Vince Guaraldi - Peppermint Patty

[@galenstone9097]

I grew up with these songs, never realizing I was listening to World Class Jazz. Vince was a genius.

[@omarblack4206]

I agree

[@dlee827]

I recently heard an interview on CBC radio with the late Jerry Granelli, who was Vince Guaraldi's drummer. He said that while the "jazz police" were dismissing Guaraldi as a sell-out, none other than Miles Davis was a fan and he went to their gigs regularly.

[@tobypuente8841]

A sellout, ya, right. Critics aren't usually musicians, so I start with that grain of salt. And, when the Peanuts animation came out, Guaraldi had been asked by the producers to make the music. It is some of the most enticing music, and introduced millions of new fans to good music. Further, music of all kinds ties us to the first time we heard it, who we were with, what it means to us today...my father liked Peanuts, and in '65 we watched and liked the animation. Pop also said he liked that music so I became a fan, too. Hearing ANY Guaraldi music takes me back there. Thanks

[@blachubear]

A sellout? Mr. Guaraldi is introducing kids to jazz in a sneaky way for seven generations & counting by watching Peanuts specials. Vince is not forcing them to listen to jazz just like any purists. The kids will stumble upon it, it's the same way when as kids we watch Looney Tune cartoons and here classical music or operas are being introduced to us without even knowing it. I remember as a 4th grader, we went on a field trip to a theater and they were going to here classical music. We went 'oh no'. Then the orchestra play and they played something we heard before. The bunch of us kids started to sing "KILL THE RABBIT, KILL THE RABBIT, KILL THE RABBIT". The conductor stopped. The conductor, the orchestra & the adults in the audience laughed. The conductor said "Ah I see the kids know that one. We appreciate it but no audience participation is needed". Everyone laughed and applauded. Anyway like I said how can a jazz piano player & composer is selling out while he's introducing the genre to people that wouldn't bother to give it a chance to listen to it?

[@chrisfrieler4512]

@@blachubear I think you mean, "Kill the Wabbit" (as Elmer Fudd would sing) 😋

[@MyJbryant]

Vince has got to be one of the most underrated geniuses of the past.

[@jonkunz1060]

Vince Guaraldi was a genuis and I don't feel he was truly appreciated for the magic he was able to create...

[@carmelstevenson5412]

i love his songs:) :D

[@diamond21450]

A bit like Gerry Anderson?

[@petepoulos]

Because we all can still talk about him and listen to his music he is always with us, which speaking as a musician and after he left us 40 years ago, is a testament to his lasting legacy and appreciation for him.

[@annelouise6165]

Jon Kunz lol wow I sure have fully appreciated the man ... my mother painted 3D pictures of the peanuts when I was a child. She died when I was 10. I have listened to VG with complete awe and appreciation since I was old enough to buy the Christmas cd . I also listen to all of it all year long. He was a creative genius I agree. Nothing like him

[@jonkunz1060]

Anne Louise....that is powerful! I think for many of us our love of VG stems from childhood, but our true appreciation for the masterstroke does not appear until we are much older. Same with anything I guess.

[@samrichmond9709]

This was a live performance that was recorded. Bass player looses time at the end but that happens sometimes and adds to the realism. Vince’s runs at the end are amazing!

[@thefrankonion]

I love the way it ends with the bass!

[@LexTreefrog]

Where does he lose the the time exactly I don’t hear it save the very last note

[@adraiansanders2674]

Wouldn't want it any other way...amazing

[@CountOfMonteCristo_]

This is one of the most humble and beautiful compositions I’ve ever heard, it sounds like all the best parts of life…

[@_ben_miller]

peanuts music is so powerful.....in such a non attention-seeking way...it sounds like all the emotions of real life: sincere hope and optimism, but meant with the acceptance of mundane reality...

[@thetominator6359]

That's just peanuts in a nutshell, and Vince's compositions perfectly encapsulate that

[@rareavisfugit]

Here here🤩🎉💕🌈

[@cheriwidman8874]

Yessssssss!! 💜💜💜💜

[@TheMfmccarthy]

Vince Guaraldi is a towering genius

[@ihatemychannel859]

Vince will always have a piece of our hearts, when I first listened to one of his songs, it was amazing, Vince is truly a legend.

