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 No. 2 on Billboard's Jazz chart. The album is a memorial to Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, and jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, who composed music scores for the first 16 television specials before his untimely death in 1976.
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:52 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Linus and Lucy" | 3:06 | |
| 2. | "Charlie Brown Theme" |
| 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" |
| 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 |
| Total length: | 41:52 | ||
Personnel edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Jazz Albums[2] | 2 |
References edit
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.