7JrnzHRyV5S1ke_j8URoeJtSW2AHJZXbFRF2r4x1xhaLWV4PvXRDPMtj8wXPxja_nQbHAbIMU6yZEr5B2R_2INwzMCOIT2DfPbd3lWGO4P0QGQwC1c50Yo7F_Fg7i-oiJMAi7cxB/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-12%20at%2010.41.51%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I recently discovered a <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record_World.htm" target="_blank">searchable online archive</a> devoted to <i>Record World</i>, which — during its reign, from 1946 to 1982 — was one of the three primary U.S. weekly music industry trade publications, alongside <i>Billboard</i> and <i>Cash Box</i>. <i>Record World</i> actually debuted under the name <i>Music Vendor,</i> then switched in 1964, and continued under that new name until its final issue (April 10, 1982).</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The archive is an obvious labor of love, with (thus far) most of its content running from spring 1964 to end of publication. Guaraldi likely wouldn’t have been more than an occasional blip until 1960 or ’61, but I’m sure he’d have been mentioned a lot in 1962 and ’63; I hope those issues will be added to the archive at some future time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, a search on Vince turned up a couple dozen results, a few of which are worth noting here.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHb8WzJi_vvGugqoE1kSOCLhcehYM6Fg7Re6UVMzTHfF5Bj9cf4dBVvcTM_LB1OaoKaZfOQr-z26VQ6gsSmSRlEVhHAYqBvOof9Fl39G0Oq0jIWrMmJijVtf7DFvkYlxT6eKHuO_d1Kd_xM3lD_NlHokN31MVEVF7qNt2e5uKDRtDupqIwwbo3cFo/s452/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-12%20at%2010.39.20%20AM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="452" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHb8WzJi_vvGugqoE1kSOCLhcehYM6Fg7Re6UVMzTHfF5Bj9cf4dBVvcTM_LB1OaoKaZfOQr-z26VQ6gsSmSRlEVhHAYqBvOof9Fl39G0Oq0jIWrMmJijVtf7DFvkYlxT6eKHuO_d1Kd_xM3lD_NlHokN31MVEVF7qNt2e5uKDRtDupqIwwbo3cFo/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-12%20at%2010.39.20%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Talk about luck: The sole 1962 issue in the archive — June 23 — includes early mention of <i>Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus</i>, as a coveted “Album Pick.” The brief write-up certainly is encouraging:</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="font-family: arial;">Pianist Guaraldi has a cleverly swinging, inventively saleable jazz product here. There is Brazilian music blending Latin African rhythms which were featured in tunes presented in this 1959 Cannes Film Festival winning pic. Proper exploitation could make it a chart album; it has the musical ingredients.</i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mind you, this was a month before San Francisco’s Melody Sales issued a press release extolling the album, and another couple months before the impact of Sacramento radio station KROY’s success with “Cast Your Fate to the Wind” began to have a national impact. That makes <i>Music Vendor</i> quite prescient.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Moving ahead…</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now as <i>Record World</i>, the 9/25/65 issue’s “Money Music” column includes this brief item: “Much good music play in S.F. on ‘Theme to Grace’ — Vince Guaraldi, Fantasy — plus other areas.” Two months later, on November 27, the same column amplified the message: “ ‘Theme for [sic] Grace,’ Vince Guaraldi, Fantasy, selling well in Chicago and Detroit off good music play (plus California).”</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These are the only industry mentions I’ve ever seen, regarding this particular Guaraldi tune’s chart and business activity. Pretty cool!</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elsewhere in that same issue, <i>Record World</i> says very nice things about Guaraldi’s just-released soundtrack to <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Guaraldi plays the jazz score of the new cartoon coming by for Christmas consumption. Most of the album is Guaraldi improvisations on familiar seasonal standards and carols — all getting fresh treatment from the piano player. The movie should give buyers a big push toward counters.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Given publication lead time, this proves review copies were sent out at least two weeks prior to December 4, which has long been assumed the album’s public release date.