2000 David Benoit – Here’s To You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
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 death in 1976.
Tracks
1 Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi) 3:06
2 Charlie Brown Theme (Vince Guaraldi) 4:18
3 Pebble Beach (Vince Guaraldi) 4:38
4 Linus Tells Charlie (David Benoit) 4:30
5 Frieda (Vince Guaraldi) 4:34
6 Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) 5:17
7 Getting Ready (David Benoit) 3:08
8 Blue Charlie Brown (Vince Guaraldi) 4:05
9 Red Baron (Vince Guaraldi) 4:28
10 Happiness (Clark Gesner) 3:47
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Christian McBride |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Piano | David Benoit |
Other Musicians
3 Pebble Beach
| Guitar | Marc Antoine |
4 Linus Tells Charlie
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
5 Frieda
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
6 Take 6 – Christmas Time Is Here
| Vocals | Alvin Chea |
| Vocals | Cedric Dent |
| Vocals | Claude McKnight |
| Vocals | David Thomas |
| Vocals | Joey Kibble |
| Vocals | Mark Kibble |
8 Blue Charlie Brown
| Guitar | Russell Malone |
9 Red Baron
| Guitar | Marc Antoine |
10 Happiness
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
Liner Notes
Arranged By – David Benoit
Arranged By (Orchestra) – David Benoit (Track 10)
Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov
Engineer – Clark Germain, Bill Schnee, Marcelo Pennell
Engineer (Assistant) – Koji Egawa
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Bill Schnee
Illustration – Charles M. Schultz
Art Direction – Hollis King
Photography – Vincent Titolo
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Avatar Studios
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Sound Kitchen
Phonographic Copyright The Verve Music Group
Copyright The Verve Music Group