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{{Short description|American jazz pianist and accordionist}}
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| birth_name = Peter A. Ceragioli Jr.
| birth_name = Peter A. Ceragioli Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|06|05}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|06|05}}
| birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]]<br />United States
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| death_place = [[Pasadena, California]]<br />United States
| death_place = [[Pasadena, California]], United States
| genre = [[Jazz]]
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| occupation = Musician, composer
| occupation = Musician, composer
| instrument = Piano, [[accordion]]
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'''Pete Jolly''' (born '''Peter A. Ceragioli Jr.''', June 5, 1932<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> – November 6, 2004)<ref name="Obit"/> was an American [[West Coast jazz]] pianist and [[accordionist]]. He is known for his performance of television [[theme song|themes]] and movie soundtracks.
'''Pete Jolly''' (born '''Peter A. Ceragioli Jr.''', June 5, 1932<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> – November 6, 2004)<ref name="Obit">{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Myrna |date=November 8, 2004 |title=Pete Jolly, 72; Jazz Pianist, Composer and Accordion Player |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-08-me-jolly8-story.html}}</ref> was a two-time [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-nominated American [[West Coast jazz]] pianist and [[accordionist]]. He is known for his performance of television [[theme song|themes]] and movie soundtracks.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Jolly began playing the accordion at age three and appeared on the radio program ''Hobby Lobby'' at the age of seven. He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, a hotbed of jazz at the time. One of his best friends and collaborators in Phoenix was guitarist [[Howard Roberts]], whom he met at the age of 13. Following Roberts to Los Angeles in 1952, he immediately began working with the best players on the West Coast jazz scene, including [[Shorty Rogers]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He moved easily into studio and session work.<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=230}}</ref> Besides his performances as a pianist, he also played the accordion.
Jolly began playing the accordion at age three<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pete Jolly Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pete-jolly-mn0000316441 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> and appeared on the radio program ''Hobby Lobby'' at the age of seven. He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, a hotbed of jazz at the time. One of his best friends and collaborators in Phoenix was guitarist [[Howard Roberts]], whom he met at the age of 13. Following Roberts to Los Angeles in 1952, he immediately began working with the best players on the West Coast jazz scene, including [[Shorty Rogers]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He moved easily into studio and session work.<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=230}}</ref> Besides his performances as a pianist, he also played the accordion.


His composition "Little Bird" (a minor hit on [[Fred Astaire]]'s [[Ava Records]]) was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1963, and he formed the Pete Jolly Trio in 1964. With the Trio and as a solo artist, he recorded several albums. One of the last was a collaboration with [[Jan Lundgren]] in 2000. His final album, ''It's a Cool Heat'', was recorded in Phoenix in May 2004 shortly before his death. He worked with [[Buddy DeFranco]], [[Art Pepper]], and [[Red Norvo]], and for many years with music arranger and director [[Ray Conniff]] and [[Herb Alpert]], recording on Alpert's record label, [[A&M Records|A&M]] as both sideman and leader.
His composition "Little Bird" (a minor hit on [[Fred Astaire]]'s [[Ava Records]]) was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1963, and he formed the Pete Jolly Trio in 1964. With the Trio and as a solo artist, he recorded several albums, including earning a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album|Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist with Small Group]]. One of the last albums was a collaboration—aptly entitled ''Collaboration''—with [[Jan Lundgren]], [[Chuck Berghofer]], and [[Joe LaBarbera]] in 2000. His final album, ''It's a Cool Heat'', was recorded in Phoenix in May 2004 shortly before his death. He worked with [[Buddy DeFranco]], [[Art Pepper]], and [[Red Norvo]], and for many years with music arranger and director [[Ray Conniff]] and [[Herb Alpert]], recording on Alpert's record label, [[A&M Records|A&M]] as both sideman and leader.


