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Title: Linus and Lucy is an alternate take
Review: This album is of course a classic by now. The best Christmas jazz music I've heard, and the remixes are nice. There are 4 bonus tracks on this CD advertised as "alternate takes", and they certainly are. I think they show how the timeless originals of these 4 cuts were heavily improvised, providing a glimpse of the playfulness and whimsy in Guaraldi's playing. What is not advertised is the fact that the centerpiece of the album, "Linus and Lucy", is in fact an "alternate" take as well (from both the previous issue and the show itself). This is not noted anywhere on the CD. Is it possible the mixers/producers grabbed the wrong take? Oh well, this one is inferior but still valuable. If you have the previous issue of this CD, compare them and see for yourself. It's neat to see what Guaraldi came up with.
