Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
Appearance
Here's to You Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||
Studio | Avatar Studios, New York; Bill Schnee Studios, Hollywood; The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee; Capitol Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:52 | |||
Label | GRP Records | |||
Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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Here's To You Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 2000, and recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #2 on Billboard's Jazz chart. The album is a memorial to Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strips.
Vince Guaraldi who wrote many of the tracks on this album wrote the music for the original Peanuts television specials.
Track listing
All tracks written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Linus and Lucy" | 3:06 |
2. | "Charlie Brown Theme" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) | 4:18 |
3. | "Pebble Beach" | 4:38 |
4. | "Linus Tells Charlie" (David Benoit) | 4:30 |
5. | "Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)" | 4:34 |
6. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) | 5:17 |
7. | "Getting Ready" (David Benoit) | 3:08 |
8. | "Blue Charlie Brown" | 4:05 |
9. | "Red Baron" | 4:28 |
10. | "Happiness" (Clark Gesner) | 3:47 |
Personnel
- The David Benoit Trio
- David Benoit – acoustic piano, arrangements, orchestra arrangements and conductor (10)
- Christian McBride – bass
- Peter Erskine – drums, percussion
- Guest Musicians
- Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano (1)
- Marc Antoine – guitar (3, 9)
- Russell Malone – guitar (8)
- Chris Botti – trumpet (4)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (5)
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (10)
- Ken Gruberman – music contractor (10)
- Take 6 – vocals (6)
- Al Jarreau – vocals (10)
Production
- Tommy LiPuma – producer
- Clark Germain – engineer
- Marcelo Pennell – engineer
- Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
- Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Ken Gruberman – music preparation
- John Newcott – production coordinator
- Robert Silverman – production coordinator
- Yvonne Wish – production coordinator
- Camille Tominaro – production manager
- J. Arthur Thomas – business manager
- Charles M. Schultz – illustration
- Hollis King – art direction
- Watts Design? – design
- Vincent Titolo – photography
- David Benoit – liner notes
- Lee Mendelson – liner notes
- Larry Fitzgerald – management
- Mark Hartley – management
- Studios
- Recorded at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA); Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Avatar Studios (New York, NY); Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN).
- Mixed at Bill Schnee Studios.
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Billboard Jazz Albums[1] | 2 |
References
- ^ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.