Jolly's music can be heard on television programs such as ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]'', ''[[Mannix]]'', ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' and ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', as well as hundreds of movie soundtracks. He recreated all of [[Bud Powell]]'s playing with [[Charlie Parker]] for the Clint Eastwood movie, ''[[Bird (1988 film)|Bird]]''. By day, Jolly worked in the studios; by night, with his trio. He continued to perform with his trio in Los Angeles jazz clubs, until shortly before being hospitalized in August 2004. His final public performance with his trio was in Reno, Nevada, and he said it was the best he had ever played. Active for nearly fifty years, the Pete Jolly Trio had only one bassist, [[Chuck Berghofer]], and one drummer, Nick Martinis. Berghofer later said, "In all that time, Pete never once told me how to play or what to play."
Jolly's music can be heard on television programs such as ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]'', ''[[Mannix]]'', ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' and ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', as well as hundreds of movie soundtracks. He recreated some of [[Bud Powell]]'s playing with [[Charlie Parker]] for Clint Eastwood's biographical movie about Parker, ''[[Bird (1988 film)|Bird]]''. By day, Jolly worked in the studios; by night, with his trio. He continued to perform with his trio in Los Angeles jazz clubs until shortly before being hospitalized in August 2004. His final public performance with his trio was in Reno, Nevada. Jolly died at the age of 72 in November 2004 in [[Pasadena, California]], from complications of [[multiple myeloma]].<ref name="Obit" /> He is buried at San Gabriel Cemetery in [[San Gabriel, California]].


== Reception ==
Jolly died at the age of 72 in November 2004 in [[Pasadena, California]], from complications of [[multiple myeloma]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/nov/08/local/me-jolly8 |title=Pete Jolly, 72; Jazz Pianist, Composer and Accordion Player |first=Myrna |last=Oliver |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 8, 2004}}</ref>
The Pete Jolly Trio had only one bassist, [[Chuck Berghofer]], and one drummer, Nick Martinis. Berghofer later said, "In all that time, Pete never once told me how to play or what to play."


==Discography==
==Discography==
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|''Sweet September''
|''Sweet September''
|[[Äva Records|Äva]]
|[[Äva Records|Äva]]
|Most tracks trio, with [[Chuck Berghofer]] (bass), [[Larry Bunker]] (drums); some tracks quartet, with [[Howard Roberts]] (guitar), Berghofer (bass), Nick Martinis (drums)<ref>{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-september-mw0000913669 |title= Pete Jolly / Pete Jolly Trio: Sweet September |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref>
|Most tracks trio, with [[Chuck Berghofer]] (bass), [[Larry Bunker]] (drums); some tracks quartet, with [[Howard Roberts]] (guitar), Berghofer (bass), Nick Martinis (drums);<ref>{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-september-mw0000913669 |title= Pete Jolly / Pete Jolly Trio: Sweet September |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref> Nominated for a Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album|Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist with Small Group]]
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|1964
|1964
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|''[[Seasons (Pete Jolly album)|Seasons]]''
|''[[Seasons (Pete Jolly album)|Seasons]]''
|A&M
|A&M
|With [[Chuck Berghofer]] (bass), [[Paul Humphrey]] (drums), [[John Pisano]] (guitar), [[Milt Holland]] and [[Emil Richards]] (percussion), brass
|With [[Chuck Berghofer]] (bass), [[Paul Humphrey (American musician)|Paul Humphrey]] (drums), [[John Pisano]] (guitar), [[Milt Holland]] and [[Emil Richards]] (percussion), brass
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|1980?
|1980?
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|''Collaboration''
|''Collaboration''
|[[Fresh Sound]]
|[[Fresh Sound]]
|With Jan Lundgren (piano), [[Chuck Berghofer]] (bass), [[Joe LaBarbera]] (drums)<ref name="Penguin9" />
|With [[Jan Lundgren]] (piano), [[Chuck Berghofer]] (bass), [[Joe LaBarbera]] (drums)<ref name="Penguin9" />
|}
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* ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)#Musical score and soundtrack|Roots]]'' (A&M, 1977)
* ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)#Musical score and soundtrack|Roots]]'' (A&M, 1977)
'''With [[Johnny Mandel]]'''
'''With [[Johnny Mandel]]'''
* ''[[I Want to Live!#Musical score and soundtrack|I Want to Live]]'' (United Artists, 1958)
* ''[[I Want to Live!#Musical score|I Want to Live]]'' (United Artists, 1958)
'''With [[Gerry Mulligan]]'''
'''With [[Gerry Mulligan]]'''
* ''[[I Want to Live!#Musical score and soundtrack|I Want to Live]]'' (United Artists, 1958)
* ''[[I Want to Live!#Musical score|I Want to Live]]'' (United Artists, 1958)
* ''[[If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em!]]'' (Limelight, 1965)
* ''[[If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em!]]'' (Limelight, 1965)
'''With [[Jack Nitzsche]]'''
'''With [[Jack Nitzsche]]'''
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* ''[[Jazz Waltz (Shorty Rogers album)|Jazz Waltz]]'' (Reprise, 1962)
* ''[[Jazz Waltz (Shorty Rogers album)|Jazz Waltz]]'' (Reprise, 1962)
'''With [[Tom Waits]]'''
'''With [[Tom Waits]]'''
* ''[[One From The Heart (film) Soundtrack]]'' (CBS, 1982)
* ''[[One from the Heart (album)|One from the Heart (film) soundtrack]]'' (CBS, 1982)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p8889}}
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p8889}}
*{{YouTube|id=ay1ebbSMSv8|title="Pete Jolly on Stars of Jazz (1956)"}}
*{{YouTube|id=ay1ebbSMSv8|title="Pete Jolly on Stars of Jazz (1956)"}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0427215|name=Pete Jolly}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0427215|name=Pete Jolly}}
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 12 October 2024

