Da da da, da da da, daa daa, da da da daa....
I pulled this CD from Jim's shelf and smiled. The track Linus and Lucy filled my thought and I immediately went and listened to the Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Boy Named Charlie Brown. The sweet jazz music is from the original sound track for the well-known CBS television special.
The animated comedy-drama made its appearance on TV in December 1969. Released as a record in 1972, and then on CD in 1989 by Fantasy, Inc..
Most of the tracks were composed and played by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi and supported by Monty Budwig on bass, and Colin Bailey on drums.
Tunes include the following:
- Oh, Good Grief
- Pebble Beach
- Happiness Is
- Schroeder
- Charlie BrownTheme
- Linus and Lucy
- Blue Charlie Brown
- Baseball Theme
- Freda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)
- Fly Me to the Moon (an additional and enjoyable track not on the original LP)
The CD makes me happy, not only because I remember Jim enjoying it, but because the characters and the music associated with each one makes me happy - even ornery Lucy. I've made a mental note to play this CD if I'm feeling down. Can't stay there for long.
Read a Wikipedia article about A Boy Named Charlie Brown here. I really enjoyed the article, and am sure you will too.
