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's soundtrack to the timeless 1973 holiday classic  is finally available for the 50th anniversary of the television special. The vinyl LP includes  hits mastered from the original session tapes (recently rediscovered), like the funky brass-filled "Linus and Lucy," "Thanksgiving Theme," and the soulful "Little Birdie." This album reveals the full musical performance previously buried in the special's mix. Furthermore, there are bonus tracks for "Thanksgiving Interlude" demonstrating how  crafted his score for the special; an additional keyboard on "Linus and Lucy;" and  whistling the melody for "Is It James or Charlie?" Beyond the composer's piano playing, the quintet is made up of  on drums;  (longest touring bassist with  -- holding down the electric bass); the iconic  on trumpet to class up the album; and  on trombone. This is some of the funkiest  you'll hear as his quintet leaned into the East Bay Sound, a type of funk that  helped pioneer in the early '70s.  even lends his bluesy voice to introduce Woodstock with "Little Birdie." The album was remixed by  at Bones and Knives, restored and mastered by , and produced by  and . The record includes 21 tracks (38 minutes), liner notes by producer , and art from the special. This Barnes & Noble Exclusive pressing comes in a limited two-sided picture disc vinyl variant.