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQ7oEJUqFcG5Xw5pdUZk1PyuF_mvlsgcFI62OdwwLd940gSNiKvxgI64QLPrSLXW4yeN005a6s0zRW73Rl-zp1Iifz_nnpnixu1t9Af3mBvtg5-1WhsjE6I-9S3QxEhfEAnVL_mhGh1VThbggnh63jRpwHDuu2ILBhFv0fdBKaZVxgf34lNaxyUfp/s604/elmatado.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQ7oEJUqFcG5Xw5pdUZk1PyuF_mvlsgcFI62OdwwLd940gSNiKvxgI64QLPrSLXW4yeN005a6s0zRW73Rl-zp1Iifz_nnpnixu1t9Af3mBvtg5-1WhsjE6I-9S3QxEhfEAnVL_mhGh1VThbggnh63jRpwHDuu2ILBhFv0fdBKaZVxgf34lNaxyUfp/s320/elmatado.jpg" width="318" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Moving forward to December 3, 1966, reviewer Del Shields waxed enthusiastic about <i>Live at El Matador</i>:</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="font-family: arial;">Eastern jazz fans have not had a chance to hear Bola Sete. Out on the West Coast, Bola is the “in thing,” and this album could be one of the big sleepers of the year. Guaraldi, whose “Cast Your Fate to the Wind” was a monster chart item a few seasons ago, lends sympathetic support to this Brazilian guitarist, and the result is pure pleasure. Again, the excitement of the crowd helps so much to project the feeling of “you are there” on quite a session. “Black Orpheus Suite” is particularly outstanding.</i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 10/7/67 issue includes an intriguing little item, buried within an article which discusses the recent sale of Fantasy and Galaxy Records to Saul Zaentz. In a paragraph highlighting future activity, Zaentz mentions an “eight-LP release for October and November, featuring new albums by,” among others, Guaraldi. That never happened, and there’s no indication that Guaraldi had a new album ready to be released on such short notice. (Guaraldi’s final Fantasy album was the aforementioned <i>Live at El Matador</i>, released a year earlier.) And it’s odd that Zaentz would issue such a statement, given that Guaraldi was in the midst of suing to be released from his Fantasy contract, which was indeed dissolved just a few months later, on December 27.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Guaraldi didn’t waste any time. <i>Record World’s</i> 4/13/68 issue features a short article headlined “WB-7A Signs Guaraldi,” which reads, in part:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Vince Guaraldi, composer of “Cast Your Fate to the Wind” and the musical scores of the Charlie Brown television specials, has been signed to an exclusive contract as an artist by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records Inc., announces Joe Smith, Vice President and general manager.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i> </i></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Guaraldi, one of the more recent contributors responsible for interpretive jazz in church halls and theater, will produce his own sessions at Warners.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It’s nice to see an early article that acknowledges the impact of Guaraldi’s Grace Cathedral Mass.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1xE1NrY8TPENU56WfNP3rJWGtCDpMnG0vUgxgL15ZH-gi-Nq_XNdOGvKdx9izf5j2wUrndAj3XBbnFjhmwlEfFqpcSrbRFDrn8mADaPSToXWOK6ZsUKahDnPjiGL8hSdtxrvdRYZzZPFldUfDHUQU9V381N18teuosc2uvzsE7zEsAzBtig69LC4/s500/almavill.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="500" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1xE1NrY8TPENU56WfNP3rJWGtCDpMnG0vUgxgL15ZH-gi-Nq_XNdOGvKdx9izf5j2wUrndAj3XBbnFjhmwlEfFqpcSrbRFDrn8mADaPSToXWOK6ZsUKahDnPjiGL8hSdtxrvdRYZzZPFldUfDHUQU9V381N18teuosc2uvzsE7zEsAzBtig69LC4/s320/almavill.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Moving ahead again, the 1/17/70 issue includes one of the very few reviews I’ve seen of <i>Alma-Ville,</i> the final album Guaraldi released during his lifetime:</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="font-family: arial;">That subtle, fluid melodic mind of Vince Guaraldi’s is at it again. Vince has come up with some exquisite melodies on this album, and plays them better than anybody else can, or probably ever will. He also does a striking guitar solo. Watch every cut.</i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Goodness; you can’t ask for better than that!)