How Charlie Brown's JAZZ SAVED CHRISTMAS?
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- A Charlie Brown Christmas is the LEGENDARY jazz album from @Vince Guaraldi and is the soundtrack to the holidays. This week the @PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS REACT crew have a very special guest @Charles Cornell with us to dig into some of our favorite Charlie Brown Christmas songs.
I'm @Jack Conte the CEO of @Patreon and one-half of the bands @Scary Pockets and @PomplamooseMusic .
Joining me today are 2 of my best musician friends;
@Charles Cornell one of my favorite you-tuber's and an amazing jazz pianist. A HUGE THANK YOU to Charles for coming on board today what an absolute legend. You can check out his channel here. / charlescornellstudios
@ryanlerman a professional guitarist the other half of Scary Pockets
Here are the Christmas songs we recommended:
@JackConteExtras recommended Last Christmas - She & Him
• She & Him - Last Chris...
@Charles Cornell recommended Mele Kalikimaka - Bing Crosby
• Mele Kalikimaka - Bing...
@ryanlerman recommended the First Noel - Johnny "Bowtie" Barstow
• The First Noel
Here is the music we discussed in the episode;
A Charlie Brown Christmas
• A Charlie Brown Christ...
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For me, Christmas Time is Here is the greatest Christmas song of all time, because it captures the melancholy and nostalgia of the season. So much Christmas music is (or at least attempts to be) relentlessly cheerful, but Guaraldi didn’t shy away from the fact that the holidays are an incredibly complex time emotionally for people, even at a young age. The song resonates on such a deep emotional level
Add to that that it's right in the middle of winter, the season of death. I feel like Guaraldi really keyed into the heart of the season as well as the holiday with all those falling motives and dissonances. Almost entirely unique in the modern Christmas music canon, as far as I'm aware.
It really sounds like it was made to be played in front of a fire place while a snow storm is blustering outside, shaking the whole building.
I'm not a huge fan of the dominant dissonance throughout the piece but I totally get why you and many others love it, you described it perfectly.
Part of that is definitely due to the theme of the Charlie Brown show itself - Charlie is feeling down, while everyone else is seemingly happy, and everyone is telling him to be joyful. This song captures that perfectly (and the lyrics make it more explicit as well)...
@@groofay It’s not in the middle of winter, though-it’s only a few days into winter, when things are just beginning to die. The first day of winter is December 21st.
You mentioned nostalgia, which is key. For an adult listener, it brings back the magic of Christmas. But of course that magic is tinged with a bit of sadness, because now that you're older Christmas will never feel quite the same as it did when you were a kid. A big part of nostalgia is sadness brought on by the unavoidable passage of time.
Maybe the laughter got lost in the edits, but "What Sweet Child O' Mine Is This" was a spot-on quip. Gold star for Ryan!
I want someone to make that mashup.
@@ZipplyZane Someone get Hood Internet
@@ZipplyZane Perhaps Pomplamoose? ;)
Man, your videos with Charles have been so good. It feels like Jack has finally met his match when it comes to raw, wide-eyed enthusiasm, and I love that synergy between you two.
Ya for sure. I’d say Charles is unmatched…he is another level.
28:30 "What Sweet Child Of Mine Is This" is a fully underrated pun
Vince Guaraldi's music so affects me that I can only listen to it in small doses. It profoundly evokes in me what the poet Wordsworth called "the still sad music of humanity..." Since I first heard this in 1965 it has touched me on the deepest level and I have recognized in it all my own sadness, loneliness, and wistfulness. No music, or art of any type, has been more affecting. THANK-YOU guys for your best episode yet, and for your erudite, yet ebullient, discussion. What a wonderful Christmas present!
I could not agree more, but luckily for me, in the opposite fashion. It evokes in me clean, still peacefulness, childhood joy, light, faith, innocence, and deeply felt love.
For me, it is the soundtrack of the very essence of happiness.
…man me too I can’s listen to Vince without getting all misty…it’s like I’m smiling and crying at the same time. I am sure it’s a visceral reaction to the fact that this music was my childhood every year. I’m 59 so I got doses of Vince from like 1967 onwards…..thanks dudes for this great analysis of a great American composer/player.
