Halo Sheet Music: The Peanuts Illustrated Songbook (Piano Solo Songbook) [Paperback] Review

The Peanuts Illustrated Songbook [Paperback]

This book is great in three ways: First, the music itself is first rate.The arrangements in the book are the real thing and are quite a bit more difficult than the "easy" piano versions.Second, there are great-looking comics on most every page, which makes it a joy just to look at.Lastly, there is a lengthy history of Peanuts and how Vince became involved with it.
The only aspect keeping this book from a 5 rating is the binding.The book wouldn't lay flat on the piano, which made it practically impossible to play.I brought it to Kinko's and got it spiral bound for about $4, and now it works great.Poor thinking on the publisher's part, though.

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Product Description:
This coffee-table quality songbook is a celebration of the art of Charles Schulz and the music of Vince Guaraldi. Within its stunning full-color, high-gloss pages are: an introduction by veteran music journalist Hank Bordowitz, which provides background on how the Schulz/Mendelson/Guaraldi collaboration came to be, and reflections from fellow musicians influenced by Guaraldi's music; and piano solo arrangements of 30 terrific tunes, each featuring a Peanuts illustration by Schulz. The songs include: Baseball Theme * Blue Charlie Brown * The Christmas Song * Christmas Time Is Here * Freda (With the Naturally Curly Hair) * Happiness Theme * He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown * Linus and Lucy * Oh, Good Grief * The Pebble Beach Theme * Peppermint Patty * Red Baron * Schroeder * Skating * You're in Love, Charlie Brown * and more. This book will be an absolute treasure for any Peanuts or jazz fan!!

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