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

I always thought it was funny: during the 70's, Peppermint Patty grew and grew to become one of the most major characters in the strip, but when Guaraldi wrote this tune she was a relative newcomer - to the point where in You're In Love, Charlie Brown, just a year after her first appearance, she lacks many of the traits that would make her such a core character later (seeing a P. Patty who actively tries to set Charlie Brown up on a date with someone else is so strange in retrospect). She was just a minor character at that point and didn't become major until far later, where most other minor characters don't have a theme of their own, so why her at the time? I've always wondered if it was simply that by that point Schulz already had in mind the kind of places he wanted to go with her (she was a character from a comic series concept he scrapped, after all) and told the film crew, so Guaraldi knew she would be more major later and wrote her a theme. Or maybe I'm overthinking it: that Guaraldi just saw a character who was fun on arrival and was inspired to write something.

[@thomaslevy2119]

I had not heard this piece before. It has since become one of my favorites, next to "Linus and Lucy," "Skating," "The Great Pumpkin Waltz," and others. Perhaps that is because it reminds me of my late wife who was a bit tom-boyish, complex, and wonderful. Still love ya, Tammy, wherever you are . . .

[@IlIlIllIlI]

The piece is truly beautiful, I bet so was your wife

[@thomaslevy2119]

She was beautiful to me.

[@Nosferatu755]

Vince Guaraldi had that effect on people, as did Schulz. Peppermint Patty was the ideal sports-girl tomboy that was a friend to everyone. It just goes to show that this piece would bring back those memories to you of someone you loved and cared for. She was Peppermint Patty, in her own way, and as such will never be forgotten

[@logaudet]

Beautiful timeless music. I realize people have many tastes, but how can anyone NOT like this, it just rolls...

[@AllenManor]

According to Wikipedia, Vince Guaraldi died at 47 years old on February 6, 1976. I'm that old now. I gave it some thought and was surprised to realize I would only have been halfway through kindergarten when he died. I've done a lot of living since then and he's been dead all that time and the world has changed so much.

[@thachiefrocka]

I don’t know why but I get emotional when I listen to his music. Particularly the music for Peanuts. On the verge of tears sometimes.

[@TheMfmccarthy]

Me too. It's truly heartfelt stuff. Vince captured something very special

[@SurfingWithTheMartian]

Me too ❤

[@captainhuggyface6731]

i love this one, still reminds of leaving middle school, leaving what felt like my people, and a vibrant history that was but only 4 years

[@marcusguyton9747]

I feel so euphoric when I listen to this song! Having Synesthesia really helps out as well.. All I see are blots of blue, purple, white, and green from different sections of the song. These are my musical feel-good colors!

[@TheaWeaver55]

Marcus Guyton that is a super cool super power you have there!

[@Irenelovesnoodle]

I kinda wish I had synesthesia

[@yepitsme3336]

I too have some from of synesthesia. Every day of the week is a different color and the week is flat on the top (Sunday & Saturday), Monday is next to Sunday but a bit lower and so on. It is a rounded 1/2 circle till Friday meets Saturday. Every month of the year is on a linear, horizontal line and each month has a color. When it turns January 1st at the stroke of midnight, my mind sees the line doing a 180 and it's back to the beginning of the year as a whole new line all over again. I know this sounds confusing as hell, but it's what I have always seen lol ;)

[@SudokuBro]

"You're holding my hand Chuck. You sly dog."

[@KOBUN40]

Good grief!

[@arthurcabral9561]

Charles Schultz said Charlie Brown marries Peppermint Patty later in life.

[@abdus-salaamronda1055]

Lol

[@Tarrabyte]

>///

[@evaheath3309]

Aw listen to this song

[@brucep9729]

Absolute genius Vince Guaraldi, thank you for these treasures!

[@joshuakohlmann9731]

Jazzy and funky but also full of melancholy...the perfect musical expression of the Peanuts characters.