This album took on extra meaning for me this year with the passing of Jerry Granelli here in Halifax.
Another early exposure to Jazz around the same time was Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
I feel like one of the most under appreciated things ever is how Jazz piano for a long time was incorporated into children's media, and for how long it stuck around and continues to return in reruns and traditions. The soundtrack feels like it was opening the curtain to a culture and sophistication around music that just seemed magical to me as a kid. While I'm not going to decry current kids media, because I'm not so old as to think these elements of my childhood was the only good way to have a childhood, I really like that the evokes the sonic landscape of my childhood.
YES!!! Like how Mr. Rogers' show incorporated such beautiful music into our lives. Love it.
Headhunters era Herbie Hancock did the Fat Albert cartoon soundtrack
Beautifully said!
@@TheBigtrev1234 I was anticipating at least one mention of Jonny Costa, his trio or Mister Rogers. Maybe a future episode?
Johnny Costa was an incredible get on Feed Rogers part. You're absolutely right, I grew up on this stuff and it programmed me to appreciate and just utterly lose myself in jazz chords. I'm grateful that the nostalgia and warmth these songs brought me as a kid persists well into my adulthood. Guaraldi also did Cast Your Fate to the Wind, which George Winston, David Benoit and others have faithfully played in tribute. Like Bill Evans we lost him all too soon, but what gifts.
Uh, before this channel blows up I hope you guys see this. This was a fantastic episode. I let my 9 year old son watch it because of your enthusiasm for the music theory side of it. I knew there would be language but we talked about it. This was so interesting to us both so you captivated a 9 year old and a 50 year old's attention. My favorite video. Thanks guys
the F bomb kinda ruins it for watching with my kids... phooey!
I agree. The content is SO good. But the language will keep some people from subscribing and that’s not what you want. Especially when it doesn’t add anything to the content and, in fact, detracts.
Please never stop what you are doing, guys!
It's bringing me and so many others so much joy.
Also: Charles is such a great addition. Really love you guy's synergy.
Much love.
Also, this music was a product of San Francisco jazz scene and his work with Cal Tjader Trio. You can hear the casual and flowing Latin Mambo influence in the core of each song, which also set it apart from typical Christmas Melodies.
I was going to say something along those lines. Thanks
Wouldn't Linus and Lucy be more of a Bossa Nova?
@@africkinamerican possibly, I know Cal Tjader also recorded an album of Bossa Nova. So maybe that’s a more accurate reflection of some of Guiraldi’s styling.
I love seeing the three parts of Jacob Collier's brain break down an iconic Christmas album . Thanks!
i play this album in my car, non-stop, from December 1-25 every year for the last 20+ years. My favorite and only Christmas album.
Guaraldi is criminally underrated.....Thanks for doing your part to highlight him. Shout out to some of the best recorded brushwork I have ever heard also...
The brushes sound like snow falling!❄
Vulfpeck Christmas in LA is a contemporary xmas jam!
Woody Goss did a Charlie brown style animated Christmas album of Vulfpeck tunes,it's wonderful too
I've been waiting YEARS for a breakdown of Vince Guaraldi from music CZcams - and all I can say is I wish you guys actually did talk all day about this album!
Skating, which sadly didn't make the cut for this video, is the first song I listen to every year when the snow starts to fall. It is THE sound of snowfall for me, just as this album is THE seminal Christmas album.
Charles Shultz lived in Northern Cal- hence the San Rafael choir also Fantasy records is in Berkeley
It is SO therapeutic to listen to a bunch of guys who are as moved and impressed with Vince's music as I am. It hits me in ways I don't see it hitting my friends or family (even if they may enjoy it).
I will say Vince had one other hit, although it's largely forgotten today: "Cast Your Fate To The Wind." It went to #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #9 on the Easy Listening chart in 1962.
If you like the Christmas album, I think you'll really like "Cast Your Fate To The Wind." It's worth looking up!
Yes! One of my favorite songs as a little girl!
A lot of Vince's non-Peanuts stuff is incredible, though another good Peanuts record is A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Jerry Granelli is so good at varying his textures.