</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The final Guaraldi entry is somewhat bittersweet, as it comes more than a year after his passing in early 1976. The 12/24/77 issue features a round-up of “good Christmas records” by columnists David McGee and Barry Taylor. Along with paragraphs devoted to <i>Elvis’ Christmas Album</i>, <i>Phil Spector’s Christmas Album</i>, <i>Merry Christmas: The Supremes</i> and several others, we get this endorsement of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>:</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Nothing like it anywhere. Vince Guaraldi fused classical, pop and jazz in writing the mellowest of scores for the Emmy Award-winning television show. Light and lyrical, with boundless good humor, it is enough to make you believe in Santa Claus and man’s inherent goodness.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We now take for granted that Guaraldi’s score for that cherished Peanuts special has become a must-play item every December … but it’s nice to see that <i>Record World</i>, way back in 1977, already was trumpeting its merits as a holiday chestnut. </span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-75992698517530775552022-02-18T10:48:00.000-08:002022-02-18T10:48:44.499-08:00Bits & bobs<div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGj6k7dCT3sOv6-z3-21XGDZ42KQfxiCwDS9ARqgldlNBEu1TfJPxu__ccGWfXDFBMNaypLHOvMH44T1Sqx2T0uZkFwuDkAX_FHsybG9aZKJCtNS56_kEhtOUs5IUEVAO_sg8DtxLaIpBTZXeUWrVYHt4JW6EocBz_RTzSNuiW4l0loNP9-ADK_Bwd=s361" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGj6k7dCT3sOv6-z3-21XGDZ42KQfxiCwDS9ARqgldlNBEu1TfJPxu__ccGWfXDFBMNaypLHOvMH44T1Sqx2T0uZkFwuDkAX_FHsybG9aZKJCtNS56_kEhtOUs5IUEVAO_sg8DtxLaIpBTZXeUWrVYHt4JW6EocBz_RTzSNuiW4l0loNP9-ADK_Bwd=s320" width="319" /></a></div>Followers of this blog will recall that the various special releases promised for last year's Record Store Day — on Saturday, June 12 — included Guaraldi's “Baseball Theme,” pressed for the very first time as a stand-alone, 7-inch single. Alas, supply-chain issues and the ongoing vinyl shortage resulted in numerous titles being postponed or canceled; the Guaraldi single was one of the casualties.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Good news, folks: It now has been promised for Record Store Day 2022: Saturday, April 23. Mark your calendar!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">By way of a reminder, the A-side features 1964's original soundtrack version of the song, while the B-side is an alternative studio take never before available on vinyl (although it is included on the album's 2014 CD re-release). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">“Baseball Theme” was one of many tunes Guaraldi wrote for the never-released 1964 documentary, <i>A Boy Named Charlie Brown</i>: to be used in a sequence devoted to Charlie Brown’s ill-fated efforts on the ball field. Guaraldi deftly leads his trio through the up-tempo instrumental track, accompanied by bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Colin Bailey. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The limited-edition single is pressed on white vinyl and housed in a colorful jacket, featuring whimsical, baseball-themed images of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Visit <a href="https://recordstoreday.com" target="_blank">recordstoreday.com</a> for a list of participating indie retailers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSn3APliy7QOMKRCp0mXt15f8Gtdgf4pLnrcTD27rvADB4ewt9fJni2AF2bJT6N4hMXbqDe0jB4EzodDW8QkDwnZRiVhoV_js1r51enyUkXQpEMMXGhcxyibtdl80QngV_G-ZEUSy4tNp6_BTrYIj_lw7YpxnmeeVUWX-CM3Kp3jK0-Dfs12P1nA3P=s708" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSn3APliy7QOMKRCp0mXt15f8Gtdgf4pLnrcTD27rvADB4ewt9fJni2AF2bJT6N4hMXbqDe0jB4EzodDW8QkDwnZRiVhoV_js1r51enyUkXQpEMMXGhcxyibtdl80QngV_G-ZEUSy4tNp6_BTrYIj_lw7YpxnmeeVUWX-CM3Kp3jK0-Dfs12P1nA3P=s320" width="259" /></a></div>The <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> recently published <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F-s-Hyde-Street-Studios-where-the-Grateful-16909037.php" target="_blank">an excellent article</a> concerning an honor bestowed to the famous Hyde Street Studios: a bronze plaque recognizing it as a legacy business in San Francisco, for its contributions to the history and identity of the neighborhood, and to the pantheon of pop music.