Pete Jolly Trio - Pete Jolly Trio & Friends

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:17
Size: 136,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:23)  1. Little Bird
(2:44)  2. A Sleepin' Bee
(2:51)  3. Here's That Rainy Day
(6:33)  4. No Other Love
(3:04)  5. Soft Winds
(6:30)  6. Can't We Be Friends?
(5:49)  7. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:20)  8. Oleo
(2:25)  9. Falling In Love With Love
(2:42) 10. Three-Four-Five
(8:01) 11. Alone Together
(2:32) 12. Sweet September
(2:19) 13. The Moment Of Truth
(2:49) 14. Blues Two Ways
(2:23) 15. The Grass Is Greener
(2:43) 16. The First Of May

This CD contains selections taken from pianist Pete Jolly's three mid-'60s LPs for Ava. Although it would have been preferable to have all of the music complete, this is a fine all-round sampler. The talented bop-based pianist is joined by bassist Chuck Berghofer, guitarist Howard Roberts, either Larry Bunker or Nick Martinis on drums and, on seven of the 16 selections, a string orchestra. All but five of the performances are under 3 1/2 minutes and, although those are enjoyable enough, it is Jolly's longer explorations ("Falling in Love with Love," "Alone Together," "No Other Love," "Can't We Be Friends" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light") that are most memorable. This CD serves as a good introduction to Pete Jolly's fine playing. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/pete-jolly-trio-and-friends-mw0000103244

Personnel: Pete Jolly (piano); Howard Roberts , Barney Kessel (guitar); Anatol Kaminsky, Erno Neufeld, Kurt Dieterle, Lou Raderman, Sid Sharp, Leonard Malarsky (violin); Raphael Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten (cello); Bob Hardaway, John Lowe, Bill Perkins, Bill Robinson , Bud Shank (saxophone); Jim Zit, Jules Chaiken, Lee Katzman, Ollie Mitchell (trumpet); Mike Barone, Bob Edmondson, Ernie Tack (trombone); Norm Jeffries, Nick Martinis, Larry Bunker (drums).

Pete Jolly Trio & Friends

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