Out of tune on purpose?

[Kent Swafford]

I have wondered about this myself, but I don't know that we'll ever have a
real answer to this question, though my impression is often that none of
Guaraldi's recordings were done on in-tune pianos. The Peanuts recordings
were done 35 ago, and I have heard Guaraldi described as "penniless," which
makes me think he simply may not have had the clout necessary to record on
well-prepped pianos.

Kent Swafford


On 11/22/01 8:34 AM, "Brian Doepke" <doepke@fwi.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know if Vince Guaraldi kept certain notes out of tune
> intentionally?  I am listening to the Charlie Brown Christmas cd and some
> notes are way out of tune.  Was this done on purpose or an oversight?
> 
> Brian Doepke
> doepke@fwi.com