[@cridly]

Literally just Peppermint Patty. I mean it, she seems tough but always waits for her dad to get home after work and it's usually late at night, so she doesn't get a proper amount of sleep most nights and it's why she falls asleep in class a lot. She doesn't have a mom, where the mom's gone to is unknown. Her dad (and Marcy to an extent, she's not as close to ay of the others, even ol' Chuck) are all she's got, really.

[@berndhartwig5770]

This is one of the best pieces of music against Covid anxiety. Thank you for posting it!

[@deanamilioti]

Omg 💯 yes... it’s one of the few things I can listen to in order to relax and shut my brain off. 👍💓

[@immabeamazing]

this song makes me so happy. I used to listen to it as I read my environmental science textbook all the time and now it makes me nostalgic for those days :)

[@dakritic]

I don’t know what it is but this picture is so sad to me. It’s almost as if it’s the day that Charlie Brown and Snoopy found out that Vince Guaraldi had passed away.

[@RoySmiles100]

A thing of wonder & beauty...dear god, music like this makes life worth living! x

[@arcadekiddierides55]

Yeah! I like this calming down Peppermint Patty music!

[@andrewluchsinger]

I have loved his music since I was very young.

[@kevinholloway9307]

Andrew Luchsinger nobody dosent like Vince.

[@whitney8895]

Its 3am and I have listened to this 3x already. I cant wait for the new Peanuts movie to come out November 6, 2015

[@kcmyway]

+Whitney B what a cool song, huh? I just listened to " cast your fate to the wind" . My mom used to have this LP when I was a little kid in the 60's.

[@chrisbuentello9023]

+Whitney B Wait no more! :D Happy Peanuts Day!

[@bitzofdataz]

+Whitney B was it good?

[@ID12399]

+bitzofdataz I thought it was good but I wish they had more of vince guaraldi's music in it

[@justcuz8202]

That was 2015?? Dang.

[@buddylarsen6647]

Man alive --he MADE that character just as much as Charlie Schultz did --right here in the midst of this sound, up she conjures --who who IS that? Why, it's Peppermint Patty! And that last note, oh poor little thing --but look, she's still smiling.

[@marcusguyton9747]

+Buddy Larsen Very poetic, sir!

[@seyameelc]

Well said!

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

The soundtrack was recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, with drummer Jerry Granelli, and bassist Fred Marshall. Guaraldi went on to compose scores for seventeen Peanuts television specials

[@alcahallic4526]

Vince Guaraldi's CB soundtracks are timeless, at the same time when I hear them I get this melancholy feeling deep down, not too different than how I felt as a kid when I first heard this.

[@andrewbuchanan1230]

I love the peanuts. They are a timeless masterpiece in the hall of fame of cartoons

[@jeffreyhillmeyer3391]

I love the full sound, thought the quality of the sound isn't the greatest because I know it's live. It has such an epic quality as with all of Guaraldi's work. And he seems to manifest that in all the players . Brevity, efficiency in the melody - not one unnecessary note. I could swear that Guaraldi could have been a mathematician because of the tightness and pure simplicity. It's beautiful is just too pale to describe music like this...

[@kevinholloway9307]

Jeffrey Hillmeyer AMEN!!!!

[@usernameusersurname7223]

Something about vince’s music is so damn relaxing

[@reev9759]

I'd love to hear a modern recording with a tighter ensemble performance. This is such good music.

[@sergiocruzcruz6003]

I love so much this arrangement. So full of life the piano in the middle of the happiness of all the other instruments. From the music of Guaraldi for Peanuts, only "Linus and Lucy" is more of my liking.

[@Hackneychap]

Definitetly the coolest thing to watch as a kid, oh yeah.

[@jamesthewineguy]

Vince Guaraldi so under appreciated!

