MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM GLENDALE? TO THE WORLD - ;) May I recommend the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s original soundtrack to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” [recorded in Glendale, CA.???] to lighten your mood, raise your spirits and get you into the Holiday Season like nothing else can? Enjoy and if you are interested in some little known ‘AMERICANA’ facts about this music, read on my friends, read on………… :) ____________ Photo #4 - Birth name Vincent Anthony Dellaglio Born July 17, 1928 Origin San Francisco, California, United States Died February 6, 1976 (aged 47) Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter Instruments Piano, electric piano, guitar, vocals Years active 1953–76 Labels Warner Bros. Records Fantasy Records Associated acts Vince Guaraldi Trio Cal Tjader Peanuts Website VinceGuaraldi _______ The soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas is an unorthodox mix of traditional Christmas music and jazz. The jazz portions were created by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Producer Lee Mendelson, a fan of jazz, heard a song by Vince Guaraldi on the radio not long after completion of his documentary Charlie Brown & Charles Schulz, and contacted the musician to produce music for the special. Guaraldi composed the music for the project, creating an entire piece, Linus and Lucy, to serve as the theme. When Coca-Cola commissioned A Charlie Brown Christmas in spring 1965, Guaraldi returned to write the music. The first instrumentals for the special were recorded by Guaraldi at GLENDALE, CALIFORNIAS WHITNEY STUDIO with bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Colin Bailey. Recycling Linus and Lucy from the earlier special, Guaraldi completed two new originals for the special, Skating, and Christmas Time Is Here. In the weeks preceding the premiere, Mendelson encountered trouble finding a lyricist for Guaraldis instrumental intro, and penned Christmas Time is Here in about 15 minutes on the backside of an envelope. The special opens and closes with a choir of children, culled from St. Pauls Episcopal Church in San Rafael, performing Christmas Time Is Here and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. One of the singers, Candace Hackett Shively, went on to become an elementary school teacher, and sent a letter of gratitude to Schulz after announcing his retirement in 2000. In the letter, she recalls recording the choir at Fantasy Studios and going out for ice cream afterwards, while also noting that she tells the story to her grade-schoolers each holiday season. The recording sessions were conducted in late autumn 1965, and were cut in three separate sessions over two weeks. They often ran late into the night, resulting in angry parents, some who forbid their children from returning; as such, numerous new children were present at each session. The children were directed by Barry Mineah, who demanded perfection from the choir. Mendelson and Guaraldi disagreed, desiring the kids to sound like kids; they used a slightly off-key version of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing in the final cut. Children were paid five dollars for their participation. In addition, the children recorded dialogue for the specials final scene, in which the crowd of kids shout Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!. The soundtrack for the special was recorded during these sessions, with decisions regarding timing and phrasing determined quickly. Guaraldi brought in bassist Fred Marshall and drummer Jerry Granelli to record the music, and spent time later re-recording earlier tracks, including covers of The Christmas Song and Greensleeves. The eventual LP release credited Guaraldi solely, neglecting to mention the other musicians; Guaraldi was notorious for never keeping records of his session players. Nearly three decades later, in an effort to correct the matter, Fantasy surmised that the recordings with Budwig and Bailey were employed in the special, while Marshall and Granelli recorded the album. Despite this, other individuals have come forward claiming to have recorded the specials music: bassists Eugene Firth and Al Obidinksi, and drummers Paul Distel and Benny Barth. Firth and Distil are noted as performers on a studio-session report Guaraldi filed for the American Federation of Musicians. A Charlie Brown Christmas was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007, and added to the Library of Congresss National Recording Registry list of culturally, historically, or aesthetically important American sound recordings in 2012. A Charlie Brown Christmas received high ratings and acclaim from critics. It has since been honored with both an Emmy and Peabody Award. _______ Photo #3 - Charles M. Schulz in 1956. His goal for the special was to focus on the True meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:22:48 +0000
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