Chick Corea - The Great Pumpkin Waltz

[Markipelago]

Seeing him April 1st at the Berks Jazz Fest!  Soooooo excited!

[crustore]

patitucci!



[hankaaron1961]

I love to play this the first few days of cool weather in autumn.

[hankaaron1961]

Were it not associated with "Peanuts", this composition and arrangement would be a jazz standard.

[esport1977]

As a young pianist this arrangement found me totally by accident and rearranged everything I ever thought about rhythm and harmony. This is my desert island essential track. It's safe to say that my love of jazz came from three places, this track, Art Tatums Cherokee and Oscars live recording of Tenderly. Damn. This still kills me.

[ChristmasSpecter]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful composition.

[windstorm1000]

its ok--the tender melody is lost in too much jazz, though

[StrawberryJungle]

@windstorm1000 But the tender melody IS the jazz though surely. Perhaps it's just me.

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[StrawberryJungle]

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[awsomeoggy]

This sounds similar to Keith Jarrett in some way

[sgrho]

I love this version. :)

[lovefortheloveoflove]

*****

[timothyj1966]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!



[WhiteLongSword7]

Nice

[ChrisLH8]

Thank you for posting this. The Great Pumpkin Waltz is my favorite jazz song of all time, and Chick Corea does a wonderful job with it here.

[gspendlove]

My favorite cut from the "Happy Anniversary" Album. This is the way this song should be played.

[JonP1961]

That little recurring progression that kicks in the tune 0:40-0:49 (also a bridge between bass and key solos, and closes out the tune) is just perfect, perfect Jazz! It needs nothing added, changed or removed. Pure brilliance!

[FACLESSFABIAN]

i went to GREAT AMERICA nad they played a spooky but cool song, it was a choir... but i cant find the song HELP!

[doc2skate]

Reminds me of the days when we could trick or treat nearly all night, experience adventures, and still make it back home without parental involvement. Those days are gone forever, but the music will always be with us.

[D0wN2EaRthDiva]

I remember hearing this on the Charlie Brown Anniversary album when I was like 6

listened to it daily

and I appreciate it as much now as I did then

[kennyt2011]

WOW!  why am i crying?

[windstorm1000]

@kennyt2011because the music probably touches something from your childhood----

[dektolbrain]

The stuff Legends are made of ... This is so smoooooth !!!

[mikeao54]

Chick is one of those rare players who can bridge every era of jazz seamlessly. Thanks for 40+ years of music.

[dharmaseed]

Very nice. Chick has kept the original spirit of the song.

[ETCreations]

This style of music makes me love Charlie Brown all the more, its a classic!

[orangehatter]

1 person didn't like charlie brown.

[evilTano]

Is this played by Vince Guaraldi? 

[sickboy3883]

@evilTano it is written by guaraldi, played by chick corea (piano) john patitucci (upright bass) and al foster (drums), from the 1987 album "Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown!"

[evilTano]

@sickboy3883 Oh Thanks! I've few CD of Vince Guaraldi and i love him! I will try to find "Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown!". Another cool The Great Pumpkin Waltz interpretation is from George Winston, but i can't find it on Youtube :(. I just listen it on "Lucy and Linus".

[samarindos]

@sickboy3883 It's Tom Brechtlein on drums

[sickboy3883]

@samarindos ooops, you're right, my bad :)

[bcakapinky]

@evilTano Sort of, but it's a different version.

[splicernyc]

What I love about this arrangement and performance is that it doesn't evoke Guaraldi as much as it does the classic Bill Evans Trio (Evans, LoFaro, Motian). Great job by Chick and group with this one.

[pluggedin2u]

@splicernyc  you are spot on! Great musical intuitiveness. Of course Bill Evans was so influential it is obvious that Chick was heavily influenced by him. Absolutely beautiful interpretation, my favorite.

[escamy]

Yep. This has always been my favorite jazz song. It kinda makes me see autumn in a beautiful, vivid, nostalgic, rainy but touchy, thankful and strongly escapistik way. I see grey and yellow colors.

[BifMcAwesome]

This rendition is so tight. There is no way to improve on this. The purest music, indistiguishible from the essence of the spirit.

[crocetti1984]

I was listening to this once on a breezy fall day while raking leaves....best time ever doing yardwork.

[acknowledgment]

Has to be the top interpretation out there.

[damaco78]

Chick Corea is a master!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jpluvsjobros]

So relaxing as well! Just nice music to listen to. :)

[jpluvsjobros]

I love the Peanuts gang!!! Love the song as well!!! ♥♥♥ Brings wonderful memories!!!:)

[RogerC53]

This is one of the rare tunes where I like someone else's arrangement / performance better than Guaraldi's. Corea really brings out the descending and ascending chords, which I think Vince intended to reflect Linus Van Pelt's falling and rising emotions. A terrific performance of a terrific jazz waltz.

[jefripayne102895]

@RogerC53 - I totally agree. It's more passionate. I like the tempo. It just moves along.

[mark3harris]

what a killer version.....just really wonderfiul

[TheGirlboy13]

This is a classic, great fall music!! David Benoit has a nice version of this.

[koolanddagang12]

so i could pretty much listen to this all year round.... it just started to turn that way in the air and i thought id search for it again, but i mean.... this is just music at its finest.

[timothyj1966]

wicked intro..... nice feel.... bass solo cool.... a great tune...

[chamopunkp]

Remembers me Halloween and all that stuff :)

[Violetiyes]

Song is nice as all get out d=(^-^)=b

but I enjoy the more subdued-ness of Vince's version just a tad bit more

[Jefferlaih]

Wonderful.

[tweethang1]

This is swwwweeeeeet. I can get high on this tune.

[amygdala3290]

This is truly an all "American" theme of Holloween and Thanksgiving!!!... and Christmas!! all bundled up into a jazz combo!

[lonegrodelpiano]

grandes guaraldi y corea!!

[benaiah1960]

My God! It takes me back to being a kid again with a future ahead of me combined with the genius vince guaraldiand chick corea

[whispyyyy]

my fav chick corea!

[gomclarengo]

Does anyone know where I can get the sheet music for piano to this particular version?

[SteveG1963]

@gomclarengo This version appears on the CD 'Happy Anniversary Charlie Brown'. The sheet music for the CD includes the great intro that everyone else does not play. I can play it, when I get my piano tuned, I'll post a vid.

[gomclarengo]

@SteveG1963 I appreciate it very much. I have the CD but do you know can I get the sheet music for the CD? I can't seem to find it anywhere online. Looking forward to your video. This song is by far my favorite from Chick Corea and the Happy Anniversary Charlie Brown CD.

[willmichi]

one of the great songs of all time... so hard to find too. Thanks for posting!

[notjazz]

Tom Brechtlein on drums

[alacazam]

I love this version! Thanks for posting. :)

[marioTmaggot]

@alacazam Couldn't agree more. I love the original, but this one added somehthing that was missing from Vince's.

[DBJawsh]

there's no beatin' Chick Corea, John Patitucci and Al Foster all in one combo. Thanks for posting this

[dcstudio]

the best Vince cover EVER, love this version, Chick rocks--thanks for posting