[@jlstal2]

dayum vince guaraldi. you make gold.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

I think part of the allure of this tune is what I hear as the very fresh-sounding first theme, attained by going a little further around the circle of fourths than normal in earlier pop music (but really made popular in the rock era): I think they're in the key of F, so F major is the tonic, or I chord. So, the chord progression goes F - Bb - Eb - C sus (or something like that), then to the I6 descending figure with the diminished etc. I think the optimism comes from I going to IV, which I think tends to sound 'positive', 'optimistic' and 'spiritual' (hence its frequent use in church music), and then IV going to bVII, which is really just another I-IV, but taken further around the cycle of fourths in that direction. The big surprise is bVII then going to Vsus, as one might half assume it would instead keep going to bIII or something like that. great tune, regardless!

[@kerry7932]

I have no idea what you said and agree completely.

[@KrosanBeast315]

Vince was a genius, and gone wayyyyy too soon

[@jsunsherman72]

Kids with guns

[@KrosanBeast315]

He died of heart attack at 47 years old.

[@izanamiischeese1348]

They mesmerized, skeletons...

[@UNOwen1]

Yes, but, he did leave such wonderful music, and it's brought all of us, here, and I'd be willing to bet each one of us - whilst were listening to this, has a smile on our faces 😉. THAT is something special.

[@vincentfranklin17]

Sadly ironic. The day before Vince died, he worked on the soundtrack for It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown. He left us too soon.

[@blueeyedsoulman]

a Jazz genius playing for cartoons? Oh YEAH BABY lol. Check out his other stuff. It's amazingly human music in this computer age. He leaves the mistakes in too.

[@jeffreyhillmeyer3391]

Absolutely - the mistakes are essential in making this music so perfect - it likes the thread that misses the seam by 2 threads but who cares because the garment is beautiful anyway made by your grandmother...you can apply this analogy to all things handmade, as it reminds us of the humanity..

[@lamontburton1233]

To Chris Nowak:You're so right!

[@BarrySteelman]

Shultz once commented that Charlie eventually married Patty

[@aceyspud551]

Barry Steelman What did he say about the others?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

+Barry Steelman Seemed like they were perfect together.

[@guu3528]

+Barry Steelman Source, please, Barry? I'm not doubting it (they're a perfect match) but I would like to read more about this.

[@MKtheinstrumentalist]

+Barry Steelman Yeah, I want to know more about this too - I thought it was Marcie who had a crush on Charlie..?

[@kenmatthew6596]

+MKtheinstrumentalist Peppermint Patty and Marcie

[@ericschmincke1328]

You're holding my hand Chuck. You sly dog. -Peppermint Patty A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

[@blkinlaw54]

Still can listen to this song any time of day, anytime of the year. Classic, man. Charlie Brown cartoon itself shared many a life lesson and the music just reiterated it.

[@t64j]

Hey people don't over think this.....this music was written for a wonderful cartoon! How cool is that!?!

[@jeffreyhillmeyer3391]

Perhaps you're right but when you don't get this sort of harmonic convergence today, this stands out even more over time. From Charles Schultz to Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson having the foresight to grab Guaraldi and create something so sustaining for generations...all we get today is self-proclaimed "artists", so-called, that couldn't do anything original if their life depended on it - we are all dying of dehydration here for something which is why we have to keep going to the well. So respect the "thinking" because we aint getting but dumb silence from the music industry now...

[@shapleyattractor]

@@jeffreyhillmeyer3391 i think he ovrrthunk her

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

To me, this song was always the most quintessential sound of Peanuts, even more so than Linus and Lucy.

[@aprilbehnke9611]

This song often starts my day! Thank you so much for sharing it.

[@thomaslevy2119]

I've listened to several other versions of this piece on KZbin, but I think this is the best arrangement having the most feeling and depth.

[@Adriiiiiiii1]

Good Grief. This is a amazing song for Peppermint Patty!

[@fun-sizedjoan5858]

I listen to this all the time. it reminds me of childhood.

[@lowdown4651]

Sweéeeeeeeeeeet love it i'm italian too vince you make us proud rip brother😉😉

[@londonjackson8986]

Peppermint Patty: "Are you holding my hand, Chuck? You, sly dog!" Charlie Brown: Good Grief! When someone clearly has a crush on you, but you ignored him/her cause you feel embarrassed or just don' t notice.

