"Skating" definitely the perfect soundtrack to the step where you shake powdered sugar on the cookies.
― Evan, Wednesday, 24 December 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
otm
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 25 December 2014 02:36 (nine years ago) link
Banging this shit rn what up
― Dej & the Fommly Loaf (The Reverend), Thursday, 25 December 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
Me too this morning, right after the unsurpassable nat king cole Xmas album
― a drug by the name of WORLD WITHOUT END (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 25 December 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link
officemate has ben playing this all morning. Our room is a happy little corner rn
― sktsh, Thursday, 27 October 2016 11:46 (seven years ago) link
I tried to fuck with this album and it fucked me up.
This is the only Christmas music that I keep in my regular off-season rotation.
― Wikipedia Brown and the Case of the Incomplete Filmography (Old Lunch), Thursday, 27 October 2016 12:39 (seven years ago) link
Dilla, late '95: The Parcyde's Splattitorium. The VG trio hanging on a pedal point bassline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qwK-0xmZ8
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 13:19 (seven years ago) link
have to agree with upthread posters about only listening in december. been listening since i was a kid and it's tied to so many strong memories (and like, smells)
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 27 October 2016 14:23 (seven years ago) link
for better or worse i tend to compare any waltz to Skating. Super-perfection
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 15:12 (seven years ago) link
jazz impressions of black orpheus is the one you can listen to outside of december to get yr guaraldi fix
― ciderpress, Thursday, 27 October 2016 16:17 (seven years ago) link
VG's black Orpheus is certainly one of the cooler outings
my non-seasonal VG trio has been A Boy Named Charlie Brown sdtk
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41gA9mQq7CL.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6DuzxtQyc4
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 16:40 (seven years ago) link
redundant, i sorry
"A Boy Named Charlie Brown" is like this.― Bobbi Peru, Friday, December 7, 2007 8:49 PM (eight years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 27 October 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
I was gonna play "A Boy Named..." just last night but couldn't find my copy, grrr! Need to re-organize again.
(Ended up putting on a Guaraldi best-of instead)
― “a tub of horses” (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 27 October 2016 21:12 (seven years ago) link
"great pumpkin waltz" is still my fav autumn/halloween time music
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 27 October 2016 21:21 (seven years ago) link
gets me every time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI_FNrczzQ
― infinity (∞), Thursday, 14 December 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
i heard "Linus and Lucy" twice yesterday, once played live by Los Straitjackets
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 December 2017 21:23 (six years ago) link
My number one album every December. Never gets tired.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 December 2017 21:25 (six years ago) link
well, thats my xmas groove kickstarted.
― mark e, Thursday, 14 December 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
i love "my little drum"
― dyl, Thursday, 14 December 2017 23:55 (six years ago) link
is this the greatest album of all time? I say yes
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 September 2019 04:03 (four years ago) link
it probably is my desert island pick
there was a new yorker article a while back about vince guaraldi and i would've posted it here but it was by some serious jazz guy and the tone of the piece was so negative and condescending it bummed me out
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Sunday, 1 September 2019 04:22 (four years ago) link
I usually only put this on in the wintertime, but I'm feeling especially sad tonight and there aren't many records that can bum me out as this one can. it's hard for me to separate this from the CBS special, which somewhat embrassingly might be one of my favorite 'films'
― k3vin k., Sunday, 1 September 2019 04:31 (four years ago) link
a lot of guaraldi's other work feels very melancholy to me. i'm not sure whether that's something i'm projecting onto it because of this album/special, but i find this track in particular just crushingly sad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R19lxut_dw
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Sunday, 1 September 2019 05:04 (four years ago) link
i moved into a new apartment the other day, cheaper than my old one, and much better in every way. i'm already a homebody - this is not good for me. i never want to leave home.
anyway, i unpacked the record player and this album first, and played it as we started organizing our new home. every single song is an all-timer imo
― i am also larry mullen jr (Karl Malone), Sunday, 1 September 2019 05:59 (four years ago) link
get out and catch some snowflakes on your tongue. they taste like sugar
― maffew12, Sunday, 1 September 2019 10:47 (four years ago) link
Jerry Granelli is still going strong, loving his Plays The Music Of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison album.
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 10:17 (three years ago) link
first snowstorm of the year was yesterday, and this was on all day today. it’s kind of astonishing — and has there ever been an ILM thread with 100+ posts and unanimous approval?
btw props to the folks up there who recommended jazz impressions of black orpheus, really fantastic stuff.