Just watch how many times he changes sticks and techniques during "Linus and Lucy: with the Jerry Granelli Trio" here on YT
Jerry was a beast. He was the last of the Vince Guaraldi Trio. :(
@@deadredeyes he passed away this year tho:((
@@jeffw1976 That he did. He was the last of the Vince Guaraldi Trio, and damn it hurt to hear of his passing.
really one of the best episodes so far. chris has such a great way of framing and explaining ideas, and the raw conversations and an almost group epiphany at the end was fascinating to watch
Vince's "Cast your Fate to the Wind" album is chock full of more beauty.
I’m certainly not a big jazz guy, but I could listen to that album all day long
What sweet child of mine is this! HA!!! This is so interesting.
Vince Guaraldi's music for CB is the best music ever composed for any animation, in my book. To see three musicians dissect it with such delight and respect makes this one of the most affirming videos I've seen on CZcams in ages. And I live in England, where CB is _never_ shown on TV, not even at Christmas, which makes it all the more special!
As others have said here, Cast Your Fate To The Wind is another epic song by Vince. If you guys did a Part 2 of this with Skating and other stuff I'd be super hyped. Jerry Granelli was such an amazing drummer too. Wish I knew more about the bass dude.
Yes! "Cast Your Fate To the Wind" was once of my favorite songs a a little girl! And I wanted them to discuss the rhythm of "Linus and Lucy"- I always have trouble figuring out where "1" is!!!
God, I realize how much older I am than you guys sometimes, but don’t get me wrong, I LOVE what you’re doing here.
The GREAT Vince Guaraldi, thank you SO much for talking about him. Vince had a HUGE hit with a song he wrote called Cast Your Fate to the Wind, before his Charlie Brown masterpiece. It won a Grammy for best original jazz composition in 1963(?) and I believe this was a big Billboard hit as well. Wow, was he ever great: so soulful, such a great improviser too, just as great as anyone ever was, in my opinion. I hear a big influence of Bill Evans and even Paul Bley when I listen to him.
Many people around my age (late 60’s) were introduced to jazz from Miles’ Kind of Blue and I heard someone say so beautifully, forget who, that even as a kid they knew that this music represented their first gateway to adult emotions and feelings.. I think Charlie Brown’s Christmas captures this so magnificently as well; that emotional immediacy and of course that gorgeous synergy of intense musical beauty and melancholy.And doesn’t that also perfectly capture the inner turmoil of our beloved Charlie Brown too? I think kids immediately hear that and feel that as well.
You guys do such a great and interesting job! Thank you. And Ryan, check out the band Mostly Kosher if you haven’t heard them. I thought they were great. And you don’t have to be Jewish to like them! (Only kidding)
Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year. We need you guys, you have to stay healthy!
Fantastic presentation. Thank you! I just checked my phone where I have a playlist with dozens of various Christmas songs by various artists and now realize I had included only two complete albums when making that list years ago: "Christmas Island" (Leon Redbone) and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (Vince Guaraldi Trio). Timeless classics.
This was a seriously fascinating episode. I love what y’all do!
What sweet child o' mine is this hahahaha😂
Been following Jack and Nat since roughly 2008, to see Charles jam with them is like the ultimate superhero crossover! Love it!!!
Vince is one of my, if not my absolute favorite. Charlie Brown Christmas and Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus are fantastic. Loved the discussion, thanks guys.
What is so amazing about Guaraldi's album is how bloody well it has stood the test of time. It just never gets old!! I play the entire thing every Christmas, and always will. My other favorite album is the Carpenter's "Christmas Portrait," probably the best single holiday opus ever recorded... period.
For me, Karen Carpenter is one of THE voices of Christmas.
@@nataliejarosz9360
I'm listening to their Christmas album, right now! How weird is that??
this is a dreamteam collab, do more! charles cornell is a huge music nerd guy and entertaining while he does it
also, wonderful observation on the nature of creative genius and how people will just fucking miss them, and how being noticed and appreciated for your ability can be a fluke, it's crushing for people who make and do things sometimes but sometimes you become outrageously famous
but yeah get charles cornell back for more things, he'll nerd hard about music shit and that's pretty fun for anyone who musics
Loved this episode! Thanks so much for honoring Vince Guaraldi!
