Vince Guaraldi – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – Compact Disc

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Vince Guaraldi – It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – Compact Disc

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown presents Vince Guaraldi in a release with a clear musical identity rather than a loose collection of songs. Guaraldi’s score is inseparable from the Peanuts special, pairing playful jazz themes with autumnal atmosphere, gentle melancholy, and understated humor. The album invites complete-sequence listening: individual tracks have enough character to stand alone, but the writing, performances, and production reveal more when the program is allowed to unfold in its intended order.

The program moves through “Linus and Lucy,” the “Graveyard Theme,” “Snoopy and the Leaf,” and versions of the “Great Pumpkin Waltz,” then follows the special with reprises, marches, medleys, and alternate takes. That ordering gives the record a natural sense of movement, with the opening establishing its world, the middle deepening or complicating the mood, and the closing selections leaving the final impression. Transitions in tempo, texture, and point of view become especially noticeable when the songs are heard together instead of reduced to a few familiar singles.

Track Listing

Track 1 — Linus And Lucy

Track 2 — Graveyard Theme

Track 3 — Snoopy And The Leaf / Frieda (With The Naturally Curly Hair)

Track 4 — The Great Pumpkin Waltz

Track 5 — Linus And Lucy (Reprise)

Track 6 — Charlie Brown Theme / Charlie Brown Theme (Minor Theme)/ Graveyard Theme (Reprise)

Track 7 — The Great Pumpkin Waltz (Reprise)

Track 8 — The Red Baron / Military Drum March

Track 9 — The Great Pumpkin Waltz (2nd Reprise) / The Great Pumpkin Waltz (3rd Reprise)

Track 10 — Graveyard Theme (Trick Or Treat) [2nd Reprise]

Track 11 — Fanfare / Breathless / Graveyard Theme (Trick Or Treat) (3rd Reprise)

Track 12 — Charlie Brown Theme (Reprise)

Track 13 — Breathless (2nd Reprise)

Track 14 — It's A Long Way To Tipperary / There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding / Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag / Roses Of Picardy

Track 15 — Graveyard Theme (Trick Or Treat) [4th Reprise]

Track 16 — Linus And Lucy (2nd Reprise) / Linus And Lucy (3rd Reprise)

Track 17 — Charlie Brown Theme (2nd Reprise)

Track 18 — Linus And Lucy (Alternate Take 1)

Track 19 — Graveyard Theme (Alternate Take 1)

Track 20 — Charlie Brown Theme (Alternate Reprise Take 1)

Track 21 — Linus And Lucy (Alternate Take 2)

Track 22 — The Great Pumpkin Waltz (Alternate Take 2)

Track 23 — Linus And Lucy (Alternate Reprise Take 1)

Track 24 — Charlie Brown Theme (Alternate Reprise Take 2)