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Way back in the day, when it was known as the Wally Heider Studios (and following his breakup with Fantasy), Guaraldi recorded many of his scores for Peanuts specials within its walls, starting with <i>You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown</i>, and concluding — on February 6, the day he later died — with <i>It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown</i>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On February 6, 1974, Guaraldi and his trio were in that studio to record a live concert broadcast by KPFA and KPFB, much later released as the CD <i>Live on the Air</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guaraldi also spent several studio sessions, over the course of his final few years, recording tracks for a never-completed album: among them "Autumn Leaves," "Billie's Bounce," "No. 1 Snoopy Place," "Special Song" and "Your Song."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This isn't fresh news, but it was new to me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXn76Luj6dhUYbxgeEsbhZIKfTPxY-WYp-0xfqGtKA9yHKeEx9PHISHf5ErC3Ka8HiZTeTBLQrbOIgcykexU29Xfo2Om4myyV2ziK5Qg8OUroTUQgiIF4PdIy4JEdCo63byvrtztAUQPEsqgYBOtp7CVUlk9sSbaY-RPyT0p4NJ4Spx9Pm8Uc3PGZp=s500" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXn76Luj6dhUYbxgeEsbhZIKfTPxY-WYp-0xfqGtKA9yHKeEx9PHISHf5ErC3Ka8HiZTeTBLQrbOIgcykexU29Xfo2Om4myyV2ziK5Qg8OUroTUQgiIF4PdIy4JEdCo63byvrtztAUQPEsqgYBOtp7CVUlk9sSbaY-RPyT0p4NJ4Spx9Pm8Uc3PGZp=s320" width="240" /></a></div>Back in 2009, Fantasy released the two-disc <i>Definitive Vince Guaraldi</i>, which is a marvelous 31-song collection of Guaraldi's best work for that label, from early tunes such as "Calling Dr. Funk" to later Peanuts efforts, such as the title theme to <i>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving</i>. The package also included two previously unreleased tracks: "Blues for Peanuts" and an alternate take of "Autumn Leaves."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I somehow missed the fact that, in July 2019, Hal Leonard released a massive 216-page book in its "Artist Transcription" series, devoted to the music in this two-disc set, and bearing the same title.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It contains all 31 songs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Let me assure you, these are not trivial arrangements; as promised by the series, they are "authentic, note-for-note transcriptions." Many of them — I'm looking at "On Green Dolphin Street" and "Manha de Carnaval" — are impressively dense; you'll need <i>serious</i> piano chops to play these puppies.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(But everybody loves a challenge, right?)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is, without question, the most impressive Guaraldi song book released thus far. Better work on those finger exercises!</span></div></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-68589405168753880002022-02-10T09:53:00.001-08:002022-02-11T12:26:59.737-08:00Credits where due<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhaiQX-hRHaNowm5Hlq4kn9iXF1pC_aN4e4--sbkRrGGYQ4xRX7RO1BoGQsrmhIGfzt0LDW-z4KSKx3Q8BO04hx2F90KZAYrTFOSLo2kK31yBnZmgTIxoTuEM7C4_2XB1pvPWJaMEYkksziYC2MuWd1mya37M9E10E4evUGo-gQuv45Z-GyQfhujv7=s486" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="486" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhaiQX-hRHaNowm5Hlq4kn9iXF1pC_aN4e4--sbkRrGGYQ4xRX7RO1BoGQsrmhIGfzt0LDW-z4KSKx3Q8BO04hx2F90KZAYrTFOSLo2kK31yBnZmgTIxoTuEM7C4_2XB1pvPWJaMEYkksziYC2MuWd1mya37M9E10E4evUGo-gQuv45Z-GyQfhujv7=w400-h259" width="400" /></a></div>By now, most avid fans know that all existing copies of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, going back half a century — whether broadcast on television; or purchased on VHS, DVD or Blu-ray, or from iTunes and other such sources; or streamed — are absent the title credits acknowledgment of Coca-Cola's sponsorship. The credits now conclude after Snoopy blanket-whips Charlie Brown into a tree, with a vocal chorus of "Christmas Time Is Here" fading into silence rather abruptly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">But television viewers back in 1965 — and during the 1966 re-broadcast — got a bit more; Snoopy then blanket-whips Linus into a sign that reads, "Brought to you by the people in your town who bottle Coca-Cola." We also get a more reasonable fade of the song.