Love the long format! Charles is a perfect fit with you guys
As far as Guaraldi just being lucky being in the right place at the right time, it was the quality and feel of his music that got him that gig to begin with. In a way the true genius was the producer that made "Charle Browns Christmas come together. As someone whose bulk of my listening isn't straight jazz, I think it's Guaraldi's sense of melody and rhythm that makes his music so appealing.
The music enmeshed with with the popularity of "Peanuts" when they were at their cultural peak in the mid 60's. All kids wanted to see the Charlie Brown Christmas special every single year after 1965. Their parents all watched it with them. It all became culturally imprinted on at least two generations at the same time, and subsequent one's to follow. The music sounded hip to younger people, without being offensive to parents who were born in the 1930's or 40's.
Fabulous video. What set Vince apart wasn't chops - he was a musical poet. In both his composing and improvising he played from the soul - that's what touched people. The technical side of his music was a means to an end, which was communication. It should be noted that well before Charlie Brown Vince had a top 40 hit with "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", which is what brought Vince to the attention of Charles Schultz. I've always felt that a major influence on Vince was another West Coast pianist, the great Hampton Hawes. Hawes' early records on Contemporary had a major impact on Vince. If you want to hear another great piano trio album check out Hampton Hawes "The Green leaves of Summer". His version of the title song, St. Thomas and Blue Skies are absolute killers. They shared a joyful spirit mixed with melancholy (and they SWING). You even hear Vince at times playing Hawes licks. They're two of my favorites along with the great Bill Evans.
An interesting fact about Vince Guaraldi is that he was obsessed with snow, but as a San Franciscan, he never quite got to see it, which makes his Peanuts Christmas music even more brilliant. One day, San Fran got it's first heavy snow for forty years, Vince is supposed to have run out into the street, shouting "Snow! Snow! Lovely Snow!" and was beside himself with happiness. The next day, Vince had his fatal heart attack. But he finally got to see snow, and some say the snow came to take him up..
..😪😉
"Here comes the cash."
Such a great summary of Christmas, Inc.
Excellent video, guys. This album is fantastic.
I always imagine that had CBS known the staying power of this music back when it was recorded, they might have made sure the piano was better tuned for Guaraldi. Even so, as many recent auto tune A/B comparison videos have shown, “imperfect” intonation itself conveys emotion in music. Can you imagine if they transferred Vince’s playing over to a perfectly tuned and sampled Steinway how unsatisfying it would sound to the millions of ears that have the brain’s imprint of the Charlie Brown Christmas piano burned into their neural pathways?! I also think the plainness and rawness of this recording makes it sound like it’s playing in your living room on that dusty spinet piano in the corner, with the crèche scene on top, and which only gets played once a year when the family gathers around to sing carols. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Such a great album. Skating always caught my ear the most, and the album through childhood led me to discovering more of Vince's work, which has been an absolute pleasure. And in turn, led me to some other music I wouldn't have discovered otherwise (especially moving into the samba/bossa realm which knew nothing about but Vince so seamlessly pulled into his own music). I could listen to this particular album year-round. It's timeless and it's just "jazzy" enough that the holiday element is almost forgotten at times. But I save it for the period of holiday music and it's always one of the first 2-3 albums I pull out every year.
This was amazing. I LOVED the deep dive. It's not Christmas without any of these classics. The chord and note breakdown was so interesting. Christmas time is here. (you just read that with the 'kid's choir' voice)
It’s funny how much I don’t understand what they are talking about when they go deep with music theory and yet I still love the whole thing.
Can you also hear Greensleeves (a traditional English folk song from 1871) in "What child is this?". It feels so lovely when you make a mashup in your head.
I agree that this soundtrack helped deliver jazz to the masses in 1965! In fact, I got my first tape recorder for Christmas in 1970. The following Christmas, my big sister asked me to record the CB Christmas special because she loved the music so much. I don't know if I ever played her the tape, because I ended up listening to it so much, and it began a love affair I ='ve had with jazz to this day.
