Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP) is thrilled to announce the release - for the first time ever - from recently rediscovered tapes - the complete Vince Guaraldi soundtrack to It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, the timeless 6th animated PeanutsĀ® special, from writer and creator Charles Schulz, director Bill Melendez and producers Melendez and Lee Mendelson. Originally the special aired in September 27, 1969 on CBS-TV. The album includes the original recordings that comprise the cues from the Special across twenty-six tracks, plus another 6 alternative tracks that have never been released or heard before. Guaraldi lovingly created the soundtrack for the summer camp adventure where Charlie Brown and his gang face off against the girls camp lead by Peppermint Patty. The large jazz combo album also includes the best rendition of Guaraldi classic, Love Will Come (Nova Bossa) as well as the first use of additional percussion in Victor Feldman. The recording features Guaraldi (piano), Monty Budwig (double bass), Jack Sperling (drums), Conti and Pete Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Victor Feldman (percussion), Herb Ellis (guitar), Willian Hood and Peter Christlieb (woodwind), and John Scott Trotter as the orchestra leader. The soundtrack was produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson and restored and re-mastered by Vinson Hudson. The album will be available on vinyl, CD and digital. This vinyl version, cut at 45rpm for maximum sound quality, includes a 12, 4-page inert featuring liner notes that give a track-by-track analysis by Derrick Bang (author of Vince Guaraldi at the Piano) and notes from Sean and Jason Mendelson, sons of PeanutsĀ® producer Lee Mendelson. The album packaging also includes images from the special and images of historical documents from the found tapes.
Release date:
July 26, 2024
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