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Perhaps a <i>bit</i> less well known is the fact that the same thing happens during the end credits, which — in all existing prints — conclude after acknowledging director/producer Lee Mendelson, animator Bill Melendez, and United Feature Syndicate; the gang's cheerful delivery of "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" similarly fades rather abruptly. We no longer see the final title card, which reads "Merry Christmas, from the people who bottle Coca-Cola." And, needless to say, the song concludes properly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Happily, these artifacts have been resurrected by intrepid Internet elves; they can be seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo1PstQ1Yg8&list=PLibIm6bydFNSg2bhotpW1jw8vBOZqNbRr&index=2" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_oCutN7_W4&list=PLibIm6bydFNSg2bhotpW1jw8vBOZqNbRr&index=3" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ah, but how many of you know that such shenanigans also compromised the <i>next</i> two Peanuts specials?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After Charlie Brown drops the high fly ball during the opening sequence of <i>Charlie Brown's All-Stars</i>, he dejectedly walks along a fence that credits Charles M. Schulz; he pushes a board up, to walk through the fence ... and that's all we see these days, as the music fades. But the sequence continues for another 10 seconds, as — now on the other side of the fence — poor Chuck trudges past signs that credit Coca-Cola and co-sponsor Dolly Madison Cakes. Check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5H9CNxbMUY&list=PLibIm6bydFNSg2bhotpW1jw8vBOZqNbRr&index=4" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(One suspects similar co-sponsor acknowledgments in the end credits, but — if true — they've yet to surface.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The long-absent bits from <i>It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown</i> are even more fun. In all existings versions of this special, the title credits and music fade out after acknowledging Schulz, as an owl flies directly toward the screen. Ah, but the original sequence continues for an additional 17 delightful seconds: first crediting Coca-Cola via a scarecrow, as the panicked gang flees behind it; and then Dolly Madison Cakes, as Snoopy dances atop a pumpkin. Again, the conclusion of Guaraldi's title theme is much more satisfying, as can be seen (and heard) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RArIy_SNgM&list=PLibIm6bydFNSg2bhotpW1jw8vBOZqNbRr&index=6" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Existing end credits conclude after acknowledging Mendelson, Melendez and United Feature Syndicate; the musical fade is <i>quite</i> abrupt and clumsy. But the infuriated Linus continues to berates Charlie Brown for another 10 seconds, during which Dolly Madison and Coca-Cola are acknowledged ... and, more crucially for us Guaraldi fans, his perky arrangement of "Charlie Brown Theme" comes to a proper conclusion. Check it out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11y35JvbC9E&list=PLibIm6bydFNSg2bhotpW1jw8vBOZqNbRr&index=7" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I <i>believe</i> this practice ceased when the next special, <i>You're in Love, Charlie Brown</i>, came along in June 1967; by this point, fewer shows and specials were being sponsored by just one or two entities. But I won't be certain until somebody verifies having seen an archival copy of that original broadcast.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>, did sharp-eared viewers of the recent Marvel Universe series <i>Hawkeye</i> catch the use of the Guaraldi Trio's "Christmas Time Is Here"? The holiday-themed storyline included quite a few Christmas songs in each episode; Guaraldi's tune — the vocal version, sung by Charlie Brown and his friends — is the first heard in the fifth episode, "Ronin." it begins at 13:40, as Clint walks New York City's late-night streets to Grills' apartment, and continues for about 30 seconds while Grills welcomes him inside.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Needless to say, those showrunners have superb taste in music!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Shortly after this blog's <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2022/01/new-projects.