Impossible + 5 O'Clock Shadows (2 LP on 1 CD)
  • Metrojazz SE1014
    Metrojazz SE1014
  • MGM SE4127
    MGM SE4127
  • Pete Jolly
    Pete Jolly

Pete Jolly

Impossible + 5 O'Clock Shadows (2 LP on 1 CD)

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Pete Jolly (p), Ralph Pena (b), Nick Martinis (d)

Reference: FSRCD 681

Bar code: 8427328606813

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Pianist Pete Jollys command of his instrument in these recordings emphasizes something important about his playingthe fact that he had something personal, positive and real to say with it. Combining propulsive swing and great melodic charm with spirit, feeling and humor, his was an irresistible, full-bodied, warm-blooded, two-handed style whose vivacity of touch and clear, tangy quality of tone remain unmistakable.

In 1958 Jolly formed a duo with bassist Ralph Peña, an unusual move instead of the more traditional trio; the aim was to achieve greater cohesiveness and a more individual sound. The result was the sparkling 1959 album, Impossible.

A year later the duo became a trio when Nick Martinis joined them on drums for the equally engaging 5 OClock Shadows. But, whether in a duo or trio setting, Jollys distinctive, swinging touch and felicitous invention suffuses these sessions with a sinuous attractiveness undimmed by time.



01. Dearly Beloved (Kern-Mercer) 2:47
02. My Star (Peña) 3:15
03. Easy to Love (Porter) 3:23
04. If Im Lucky (Myrow-DeLange) 3:37
05. Love Letters (Young-Heyman) 3:43
06. Impossible (Allen) 2:32
07. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper-Washington) 4:21
08. But Beautiful (Burke-Van Heusen) 2:05
09. Blue Gil (Jolly) 3:24
10. I Should Care (Stordahl-Weston-Cahn) 4:02
11. Russian Lullaby (Berlin) 2:22
12. Say Si Si (Lecuona-Luban) 3:22
13. Down Home Under Blues (Jolly) 2:25
14. Cabin in the Sky (Duke-Latouche) 4:45
15. Easy Living (Robin-Rainger) 3:23
16. Ill Wind (Arlen-Koehler) 1:48
17. Swinging Door (Mulligan-Sims) 4:50
18. I Dont Wanna Be Kissed (Spina-Elliott) 2:51
19. Variations (Wallington) 3:04
20. Dear Old Stockholm (Traditional) 3:38
21. As Long as Theres Music (Styne-Cahn) 2:45
22. One for Carl (Peña) 3:56
23. Deep Night (Henderson-Vallee) 3:53

Album details

Original sources:

Tracks #1-11 from the Metrojazz album "Impossible" (SE1014)
Tracks #12-23 from the MGM album "5 O'Clock Shadows" (SE4127)

Personnel on "Impossible":
Pete Jolly (piano) and Ralph Pena (bass).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, December 4 & 15, 1959

Personnel on "5 O'Clock Shadows":
Pete Jolly (piano), Ralph Pena (bass) and Nick Martinis (drums).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, April 3, 4 & 5, 1961

Original recordings produced by Jesse Kaye
Recordings engineers: Val Valentin (#1-12) and Dayton 'Bones' Howe (#13-24).

This compilation produced by Jordi Pujol
Stereo 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

Press reviews

"Pete Jolly had a better fate even though his decision to stay in Los Angeles (where he worked steadily for decades) kept him from showing up in jazz polls. Impossible/Five OClock Shadows (FSR 681) has his duet set with bassist Ralph Pena from 1959 and a 1961 trio outing with Pena and drummer Nick Martinis. Very much a two-handed pianist, Jolly had a joyful hard bop style that fit his name, and these outings feature him in prime form."

Scott Yanow -Los Angeles Jazz Scene (April, 2012)

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