One thing that's not mentioned about "Christmas Time is Here" is the quality of the lyrics. Lee Mendelson, who produced the special, also wrote the lyrics. As he tells it, he loved Vince's song and thought someone should write words to it. Unable to find someone, he sat down at his kitchen table one night and wrote his lyrics on the back of an envelope in about ten minutes.
Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
Families drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year.
I read a book about the making of the special and when CBS execs viewed it a few days before it aired, they hated it. About the jazz specifically, they said "The music is all wrong."
It's good to remember that while A CB Christmas really put VG on the map for the masses, it wasn't a one-hit wonder. He also wrote more memorable music for many more CB specials. Two of my favorites are The Red Baron theme and the Peppermint Patty theme. Check 'em out on YT.
The whole album is FIRE. It never gets old. I love it
I said this before, but this is literally the best content on youtube, when it comes to reactions to music. I think u should keep doing this and experiment with different video formats in terms of length etc. These videos that u make will always be relevant, even later. The back catalog is gonna be incredible, so when this eventually blows up, people have so much to discover. I am telling you, keep it up
It really is a great album. One of the best ever, Christmas or not.
Loved this!!! Charles is awesome! Loved the more in depth theory talk
Woody Goss did a Charlie brown style animated Christmas album of Vulfpeck tunes,it's wonderful too
I love skymall in the christmas Version :D
I was just going to suggest they did a quick spin on this too - its such a neat album.
HE SHOULD BE interviewed here to be honest. No offense to Charles
OH man, so happy to see you guys giving Vince the love and respect he deserves!!
Merry Christmas! My favorite Christmas album! Thanks for another episode :)
Fantastic... your best one yet. I learned so much
Merry holidays and healthy new year, Charles, Ryan, Jack, and the rest of the company you keep! :)
I jst cant get enough of you guys. And now u r with the pretty much the guy that got me into music theory. What a great time to b alive
The Best, nice job guys, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year...
Very much enjoyed - looking forward to the musicgasm super cut of this episode too :)
One of the best vids i have seen recently. Thanks!!!
You guys show so much joy and dedication, it’s amazing to watch!
Even though I’m not highly educated when it comes to music theory, and sometimes I lose the grip of the conversation, I love listening to people who are this driven and passionate.
Both Christmastime and Charlie Brown have three sylables. I think it is a meditation on childhood simplicity using both of these word/thoughts.
Geez, guys, what a great episode! The anticipation, discovery, and joy were palpable as each one of you steered the conversation in ever expanding levels of musicality. More, please!
Amazing! What a wonderful episode not only on the musical breakdown, but framing the cultural impact too of this beloved work. Loved this episode so much!
Excellent, guys.
Genius album! Thank you for this explanation, guys.
Such a great episode. Charles brings such fun and enthusiam to the mix. This was one of my favorites. More videos with Charles please.
Amazing video! Thank you Jack! 💙 Charles is amazing, I was already following him, great content! Congrats on the sweaters 😁
Thank you guys so much for analyzing this. I love Vince's work on this soundtrack and re-learn these songs every Christmas on piano. They're truly timeless.
after 2 seconds of this video I already love it!
Extremely informative. Thank you!
So fun to see Charles geek out over the music! 😊❤️
"I don't know if I'm allowed to talk about this" Like Jack Stratton said, it's the height of a Jewish composers career to write a hit Christmas song
It's so great to watch you guys fanboy over great music of all kinds. Your ears teach me so much about how to listen to music, and your enthusiasm is infectious.
Thanks for this musical breakdown of my favorite Christmas ☃️🎄 album.
I LOVE that you reacted to this music! Christmas classics for sure as I watch Charlie Brown Christmas special EVERY year! But as usual you have me hearing it in a new way and learning new things (as always) and as a student of music it's always SO appreciated! THANK YOU!
THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE EVER! Love it
This is a lovely early Christmas gift. Thanks, Charles, Ryan, Jack and Tim.
By the way, Charles presence could be like an yearly Christmas tradition for the channel.
Happy holidays!
