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The soundtrack for It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown was recorded over two days, September 11–12, 1969. The sessions occurred simultaneously with Guaraldi's work on the Peanuts feature film A Boy Named Charlie Brown and his final studio album Alma-Ville (1969). Many of the same musicians contributed to all three projects, lending a stylistic consistency across Guaraldi's late-1960s output.

The Short Summer recordings were completed under a tight schedule, as the special was set to premiere that same month. Guaraldi's ensemble for the special consisted of ten musicians, a notable expansion from the smaller combos used in earlier Peanuts scores. This decet featured prominent West Coast jazz artists, including trumpeters Conte Candoli and Pete Candoli, trombonist Frank Rosolino, saxophonist Pete Christlieb, woodwind player William Hood, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Monty Budwig, drummer Jack Sperling, and percussionist Victor Feldman.

1 Charlie Brown Theme 0:56
2 Linus And Lucy 1:02
3 It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown 0:55
4 Oh, Good Grief! 0:39
5 You’re In Love, Charlie Brown 0:22
6 Schroeder 0:19
7 Bus Blues / Bus Blues (Reprise) 1:11
8 It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown (Reprise) 1:23
9 Frieda (With The Naturally Curly Hair) 0:35
10 Oh, Good Grief! (Reprise) 0:38
11 Come And Get It / Hash / Hash With Horn / AM Break / Tah Dah 1:16
12 Bon Voyage 0:38
13 Peppermint Patty 0:59
14 Love Will Come (Nova Bossa) 2:07
15 He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown 0:23
16 Pebble Beach 1:19
17 You’re In Love, Charlie Brown (Reprise) 1:12
18 He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown (Reprise) 0:53
19 Masked Marvel 0:47
20 Air Music 0:23
21 Masked Marvel (Reprise) / Masked Marvel (2nd Reprise) 0:51
22 You’re In Love, Charlie Brown (2nd Reprise) 1:42
23 Linus And Lucy (Reprise) 0:26
24 Oh, Good Grief! (2nd Reprise) 0:11
25 Charlie Brown Theme (Reprise) 0:23
26 It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown (2nd Reprise) 0:52

Bonus Content:
27 Linus And Lucy (Alternate) 1:02
28 Working On “It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown” 0:25
29 Bus Blues (Alternate) 0:38
30 Pebble Beach (Alternate) 1:19
31 Masked Marvel (Alternate) 0:46
32 Linus And Lucy (Reprise Alternate) 0:24