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, the folks at Lee Mendelson Film Productions added seven more online folios of Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts themes. I supplemented the original list, but of course that post wasn't sent a second time via email, so you wouldn't necessarily know about the additions. Ergo, this is fresh notification that these titles have been added:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGjxCwrlHI0R6AgH4DXCSN-8I_5CNhCfRuM44MrgWVAhovWSeSgs59Bm6flZDpzxp2hD2VXFohy-t741y8bwWwpZ99aV19jdUehj6DkviF8yyVVaukxyElvjX4HbHL73jo6GiiYWVrszy2jVuBPSmAEMHK5FDe8gK5UQy9sFPUmEE_6cVOpsqp3dfN=s434" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="434" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGjxCwrlHI0R6AgH4DXCSN-8I_5CNhCfRuM44MrgWVAhovWSeSgs59Bm6flZDpzxp2hD2VXFohy-t741y8bwWwpZ99aV19jdUehj6DkviF8yyVVaukxyElvjX4HbHL73jo6GiiYWVrszy2jVuBPSmAEMHK5FDe8gK5UQy9sFPUmEE_6cVOpsqp3dfN=w400-h356" width="400" /></a></div>• "Bon Voyage"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Charlie Brown's Wake-Up"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Charlie Brown's All-Stars"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Sassy Sally"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Schroeder's Wolfgang"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• "Woodstock's Dream"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You'll find links within the previous post. </span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-20471673237563285852022-01-16T11:01:00.001-08:002022-01-18T06:57:41.589-08:00New projects<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqsNBWZjQgGSV0AfECTKI06trSQ85P3sZ7mtLy7Oj6TaXD-9nH7TtDL9z78uNxgBkTX-5US-ngqANzHxi9Pf3dGCWelofLKW9YgGwZcsecnxkBUfqeoTjGH5k9I4QSLnEGvnTtP4nmTB4wcCHlXALBUnbw5FmTvbeLMDPR9rc9qMxDePtkrcn9OM4r=s549" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="431" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqsNBWZjQgGSV0AfECTKI06trSQ85P3sZ7mtLy7Oj6TaXD-9nH7TtDL9z78uNxgBkTX-5US-ngqANzHxi9Pf3dGCWelofLKW9YgGwZcsecnxkBUfqeoTjGH5k9I4QSLnEGvnTtP4nmTB4wcCHlXALBUnbw5FmTvbeLMDPR9rc9qMxDePtkrcn9OM4r=s320" width="251" /></a></div>Pandemic-enforced isolation has a few benefits, such as encouraging folks to finally tackle massive, long-postponed projects of one sort or another. I mean, really; what <i>else</i> were we able to do with our time?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The folks over at Lee Mendelson Film Productions spent the past year and change digging through their music archives, which prompted some happy discoveries: wonderful Guaraldi artifacts, some of which may have been thought lost; additional details will follow, as plans for mainstream release can be finalized.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of their many goals has been to enhance Guaraldi's sheet music library, by releasing more fulsome expressions of his genius Peanuts work. They've started with 18 of Guaraldi's less well-known themes and cues, which now are available via Hal Leonard Publishing as online folios. They aren't simple, "E-Z play" arrangements for all ages; these are solid transcriptions that'll require at least <i>some</i> keyboard chops.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click each title to be taken to the relevant SheetMusicDirect page.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/512627/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Love Will Come"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/512629/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Graveyard Theme"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/512631/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Incumbent Waltz"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/512633/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"You're in Love, Charlie Brown"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/527559/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Cops and Robbers"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/528721/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Little Red-Haired Girl" </a>(a preferable title for a cue originally called "Trio Ad Lib" when used in <i>You're in Love, Charlie Brown</i>)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/527557/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Paw Pet Overture"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/526749/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Pitkin County