Few instrumental tunes for TV are as instantly recognizable as the plucky “Linus and Lucy,” known as the “Peanuts” theme, or the contemplative “Skating,” both Guaraldi compositions.

Vince Guaraldi was a jazz pianist best known for his music in the Peanuts cartoons. His song Linus and Lucy became a classic and was loved by many. Guaraldi mixed jazz with warm, catchy tunes that ...

An exciting development from the crossroads of jazz, television and animation is the recent series of releases from Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP), masterminds behind the iconic Peanuts TV ...

Before the Vince Guaraldi Trio became synonymous with holiday nostalgia and the sound of childhood reflection, they were already sketching the emotional world of Peanuts. Jazz Impressions of A Boy ...

Vince Guaraldi, meanwhile, would go on to score a total of 15 PEANUTS specials during his lifetime, with 1976’s It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown being his final project.

The sketch arrives while the soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas from the Vince Guaraldi Trio, originally released in 1965, currently sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Kid Albums chart, thanks ...

The beloved television special A Charlie Brown Christmas aired on CBS on December 9, 1965, making it 59 years old today. As the first animated special based on the Peanuts comic strip, there was a ...

“Leroy and Lucy” is a smart and eventually provocative work, but inconsistently involving. And in terms of emotion, even in the end, I felt the grays, maybe deepening into the purples.

In 1998, Winston made a tribute album to Guaraldi. A concert to promote this album was performed in Santa Rosa shortly after. Bang was of course in attendance, and to his surprise, so was Guaraldi’s ...

Jazz pianist and educator Cyrus Chesnut and his band will perform songs from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other holiday favorites at Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center on Friday, Dec. 8.

by Vince Guaraldi Publication date 2023-12-01 Topics Youtube, video, People & Blogs, Vince Guaraldi, jazz, jazz pianist, pianist, peanuts composer, peanuts, composer, west coast jazz, bossa nova, ...