Thank you for doing this. The most important and special thing about music is how it makes you feel, a connection to a memory that makes you feel whole and comfortable and brings meaning to life. Vince's soundtrack is all of that. Wishing all of you the best. Stay safe and healthy
Love this album, love this video
Your excitement is so infectious. Even though I don't understand everything you are saying, it is so fun to watch you guys describe it! Such a great channel! I always say one of the reasons I love Jazz so much is because I grew up with this music as a kid.
I loved this episode because in my family, I was the first and only person who listened to this album. I'm the biggest jazz lover in my family, and I loved how this was a way to relax and enjoy Christmas music without it beating me over the head. Thank you so much for doing these videos; I LOVE them.
Also - Charles did an episode on this same thing, but it's got different content. So much to talk about in regards to Vince Guaraldi!!
I love how excited you all get. This reminds me of conversations I have with my own friends (all musicians). We can just sit there for hours and nerd out about a cool chord change or an underrated bass line. The difference is that you all are bringing a much bigger knowledge base than my friends have. Don't tell them I said that...
Guys, thank you *so* much for responding to the comments from the John Williams vid and uploading this extended edition!! 😁 Such a pleasure listening to you enthuse about all of this.
I didn't know this existed, but it feels like I already knew it. IT IS SO GOOD. I really like the video's, I can now come up with arguments on why I like the music I listen to. Keep this gig going!
This was wonderful - a deep dive into one of the all time great records. Out of many, one of the elements that I love about this LP is how it’s both deeply melancholy and almost impossibly joyous all at once, and how, no matter how many times I listen, it never fails to conjure some almost overwhelming feeling. I can’t listen to it without tearing up. Incredible.
Being one of those old guys that grew up when this album was released, it's been our bread-and-butter on the platter for decades. These tunes just never gets stale from one season to the next.
Your show is amazing! Finally we have an opportunity to geek out over great tunes, melodies, compositions and sonic tapestries. THANK YOU!!
-Jeff.
BC Canada.
Love you guys
Coolest bunch of music nerds I've sat around listening to in a while... Thanks guys!👏👌😎
Dang , I missed this live stream 😩. Growing up in a different country , I sit by my mother while she play Christmas songs and hymns on our old German piano . My brother in the 80s heard this jazzy song in the radio but couldn’t find it but as soon as my first Christmas in the US , I discovered it bought the CD . Just awesome, give me goosebumps everytime. Thanks for analyzing this awesome song.I love it. My mother could
amazing breakdown.. you guys.. are brilliant! You reveal the masterpiece given to us by Vince to appreciate it just that much more!! Cheers!!!
Great show guys.
I need to start watching these with my instruments at hand to play along and really explore all the points they bring up
Incredible episode.
I am not a musician (though I do sing choral music) and can only do the most minimal sight reading-so the tech talk is mostly gibberish to me. But you guys have me glued to every word. There’s something about watching people who LOVE something talk passionately about it, that’s just captivating, and infectious. What a great episode. ♥️ Thanks for all the great content this year!
The music that always remind me of Christmas is that Ray Conniff Singers' album, the Lettermen, and the Chipmunks as well. 😉
Love this episode, and music. Thanks for turning me on to Guaraldi's music.
so much joyful and deep talking about muic from three musicians. I like it much. Wish All of You health, Luck Love in New Year 2022
Love this channel and this soundtrack. My holiday album recommendation is The Jethro Tull Christmas album.
Thanks for the great content, y'all. Happy holidays!
Loved this show, guys! This is definitely THE Christmas album for me. It reminds me of my childhood and all the wonderful memories. It was definitely a gateway album for me too -- it led me to another of my favorite Christmas albums, The Sound of Christmas by Ramsey Lewis Trio, which is the bomb as well. A Charlie Brown Christmas was the only thing that kept me sane when working retail during the holidays back in high school. Anytime I got to be in charge of picking the music for the store, this was my go to. Really soothed the nerves after hearing Jingle Bell Rock or Santa Claus is coming to town for the 1 millionth time! 😁 Happy Holidays, everyone!
+1 for Ramsey Lewis. He is a legend in his own right.
I'm late for this Christmas party but it truly is one of your best episodes ever!
I just wanted to say this channel is amazing and I tell everyone I know about it. Also, this is one of my top five albums of all time.