Jazz for Peanuts

Jazz for Peanuts: A Retrospective of the Charlie Brown TV Themes is a compilation album released in the U.S. by Peak Records in October 2008. The album is credited to David Benoit and contains a mix of previously released material plus newly recorded songs featured in prime-time animated television specials based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.

Critical reception

AllMusic critic Thom Jurek called the album an "odd duck", saying it is "all the better for it". Jurek noted that Benoit "succeeded the late Vince Guaraldi as the musical director for the Peanuts television specials, meaning that his 50th anniversary recording of Guaraldi's music wasn't a simple tribute, but a nod to his predecessor". Jurek also noted that both Benoit's compositions, as well as Guaraldi's classic melodies, "were newly recorded live in the studio, lending them their timeless lyric quality and immediacy of presence". All About Jazz critic Woodrow Wilkins noted how the "symbiotic relationship between pianist David Benoit and Peanuts" is a "blessing for fans of both the animated series and jazz".

Track listing

All songs composed by Vince Guaraldi except where noted.

#	Title	Writer	Performer	Original release	Length
1	"You're in Love, Charlie Brown"		Template:Hlist		Template:Duration
2	"The Buggy Ride"	Wynton Marsalis	Wynton Marsalis Septet	Joe Cool's Blues (1995); featured in This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk	Template:Duration
3	"Benjamin"	Dave Brubeck	Dave Brubeck Quartet	Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989); featured in This Is America, Charlie Brown: The NASA Space Station	Template:Duration
4	"The Great Pumpkin Waltz"		David Benoit Trio	interpolated with "Graveyard Theme (Trick or Treat)"	Template:Duration
5	"Wild Kids"	David Benoit	Template:Hlist	Urban Daydreams (1989); featured in This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Great Inventors	Template:Duration
6	"Breadline Blues"	Dave Grusin	Kenny G	Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989); featured in This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Smithsonian and the Presidency	Template:Duration
7	"Be My Valentine" (aka "Heartburn Waltz")		David Benoit Trio	featured in A Charlie Brown Valentine (2002)	Template:Duration
8	"Rollerblading"	David Benoit	Template:Hlist	featured in It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown (1997)	Template:Duration
9	"Re-Run's Theme"	David Benoit	David Benoit Quintet	featured in I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)	Template:Duration
10	"Linus and Lucy"		Template:Hlist	Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! (2000)	Template:Duration

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes. Template:Div col

• David Benoit – piano Template:Small
• Dave Carpenter – bass Template:Small
• John Robinson – drums Template:Small
• Christian Scott – trumpet Template:Small
• Andy Suzuki – tenor saxophone Template:Small; flute Template:Small
• Pat Kelley – guitar Template:Small
• Wynton Marsalis – trumpet Template:Small
• Eric Reed – piano Template:Small
• Benjamin Wolfe – double bass Template:Small
• Wessell Anderson – alto and soprano saxophones Template:Small
• Victor Goines – tenor saxophone and clarinet Template:Small
• Wycliffe Gordon – trombone Template:Small
• Herlin Riley – drums Template:Small
• Dave Brubeck – piano Template:Small
• Bobby Militello – flute Template:Small
• Chris Brubeck – electric bass Template:Small
• Randy Jones – drums Template:Small
• Taylor Eigsti – piano Template:Small
• Kenny G – soprano saxophone Template:Small
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards Template:Small
• Vail Johnson – electric bass Template:Small
• Vince Guaraldi – piano Template:Small
• Monty Budwig – bass Template:Small
• Colin Bailey – drums Template:Small