[@Terf1988]

or weren't attracted to them, sadly

[@baloocallout678]

Charlie Brown actually knew PP got a crush on him later of the strip, but he also knew Marcie got a crush on him too, so he intently ignore advances from both sides just to preserve their friendship.

[@Zeugitai]

a tour de force. Love Guaraldi. For me, every October, I listen to little else. Guaraldi season is October ~ December.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Truly the embodiment of leaves, and the coming snow.

[@richinoable]

the pause between the diminished closure and thr applause is so intriguing to me...do they want more? are they afraid to interrupt a continuation? did they quit paying attention? I'd like to see a movie of this performance...

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

I simply love the sound of this song ! .

[@annettewalker9639]

This piece certainly captures Peppermint Patty's essence.

[@ishmaelsharif251]

YO THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG!!! ALSO CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND GURALDI ( JER-AL-DY) IS MY FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST AND I LIKE THIS TYPE OF MUSIC PRETTY STRANGE FOR A TEEN MY AGE

[@sheamusmeade6965]

YES VERY STRANGE ATTENTION SEEKER

[@jbomb895]

Aren't you a special snowflake

[@jbomb895]

I actually just transcribed a lead sheet for Skating. What a jolly carefree tune.

[@jbomb895]

Very cool. You're way beyond my piano abilities if you're working on that. My main instrument is actually guitar. Anyway I don't know if you like to write up your own sheets but if you want I could link you my transcription. I made lead sheets for Skating and Peppermint Patty recently.

[@jbomb895]

***** Cool man I've never even heard of moszkowski, would you recommend any piece(s) to listen to? Also here's the christmas album version of skating. My ears aren't perfect but at the very least it's close. I forgot that I need to tweak peppermint patty a bit but let me know if this sheet works for ya. imgur.com/Oq9ZTZo

[@BuddhaBites]

I didn't want it to end!

[@MD-wk3gj]

I think what’s unique about Vince is his sound and style of playing instantly connects with people and they can almost immediately tell you it’s Peanuts music although they can’t tell you who is playing. My guess is more people have an appreciation for jazz because of Vince than anyone else. His music connected with an audience in the jazz world prior but then his work on the Peanuts specials gave so many of us an appreciation for his sound that has lasted decades since. If you enjoy any of the Peanuts music check out his prior albums especially “Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus” & “Alma-Ville”.

[@jasobres]

The beginning sounds like "You're in Love, Charlie Brown".

[@guu3528]

+jasobres This is her theme song for her in all of the specials and was used when she was introduced in that movie.

[@malland2029]

Learning to play this together with Linus & Lucy. Brilliant Rendition... Thanks VG!

[@chrishuemmer9295]

this is just feel good music thank u vince

[@rolphwartieda2707]

that music on the background ... peanuts, always intrigued me,

[@Akron162]

Peppermint Patty was always my favorite.

[@bluebeagle3302]

thx

[@SieKensou]

There's this great songbook called "Peanuts Illustrated Songbook", which contains lots of transcriptions made by Vince Guaraldi himself. You can find it at amazon. just in case youre still wondering :P

[@christopherpesqueira8169]

Peppermint Patty was the coolest character. Well except for Joe Cool.

[@bluebeagle3302]

christopher pesqueira thanks :D

[@SchoolComedyThursdaychannel]

My new favorite Vince guaraldi song

[@peemium9505]

It sounds like it should be in a movie.... SO GOOD

[@marcoevans2155]

Memba all the cute Dolly Madison cupcake commercials that ran during Peanuts specials? 🥰

[@gwenbattles4606]

My Damn Jam

[@paxwallacejazz]

wow at 1:48 it fricking becomes Igor Stravinsky VINCE :-)

[@jimnshay]

+paxwallacejazz To me at 2:30, he's doing a barnyard jazz Aaron Copeland. Simple gifts, my friend..

[@Erzahler]

+paxwallacejazz: I was thinking more like Shostakovich! HA!

[@evaheath3309]

7years I heard this song when I was born

[@BradPiano]

Igor StraVINCE-sky?

