Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 55 minutes ago

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This is piece is dedicated to Vince Guaraldi, who was best remembered as the composer for the Peanuts/Charlie Brown cartoons. I tried to mimic his style somewhat in my soloing.
Jazz Composition by Adam Torkelson. Performed by Jazz Avenue. From the album, "Frogs Playing Backgammon".
Jazz Avenue is:
Steve Ruff, guitar
Adam Torkelson, piano
Gerald Berger, bass
D German, drums
Special Guest Paul Peacock, saxophones
About the composer: Adam Torkelson majored in Composition and Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music. He studied advanced counterpoint with Gregory Fritze, instrumentation and score preparation with Thomas Allen LeVines, and had directed studies in both sonata and orchestral composition with John Bavicchi. Advanced jazz composition courses include Advanced Chord Scale Arranging with Phil Wilson.