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- Date Released: October 4, 2005
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Peak Records
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If someone had told Vince Guaraldi in 1965 that his scores for the Charlie Brown specials for children would have been the first exposure to jazz for several generations of impressionable children, chances are the composer would have either shrugged off the statement and paid it no mind or he would have laughed heartily at such a notion. But his score for A Charlie Brown Christmas has remained a cornerstone for jazz orientation and an essential holiday remedy for the run-of-the-mill-predictable contemporary favorites. So it's fitting that, 40 years on, a tribute album paying homage to the landmark soundtrack would hit the market just in time for the holiday season. Producer and smooth-jazz juggernaut David Benoit assembled a veritable who's who of adult contemporary and jazz performers for this 12-song session, including good pal Russ Freeman and his Rippingtons band, Dave Koz, Chaka Khan, Brian McKnight and Toni Braxton. It's a very warm sounding, heavily polished, well-played tribute album full of reverence for the original material, and it's suitable for the generation that were children when Guaraldi's original scores first hit the television airwaves. There's also material that strays ever so slightly from the original soundtrack, but it's a welcome bonus. And while no tribute album could even come close to harnessing the magic of its inspiration, this certainly does the trick in making the word "tribute" appropriate in a world where tribute albums run a dime a dozen.
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Christmas Is Coming
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2:54 |
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| 02. | |
Just Like Me
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4:12 |
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| 03. | |
Linus And Lucy
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4:02 |
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| 04. | |
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
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4:17 |
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| 05. | |
My Little Drum
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3:28 |
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| 06. | |
Skating
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4:01 |
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| 07. | |
Christmas Time Is Here
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4:25 |
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| 08. | |
O Tannenbaum
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3:53 |
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| 09. | |
Red Baron
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4:10 |
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| 10. | |
The Christmas Song
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4:03 |
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| 11. | |
Fur Elise
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1:07 |
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| 12. | |
Christmas Time Is Here
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3:13 |
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12 Total Tracks, 43:45 Total Length
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Credits
- Gerald Albright - Sax (Tenor) // Peter Erskine - Drums // Peter Erskine - Drums // Peter Erskine - Drums // Peter Erskine - Drums // Peter Erskine - Drums // Vince Guaraldi - Arranger // Vince Guaraldi - Arranger // Vince Guaraldi - Arranger // Dave Koz - Sax (Alto) // Brian McKnight - Arranger // Brian McKnight - Vocals // Brian McKnight - Producer // Toni Braxton - Vocals // Alex Al - Bass (Electric) // Rick Baptist - Trumpet // David Benoit - Synthesizer // David Benoit - Synthesizer // David Benoit - Piano // David Benoit - Piano // David Benoit - Arranger // David Benoit - Arranger // David Benoit - Conductor // David Benoit - Conductor // David Benoit - Bells // David Benoit - Bells // David Benoit - Producer // David Benoit - Producer // David Benoit - Fender Rhodes // David Benoit - Fender Rhodes // David Benoit - String Arrangements // David Benoit - String Arrangements // David Benoit - Orchestral Arrangements // David Benoit - Orchestral Arrangements // David Benoit - Synthesizer Strings // David Benoit - Synthesizer Strings // David Benoit - String Conductor // David Benoit - String Conductor // Rick Braun - Flugelhorn // Denyse Buffum - Viola // Dave Carpenter - Bass (Acoustic) // Chaka Khan - Vocals // Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums // Luis Conte - Percussion // Larry Corbett - Cello // Joel Derouin - Concert Master // Grant Geissman - Guitar (Electric) // Clark Germain - Mixing // Clark Germain - Tracking // Bill Heller - Keyboards // Stephen Holtman - Trombone // Norman Hughes - Violin // Keri Lewis - Vocal Producer // Tony Maiden - Guitar // Eric Marienthal - Saxophone // Rob Mathes - Vocal Producer // Ron Moss - Executive Producer // Carole Mukogawa - Viola // Haim Shtrum - Violin // Steve Sykes - Engineer // Steve Sykes - Mixing // Brian Vibberts - Engineer // Mark Wexler - Executive Producer // John Wittenberg - Violin // David Nathan - Keyboards // Robert Peterson - Violin // Russ Freeman - Guitar // Russ Freeman - Arranger // Russ Freeman - Keyboards // Russ Freeman - Producer // Suzie Katayama - Music Preparation // Suzie Katayama - Contractor // Suzie Katayama - Orchestra Contractor // Suzie Katayama - Copyist // Chris Bellman - Mastering // Abbey Anna - Art Direction // Wayne Bergeron - Trumpet // Andi Howard - Executive Producer // William T. Stromberg - Copyist // Yvonne Wish - Production Coordination // Chris Wood - Engineer // Laurence Greenfield - Violin // Julian Hallmark - Violin // Jan Folkson - Vocal Engineer // Tyrone Chase - Guitar // Ruth Bruegger - Violin // Valerie Ince - A&R // John "4 Daddman" Robinson - Drums // Karen Van Sant - Viola // Andrew Pham - Package Design // Jeff Wakolbinger - Engineer // Caryn Rasmussen - Copyist // Joshua Blanchard - Engineer // Rudolph Stein - Cello // Eric Stonerook - Copyist // Prescott Ellison - Drums // George Gumbs - Engineer // Dan Tobin Smith - Cello // Chris Loftlin - Bass // Jenis Stonerook - Copyist // Anna Stromberg - Copyist
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