Jolly, Pete

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Duo, Trio, Quartet New Import - NL 45991 Sealed (By U.S. Importer) 1986 Mono Reissue Recorded In 1955. Features Bill Perkins, Art Madrigan And Buddy Clark. more
	Gasses Everybody New - LP - PLP 825 S Sealed 1962 Stereo Original. Features Buddy Collette, Louis Bellson, Red Callender, Gerald Wiggins And Jim Hall. Archival Quality Copy. more
	Give A Damn New - LP - SP 4184 Sealed 1969 Stereo Original Featuring Bob Brookmeyer And Others. Recorded Live At Donte's. Includes His Madly Uninhibited Version Of The "Trolley Song." Pristine. more
	Hello, Jolly! New - LP - AS 51 Sealed 1964 Stereo Original Featuring His Trio Plus Bill Perkins, Oliver Mitchell, Bud Shank, Barney Kessel And Others . more
	Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly New - LP - SP 4145 Sealed 1968 Original. "Herb Alpert, Then At The Crest Of His Fabulously Successful Roll With The Tijuana Brass, Tried To Give Unsung L.A. Hero Pete Jolly — Then Toiling In The Studios — Some High-Profile Exposure-By-Association On A Trio Of Albums For His Own Label, A&M. On Their First Try, Alpert And Jolly Serve Up An Appealing Mix Of Swinging Quartet Jazz And Period Instrumental Pop Tastefully Orchestrated By Marty Paich, Very Much Within The Parameters Of A&M's Enlightened Middle-Of-The-Road Direction In Its Early Years. Some Soft Rock-Accented Tracks Are Clearly Aimed At Airplay (Leroy Anderson's "Serenata," Dori Caymmi's "Like A Lover"), While Other Paich Orchestrations Are A Bit Tougher And More Challenging ("For Carl"), And Neal Hefti's "Lonely Girl" Gets An Especially Lively And Erudite Workout. Yet Whether Embroidering The Melody Or Taking Off With Drummer Earl Palmer, Bassist Chuck Berghofer And Guitarist John Pisano (On Loan From The TJB), Jolly Is Marvelously Inventive And A Hard-Swinging Pianist At All Times. This LP Is A Most Attractive Marriage Between Art And Commerce — Something Alpert Was, And Remains, Very Good At." Richard Ginell, AMG. more
	Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly Used - LP - SP 4145 Mint 1968 Stereo Original. "Herb Alpert, Then At The Crest Of His Fabulously Successful Roll With The Tijuana Brass, Tried To Give Unsung L.A. Hero Pete Jolly — Then Toiling In The Studios — Some High-Profile Exposure-By-Association On A Trio Of Albums For His Own Label, A&M. On Their First Try, Alpert And Jolly Serve Up An Appealing Mix Of Swinging Quartet Jazz And Period Instrumental Pop Tastefully Orchestrated By Marty Paich, Very Much Within The Parameters Of A&M's Enlightened Middle-Of-The-Road Direction In Its Early Years. Some Soft Rock-Accented Tracks Are Clearly Aimed At Airplay (Leroy Anderson's "Serenata," Dori Caymmi's "Like A Lover"), While Other Paich Orchestrations Are A Bit Tougher And More Challenging ("For Carl"), And Neal Hefti's "Lonely Girl" Gets An Especially Lively And Erudite Workout. Yet Whether Embroidering The Melody Or Taking Off With Drummer Earl Palmer, Bassist Chuck Berghofer And Guitarist John Pisano (On Loan From The TJB), Jolly Is Marvelously Inventive And A Hard-Swinging Pianist At All Times. This LP Is A Most Attractive Marriage Between Art And Commerce — Something Alpert Was, And Remains, Very Good At." Richard Ginell, AMG. more
	Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly Used - LP - LP-145, SP-4145 1968 WLP Original. Cover Corner Creases. "Herb Alpert, Then At The Crest Of His Fabulously Successful Roll With The Tijuana Brass, Tried To Give Unsung L.A. Hero Pete Jolly — Then Toiling In The Studios — Some High-Profile Exposure-By-Association On A Trio Of Albums For His Own Label, A&M. On Their First Try, Alpert And Jolly Serve Up An Appealing Mix Of Swinging Quartet Jazz And Period Instrumental Pop Tastefully Orchestrated By Marty Paich, Very Much Within The Parameters Of A&M's Enlightened Middle-Of-The-Road Direction In Its Early Years. Some Soft Rock-Accented Tracks Are Clearly Aimed At Airplay (Leroy Anderson's "Serenata," Dori Caymmi's "Like A Lover"), While Other Paich Orchestrations Are A Bit Tougher And More Challenging ("For Carl"), And Neal Hefti's "Lonely Girl" Gets An Especially Lively And Erudite Workout. Yet Whether Embroidering The Melody Or Taking Off With Drummer Earl Palmer, Bassist Chuck Berghofer And Guitarist John Pisano (On Loan From The TJB), Jolly Is Marvelously Inventive And A Hard-Swinging Pianist At All Times. This LP Is A Most Attractive Marriage Between Art And Commerce — Something Alpert Was, And Remains, Very Good At." All Music Guide - Richard Ginell. more
