Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
# Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!

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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 untimely death in 1976.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted.

## Personnel

David Benoit Trio

* David Benoit – acoustic piano, arrangements, orchestra arrangements and conductor (10)
* Christian McBride – bass
* Peter Erskine – drums, percussion

Guest Musicians

* Vince Guaraldi – acoustic piano (1)
* Marc Antoine – guitar (3, 9)
* Russell Malone – guitar (8)
* Chris Botti – trumpet (4)
* Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (5)
* Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (10)
* Ken Gruberman – music contractor (10)
* Take 6 – vocals (6)
* Al Jarreau – vocals (10)

## Production

* Tommy LiPuma – producer
* Clark Germain – engineer
* Marcelo Pennell – engineer
* Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
* Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
* Doug Sax – mastering
* Ken Gruberman – music preparation
* John Newcott – production coordinator
* Robert Silverman – production coordinator
* Yvonne Wish – production coordinator
* Camille Tominaro – production manager
* J. Arthur Thomas – business manager
* Charles M. Schultz – illustration
* Hollis King – art direction
* Watts Design? – design
* Vincent Titolo – photography
* David Benoit – liner notes
* Lee Mendelson – liner notes
* Larry Fitzgerald – management
* Mark Hartley – management

Studios

* Recorded at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA); Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Avatar Studios (New York, NY); Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN).
* Mixed at Bill Schnee Studios.
* Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

## Charts

| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Jazz Albums | 2 |