― k3vin k., Friday, 18 December 2020 06:33 (three years ago) link
Love this album so much.Re: non-festve Vince jams, I used to drop 'Samba De Orpheus' at the end of the night at an old DJ gig of mine and it always went down a treat, perk little banger that it is.
― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Friday, 18 December 2020 09:57 (three years ago) link
the only bit i don't like is when the kids sing "Hark The Herald". The film isn't something that's traditionally shown at Christmas in the UK, so without context it's quite annoying and disruptive. Best bit: Skating
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Friday, 18 December 2020 10:02 (three years ago) link
ffs that post of mine was a typo fest... *festive, *perky
― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Friday, 18 December 2020 12:02 (three years ago) link
im a weirdo who has always hated the special, but this album might be the greatest LP of all time
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Friday, 18 December 2020 13:56 (three years ago) link
Forever the best, just yesterday I was looking at plugging the gaps in my collection of those 'complete' volumes and had pulled a couple of the 70s ones down from the shelf.
― Maresn3st, Friday, 18 December 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link
saw "Peanuts Portraits" in Rough Trade yesterday and was so tempted to get it
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Friday, 18 December 2020 14:02 (three years ago) link
I've been watching some of the early non-holiday specials of late. Lots of Guaraldi weaving throughout. Have they issued his non-xmas Peanuts music?
― You will notice a small sink where your sofa once was. (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 December 2020 14:15 (three years ago) link
Oh absolutely, there are even a couple of volumes of unreleased cues and all.
― Maresn3st, Friday, 18 December 2020 14:24 (three years ago) link
the special is probably one of my ten favorite films, full stop
― k3vin k., Friday, 18 December 2020 15:01 (three years ago) link
I was thinking about the TV show last week, when I heard "Christmas Time Is Here" on the radio. First, that in the new year I'm going to start a biography of Charles Schulz that a friend gave me a few years back. Then about the show: more than just a great TV show, I'm not kidding when I say--sorry for the hyperbole--I think it's one of the great pieces of art of the past 50 years or whatever. Especially first airing as it did in December of '65, in the middle of all that was happening in the States. I think the date comes up right at the end, at the bottom of the screen--gives me a chill. It'd take a lot more effort and space to explain myself. (I love when "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" comes in.) I was sad when I heard that this was the first year it wasn't going to get a network showing, that it had been bought by one of the big streaming services.
― clemenza, Friday, 18 December 2020 16:04 (three years ago) link
the special is one of my favorites as well, and the LP is one of the very, very few christmas-related albums/songs i enjoy around this time of year. i tolerate a few more, and want all the rest of christmas music to not be part of 10% of the year (e.g., "the christmas tenth of life")
also thanks for the Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus tip above! it's brightening my morning up for sure, it's wonderful
― Karl Malone, Friday, 18 December 2020 16:25 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhTBykWo0mg
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 23 December 2021 00:05 (two years ago) link
Jerry Granelli is still going strong, loving his Plays The Music Of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison album.― calzino, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 7:17 AM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
― calzino, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 7:17 AM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
Jerry Granelli unfortunately passed away in July. Absolutely incredible and inspiring musician.
― This Is Not An ILX Username (LaMonte), Thursday, 23 December 2021 01:16 (two years ago) link
i do truly love this record but this year my inner voice keeps dolefully singing “omicron is here”
― estela, Thursday, 23 December 2021 03:22 (two years ago) link
;_;
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 December 2021 03:50 (two years ago) link
All time LP.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 23 December 2021 03:59 (two years ago) link
At some point since this thread began, I think the meaning of "fuck with" kind of got reversed. Nowadays if someone says they "fuck with" an album that probably means they like it, no?
― o. nate, Thursday, 23 December 2021 04:06 (two years ago) link
looooooooooooool estela
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 23 December 2021 05:41 (two years ago) link
Crowds are rapt in fearSniffles coughsYour breathing stopsThe loss of all held dear
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 23 December 2021 06:19 (two years ago) link
A+
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 23 December 2021 09:16 (two years ago) link
yes, thank you forks
― estela, Thursday, 23 December 2021 23:07 (two years ago) link
love this stuff, also recommend the modern jazz quartet album "on tour" which hits a similar vibe as this
― mr. que, covering up the vital parts, lest he embarrass the ladi (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:47 PM (twelve years ago)
belated thanks for this recommendation btw! i‘ve got it on now and it does have a similar mood, espec “skating in central park”
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 24 December 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
Modern Jazz Quartet and John Lewis absolutely rule. In some strange way that I won't expand on they remind me more of Kraftwerk than Vince Guaralidi! The two European Concert volume albums are ace.
― calzino, Friday, 24 December 2021 20:39 (two years ago) link