Blues"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/527555/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Play It Again, Charlie Brown"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/527561/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"School Days"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/254144/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Charlie's Blues"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/546513/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/539004/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/539006/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Charlie Brown's Wake-Up"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/539002/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Charlie Brown's All-Stars"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/551355/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Sassy Sally"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/551353/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Schroeder's Wolfgang"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/551357/Product.aspx" target="_blank">"Woodstock's Dream"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have fun! </span><span style="font-family: arial;">More will follow, as long as this initial set generates sufficient interest.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">********</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZXYLJJz5dDdDQ7bIGEna2gkZyixq34-2mG4Y3dLHz4gtrlfGzKJfgdlqeujLzBAIKj62-0wvfd_YiRhnHK7SJ8REsOAOx-wpP0cul1E5JIshbBeEAFdx0B9WTyDP2xHhCKo48l6QxuVy1m2fsfzMBsW6Po15ZStpLZEjPdH3NhNRRdArkmK9Cat0r=s936" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="936" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZXYLJJz5dDdDQ7bIGEna2gkZyixq34-2mG4Y3dLHz4gtrlfGzKJfgdlqeujLzBAIKj62-0wvfd_YiRhnHK7SJ8REsOAOx-wpP0cul1E5JIshbBeEAFdx0B9WTyDP2xHhCKo48l6QxuVy1m2fsfzMBsW6Po15ZStpLZEjPdH3NhNRRdArkmK9Cat0r=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Across the border in Canada, the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia has unveiled the <a href="https://cfns-fcne.ca/jerry-granelli-legacy-fund/" target="_blank">Jerry Granelli Legacy Fund</a>, in recognition of the jazz drummer — and long-ago Guaraldi sideman — who passed last year. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The fund is dedicated to carrying on Granelli's unique approach to teaching, and to the nurturing of the improvising arts community he created in Nova Scotia, which was his home for many years, and where — in addition to his live performances — he worked as an educator and community builder.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">His unique teaching approach is embodied in the Creative Music Workshop, established in 1996 with fellow Halifax musicians Don Palmer (sax) and Skip Beckwith (bass).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Workshop has been run in collaboration with the Atlantic/Halifax Jazz Festival since its inception. Today it is an eight-day intensive program grounding participants of all ages, skill levels, and artistic disciplines in the fundamentals and practice of improvisation in music and life. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a lovely honor ... and it makes me want to visit Nova Scotia!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(When such travel once again is safe and practical, of course...)</span></div></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051519380220252201.post-15089325220044001052022-01-03T09:34:00.002-08:002022-01-06T06:57:00.697-08:00Chart success!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXBGF3sp3eApQNDp-etvM2GRB43ADgv-mWR4ZlxjUnFmhwXxpiHDX63bRuGBD1wMu8dELwKCTBOkiGYNwl_k1gG8oJjISYi-B3b5joxmEUuJPZQ4LM_8OvhvRD1843WMpuNfNY8O8xmwQBqp5LF4IGxR_EiF9Vgtd5gCLO5F1jRo0WPXVIuV8xE4kR=s570" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXBGF3sp3eApQNDp-etvM2GRB43ADgv-mWR4ZlxjUnFmhwXxpiHDX63bRuGBD1wMu8dELwKCTBOkiGYNwl_k1gG8oJjISYi-B3b5joxmEUuJPZQ4LM_8OvhvRD1843WMpuNfNY8O8xmwQBqp5LF4IGxR_EiF9Vgtd5gCLO5F1jRo0WPXVIuV8xE4kR=s320" width="319" /></a></div>Guaraldi's score for <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> has been popular ever since it debuted back in 1965, so it's no surprise that sales increase every year, as we approach the holiday season. What <i>is</i> surprising is that the album's popularity — as measured by sales, and recorded by Billboard magazine's various charts — has been increasing dramatically during the past several years.