| Peanuts Portraits | ||||
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| Released | April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20) | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1996 | |||
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| Length | 36:30 | |||
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| Producer | Bill Belmont | |||
| Vince Guaraldi chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Five Cents Please | [2] |
Peanuts Portraits is the fifthcompilation album by jazz pianistVince Guaraldi released byFantasy/Concord Records on April 20, 2010. The album contains a mix of previously released material plus alternate and extended versions of songs featured inprime-timeanimatedtelevision specials based on thePeanutscomic strip byCharles M. Schulz.[3]
To celebrate the 60th anniversary ofCharles M. Schulz'sPeanutscomic strip, Fantasy/Concord Records assembled this themed compilation, with each song relating to a specificPeanuts character.[2]
The songs "Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)" and "Schroeder" are complete takes of the same versions that appeared onJazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown.[2]
Four songs were originally featured in 1973'sA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, including alternate renditions of "Peppermint Patty", "Is It James or Charlie" (version 2) (mistitled "Blue Charlie Brown") and "Charlie's Blues (version 2)" appearing for the first time on a commercial release.[2]
In addition, "The Masked Marvel" and a second version of "Linus and Lucy" are performed by New Age pianistGeorge Winston and licensed for inclusion fromWindham Hill/Dancing Cat Records.[1]
Fantasy/Concord also inadvertently included one non-Guaraldi track ("Sally's Blues"), a music cue composed byEd Bogas andDesirée Goyette forThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (CBS, 1983–85).[2] The song bears no relation to the version of "Sally's Blues" featured inIt's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974) released onVince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2008).[2]
Peanuts Portraits was reissued on vinyl byCraft Recordings on August 20, 2020, to celebrate the 70th anniversary ofPeanuts.[4]
Numerous errors were made with respect to incorrect song titles. Proper titles appear with incorrectly titled tracks in parentheses.[2][1]
All tracks are written byVince Guaraldi except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album/Notes | Length |
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| 1. | "Linus and Lucy" | originally released onJazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964) | 3:09 | |
| 2. | "Sally's Blues" | non-Guaraldi song; music cue composed forThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show[2] | 1:59 | |
| 3. | "Is It James or Charlie (version 2)" (mistitled "Blue Charlie Brown") | unreleased version; version 1 released onVince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2008); appeared inA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) | 2:05 | |
| 4. | "Peppermint Patty" (edit) | unreleased, truncated version; complete version appeared inA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 2:39 | |
| 5. | "Charlie's Blues (version 2)" (aka "Charlie Brown Blues" and "Play It Again, Charlie Brown") | unreleased version; appeared inA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 2:30 | |
| 6. | "Joe Cool" (whistling instrumental with brass) | originally released onVince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2007); appeared inIt's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | 2:57 | |
| 7. | "Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)" (extended version) | abridged version originally released onJazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown | 6:07 | |
| 8. | "Schroeder" (extended version) | abridged version originally released onJazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown | 2:56 | |
| 9. | "Little Birdie" | originally released onVince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials; appeared inA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 3:16 | |
| 10. | "The Masked Marvel" (performed byGeorge Winston) | originally released onLinus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996) | 5:37 | |
| 11. | "Linus and Lucy" (performed by George Winston) | originally released onLinus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi | 3:15 | |
| Total length: | 36:30 | |||