[@IlIlIllIlI]

this is the first time for me to listen to this piece... I love this really much I am happy that I still have so much more too be happy for in my life!

[@NoldorianElf]

Irresistible, blithley and snazzy :D Love it

[@lucariotheawesome]

Love the double reed parts at 1:04 and 3:01!

[@MauricioIBARRAQUINTERO]

Que gran interpretación. No me Cansare nunca se escuchar ésta melodía. Que viva el buen Jazz instrumental.

[@MiscellaneousVariety]

I noticed Charlie Brown Themes aren't really themes for a certain character but a certain event or mood of the story.

[@UNOwen1]

They're for the mood of the character. Fair?

[@morgancherry9998]

Brings back my whole. Childhood

[@yolandasilva6373]

I love this song its the best song in whole wide world

[@erikswenson1760]

Vince guaraldi is wow love it his music is right with the peanuts gang

[@dharmaseed]

There are two other versions of this song, not quite as atonal: One is on 'Peanuts Portraits' and the other on 'Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues From The Charlie Brown Specials, Volume 1'. There may be one on 'Oh, Good Grief!' also, but I'm not sure.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

dharmaseed The one I know best is on "Oh, Good Grief!" with V. G. on electric harpsichord (!) and an electric guitarist sharing the lead. A real groovy track, especially the jam/ride-out at the end which always reminds me of some kind of fight, not a real vicious one, but a semi comedic one between two regularly quarreling friends.

[@VeryLovingRN]

heard this song in my office today and I fell in ❤ with it...

[@Louzabala]

Love love LOVE this version of this song!

[@parichehrmanuchehrkhodayaa5405]

Awesome Thank you very much 👍

[@GardenGirlD76]

This is a Saturday Vibe!!

[@ricardomolina7431]

Ni un latino por aquí....si este programa traspasa fronteras , escuchándolo en el 2019.

[@74Spirit1]

There was a song for Linus and Lucy(it became known as the Peanuts theme). Interesting that one for Peppermint Patty was composed.

[@angelad.9853]

Irenee Shubert There was also one for charlie brown, frieda, and schroder.

[@arcadekiddierides55]

I like this music! And I like Snoopy from Peanuts too!!!

[@TigerHenry678]

Do you also find Charlie Brown Relatable?

[@omp835]

This song is so sublime. Luv it!

[@callixvision6481]

00:14 sounds like Limelight by Rush

[@hasJazzFunk]

PATTY IS VERY COOL! VINCE IS THE MAN, EVER!! =) AWESOME TRACK!!! THANKS FOR POST, GOD BLESS!!!!!

[@nabillparvizi487]

yes!!!!!

[@lamonmack3037]

A masterpiece

[@buddylarsen]

This is just magic --the music and the character are the same thing --

[@johnw685]

Charlie and the gang … Dopeness

[@ConversusVans]

My favorite Peanuts song. It reminds me of the days when I rode on a Snoopy house kiddie ride as a kid.

[@livingsnake3903]

is there an mp3 of the song i can get? this is the only version left on youtube. there use to be another one but youtube took it down

[@Emilhrox1]

the album entire is lost...

[@official_knack]

@@Emilhrox1that’s such a shame, do you know why?

[@rolfingerbier]

That Song brings back so much Memories.Thats Peanuts for me. ;-O

[@arthurcabral9561]

God, vince had real talent.

[@dottieerickson4299]

Who can continue this musical legacy? Maybe we can hear Charlie Brown and his love for the Little Red Hair girl. This would also be a great flash mob music and dance at a Mall.

[@lenevee4925]

This sounds like an intro Peppermint Patty would walk into a room or down the street on. ❤

[@slumberlane1897]

It still baffles me this has less than a million views

[@jeffreichert7011]

Sublime, subtle and elegant.

[@katiekentuckyyy]

i just discovered this song. i wish it were my theme!

[@lyraeskew7338]

you gotta love that peanuts gang

[@aariley2]

I call all this type of upbeat jazz--SNOOPY JAZZ!:):):)