	Impossible Used - LP - SE 1014 Stunning 1958 Deep Groove Stereo Original. more
	Jolly Jumps In New - LP - BVJJ 2812 New, Unplayed Japanese Mono Pressing With Obi. more
	Jolly Jumps In New - LP - BVJJ 2812 Sealed Japanese Mono Pressing With Obi. Features Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne, Shorty Rogers And Others. Recorded In 1955. more
	Little Bird Used - LP - A-22 Mono Original In Shrinkwrap. more
	Little Bird New - LP - AS 22 Sealed 1988 Reissue. Recorded In Stereo, 1963. more
	Seasons New - LP - SP 3033 Sealed, Very Rare, 1970 Heavy Duty Gatefold Original, Small COH. 1" Bottom Center Seam Split. "A Wonderfully Emotional Electronic Tour De Force. Completely Improvised In A Single Four-Hour Session In The Studio By Jolly And A Superb, Versatile Rhythm Section: Drummer Paul Humphrey, Guitarist John Pisano, And The Ever-Present Chuck Berghofer On Bass (With Milt Holland And Emil Richards Contributing As Well). Jolly Plays Not Only Acoustic Piano, But Wurlitzer Electronic Piano, Accordion, Musette, Sano Vox And The Hammond B-3. Minimal Overdubbing Was Done Later. "Seasons" Unleashes Jolly's Imagination, And He Creates A Marvelous Tapestry Of Sound That Both Moves The Listener And Swings Spontaneously. Beautifully Produced By Herb Alpert — Who Brought Him To A&M — The Record Is Structured As A Continuous Suite — With Only The Side Break On The LP Interrupting The Flow — And It Comes To An Exciting, Carefully Graded Climax On "The Indian's Summer," With Jolly Pounding The Grand Piano And A Sudden Burst Of Big Band Fireworks Courtesy Of Bill Holman. It Doesn't End There However, As The Closing Cut, A Near Nostalgic Weeper Cum Slippery Little Funk Number Called "Pete's Jolly" Attests, Sending It Out On A Fingerpopping Note. There Is Arch Humor In Tracks Like The Scurrying "Bees" And The Sauntering "Plummer Park" (Which Has Been Sampled Plentifully By The Hip-Hop Generation And Contains The Tight Popping Jazz Funk That Defined The CTI Label, As Does The Last Tune On The LP Side, "Springs"), The Vivid Tone Painting In "Rainbows" And "Sand Storm," And The Aching Beauty In "Autumn Festival." Roger Nichols' Wistful "Seasons" And The Sole Standard On The Album, "Younger Than Springtime," Fit Seamlessly Into The Fabric Of Jolly's Improvisations, And He Uses "Springtime" As A Recurring Motif. Nothing From His Earlier Recordings Could Prepare The Listener For This Record, And He Did Nothing Comparable Until His Death In 2004." Richard S. Ginell And Thom Jurek, AMG. more
	Seasons Used - LP - SP 3033 Very Rare, 1970 Heavy Duty Gatefold Original. Appears Unplayed. "Pete Jolly's Masterpiece. A Wonderfully Emotional Electronic Tour De Force. Completely Improvised In A Single Four-Hour Session In The Studio By Jolly And A Superb, Versatile Rhythm Section: Drummer Paul Humphrey, Guitarist John Pisano, And The Ever-Present Chuck Berghofer On Bass (With Milt Holland And Emil Richards Contributing As Well). Jolly Plays Not Only Acoustic Piano, But Wurlitzer Electronic Piano, Accordion, Musette, Sano Vox And The Hammond B-3. Minimal Overdubbing Was Done Later. "Seasons" Unleashes Jolly's Imagination, And He Creates A Marvelous Tapestry Of Sound That Both Moves The Listener And Swings Spontaneously. Beautifully Produced By Herb Alpert — Who Brought Him To A&M — The Record Is Structured As A Continuous Suite — With Only The Side Break On The LP Interrupting The Flow — And It Comes To An