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The album didn't achieve any Billboard ranking until 1987, when (finally!) it debuted on the Top Holiday Albums chart. Two decades later — for the week ending January 27, 2007 — it peaked at No. 2 on that chart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Its performance on the <a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/the-billboard-200/" target="_blank">Billboard 200</a> (album) chart is more noteworthy, as this chart clocks <i>all</i> genres. <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> always has posted respectable numbers during the final month of each year, but it finally reached the Top 10 — at #10 — just a year ago, on January 2, 2021.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ah, but its performance this past holiday season has been <i>spectacular</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The album entered the Billboard 200 chart on the week ending November 13, at #159. It rose to #63 the following week, then #51, and then #21. It hit #10 on December 11. Then it rose to #9 the following week, and #8 on Christmas Day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then — wait for it — the album hit #6 (!) on January 1, 2022. That's <i>amazing</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(I suspect <a href="https://impressionsofvince.blogspot.com/2021/09/vinyl-madness-2021.html" target="_blank">all those variants LPs</a>, which have become an annual tradition, had a great deal to do with that ranking.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>UPDATE:</b> With the holidays behind us, I guessed it would drop much lower the following week ... but that didn't happen. <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i> still placed a very respectable #8 for the week concluding January 8.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But this isn't even the best news.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/" target="_blank">Billboard's Hot 100</a> tracks the popularity of individual songs; way back in the day, that was measured by the sales of 45 singles. These days, as explained by Billboard, "The week's most popular songs across all genres [are] ranked by radio airplay audience impressions, as measured by Nielsen Music; sales data, as compiled by Nielsen Music; and streaming activity data provided by online music sources."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Guaraldi's only song to hit the Hot 100 was "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," which entered that chart — at #94 — on December 8, 1962. During a 19-week run that finally concluded on April 6, 1963, it peaked at #22 on February 23.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJSvzRbjX7zDa8nVvQOdtE8nJItZrpmZ41NydqGurdlyF6MliUn2Tz9X1yb3t6ceYyvcI4ON9q942RgmLHVu9j9R05xpZX-QFrGy7yk5FUztxlxpelmjC8Od0wOVV24YIkXazsUhX2nIHIqmcLVwPfMSfk0r9j4Uef2w5HP5Qjajh4_rAZymDQgT8I=s300" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="300" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJSvzRbjX7zDa8nVvQOdtE8nJItZrpmZ41NydqGurdlyF6MliUn2Tz9X1yb3t6ceYyvcI4ON9q942RgmLHVu9j9R05xpZX-QFrGy7yk5FUztxlxpelmjC8Od0wOVV24YIkXazsUhX2nIHIqmcLVwPfMSfk0r9j4Uef2w5HP5Qjajh4_rAZymDQgT8I" width="300" /></a></div>That song remained a Hot 100 Guaraldi one-shot ... until now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The just-released Hot 100 chart — also dated January 1, 2022 — reveals two new debuts: "Linus and Lucy," at #37; and "Christmas Time Is Here," at #48.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>UPDATE:</b> "Christmas Time Is Here" rose to #41 for the week dated January 8, although (alas) "Linus and Lucy" vanished from the chart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>More than half a century after they were released</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This truly has been a magical Guaraldi Christmas!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">[Note: The chart links above always default to the most recent week; you can dial back to any previous week by clicking on the blue circle calendar icon, directly below the chart title.]</span></div>Derrick Banghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885694730612878577noreply@blogger.com0