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Vince Guaraldi
pianist
United States · 1928-07-17 – 1976-02-06
Vince Guaraldi is credited on 1,865 releases across 481 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,865
Credits
481
Albums
8
Decades active
654
In collections
Biography
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American jazz pianist and composer.
Born 17 July 1928 in San Francisco, California, USA.
Died 6 February 1976 in Menlo Park, California, USA.
Best known for composing music for animated TV adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. His compositions for the series included the signature melody "Linus and Lucy" and the holiday standard "Christmas Time Is Here".
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,865 releases · 481 albums · active 1952–2026
- Performance · 2,611
- Other credits · 189
- Production · 36
Studios: A&R Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Sound Ideas Studios · Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965

Purple
1994

James Gang Rides Again
1970

The George Benson Collection
1981

Jazz Impressions Of "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"
1964

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2022

Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus
1962

Heavy Axe
1974

The Best Of The James Gang Featuring Joe Walsh
1973

The Royal Tenenbaums (Original Soundtrack)
2001

Smackwater Jack
1971

16 Greatest Hits
1973

I Dream Of Christmas
2021

And Then...Along Comes The Association
1966

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Music From The Soundtrack)
2018

Good King Bad
1976

It's A Guitar World
1967

Watch Out!
1966

Merry Christmas II You
2010

Christmas Songs
2005

Guantanamera
1966

Vince Guaraldi Trio
1956

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2025

A Charlie Brown Christmas
1977
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Quincy Jones
- Cal Tjader
- Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Unknown Artist
- Sounds Orchestral
- Apollo 100
- Charles M. Schulz
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