Exciting, Carefully Graded Climax On "The Indian's Summer," With Jolly Pounding The Grand Piano And A Sudden Burst Of Big Band Fireworks Courtesy Of Bill Holman. It Doesn't End There However, As The Closing Cut, A Near Nostalgic Weeper Cum Slippery Little Funk Number Called "Pete's Jolly" Attests, Sending It Out On A Fingerpopping Note. There Is Arch Humor In Tracks Like The Scurrying "Bees" And The Sauntering "Plummer Park" (Which Has Been Sampled Plentifully By The Hip-Hop Generation And Contains The Tight Popping Jazz Funk That Defined The CTI Label, As Does The Last Tune On The LP Side, "Springs"), The Vivid Tone Painting In "Rainbows" And "Sand Storm," And The Aching Beauty In "Autumn Festival." Roger Nichols' Wistful "Seasons" And The Sole Standard On The Album, "Younger Than Springtime," Fit Seamlessly Into The Fabric Of Jolly's Improvisations, And He Uses "Springtime" As A Recurring Motif. Nothing From His Earlier Recordings Could Prepare The Listener For This Record, And He Did Nothing Comparable Until His Death In 2004." Richard S. Ginell And Thom Jurek, AMG. more
	Seasons New - LP - FDR 636 Sealed 2024 gatefold reissue pressed on light green wax. Custom hype sticker on shrink. "This LP, hailed at the time of release and promptly forgotten, is Pete Jolly's masterpiece, a wonderfully emotional electronic tour de force. With the exception of one cut, it was completely improvised in a single four-hour session in the studio by Jolly and a superb, versatile rhythm section: drummer Paul Humphrey, guitarist John Pisano, and the ever-present Chuck Berghofer on bass (with Milt Holland and Emil Richards contributing as well). Jolly plays not only acoustic piano, but Wurlitzer electronic piano, accordion, musette, Sano Vox and the Hammond B-3. Minimal overdubbing was done later. "Seasons" unleashes Jolly's imagination, and he creates a marvelous tapestry of sound that both moves the listener and swings spontaneously. Beautifully produced by Herb Alpert -- who brought him to A&M -- the record is structured as a continuous suite -- with only the side break on the LP interrupting the flow -- and it comes to an exciting, carefully graded climax on "The Indian's Summer," with Jolly pounding the grand piano and a sudden burst of big band fireworks courtesy of Bill Holman. It doesn't end there however, as the closing cut, a near nostalgic weeper cum slippery little funk number called "Pete's Jolly" attests, sending it out on a fingerpopping note. There is arch humor in tracks like the scurrying "Bees" and the sauntering "Plummer Park" (which has been sampled plentifully by the hip-hop generation and contains the tight popping jazz funk that defined the CTI label, as does the last tune on the LP side, "Springs"), the vivid tone painting in "Rainbows" and "Sand Storm," and the aching beauty in "Autumn Festival." Roger Nichols' wistful "Seasons" and the sole standard on the album, "Younger Than Springtime," fit seamlessly into the fabric of Jolly's improvisations, and he uses "Springtime" as a recurring motif. Nothing from his earlier recordings could prepare the listener for this record, and he did nothing comparable until his death in 2004. [In July of 2007, Chicago'sDusty Groove imprint reissued the disc on CD. The transfer is fine indeed with warm, immediate, full-range sound.]" All Music Guide - Richard S. Ginell more
	Sweet September Used Import - TFJL-38003 1991 Japanese Mono Reissue With Obi. Recorded November 15th In Hollywood, 1963. Produced by Jackie Mills And Tommy Wolf. more
	Sweet September New - LP - AS 39 Sealed 1964 Heavy Vinyl Stereo Original. An Outstanding Trio Outing: Pete Jolly, Piano; Chuck Berghofer, Bass; Larry Bunker, Drums With Special Guests Howard Roberts, Guitar And Nick Martinis, Drums On Two Tracks. more
	Too Much, Baby! Used - LP - CS 9197 360 Stereo Original Still In Shrink Wrap. more
	When Lights Are Low New - LP - BVJJ 2876 New, Unplayed Japanese Mono Pressing With Obi. Originally Released On RCA LPM 1367 In 1957. more