Pete Jolly
Birth namePeter A. Ceragioli Jr.
Born(1932-06-05)June 5, 1932
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
DiedNovember 6, 2004(2004-11-06) (aged 72)
Pasadena, California, United States
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano, accordion
Years active1947–2004

Pete Jolly (born Peter A. Ceragioli Jr., June 5, 1932[1] – November 6, 2004)[2] was a two-time Grammy-nominated American West Coast jazz pianist and accordionist. He is known for his performance of television themes and movie soundtracks.

Biography

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Jolly began playing the accordion at age three[3] and appeared on the radio program Hobby Lobby at the age of seven. He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, a hotbed of jazz at the time. One of his best friends and collaborators in Phoenix was guitarist Howard Roberts, whom he met at the age of 13. Following Roberts to Los Angeles in 1952, he immediately began working with the best players on the West Coast jazz scene, including Shorty Rogers.[1] He moved easily into studio and session work.[1] Besides his performances as a pianist, he also played the accordion.

His composition "Little Bird" (a minor hit on Fred Astaire's Ava Records) was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1963, and he formed the Pete Jolly Trio in 1964. With the Trio and as a solo artist, he recorded several albums, including earning a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist with Small Group. One of the last albums was a collaboration—aptly entitled Collaboration—with Jan Lundgren, Chuck Berghofer, and Joe LaBarbera in 2000. His final album, It's a Cool Heat, was recorded in Phoenix in May 2004 shortly before his death. He worked with Buddy DeFranco, Art Pepper, and Red Norvo, and for many years with music arranger and director Ray Conniff and Herb Alpert, recording on Alpert's record label, A&M as both sideman and leader.

Jolly's music can be heard on television programs such as Get Smart, The Love Boat, I Spy, Mannix, M*A*S*H and Dallas, as well as hundreds of movie soundtracks. He recreated some of Bud Powell's playing with Charlie Parker for Clint Eastwood's biographical movie about Parker, Bird. By day, Jolly worked in the studios; by night, with his trio. He continued to perform with his trio in Los Angeles jazz clubs until shortly before being hospitalized in August 2004. His final public performance with his trio was in Reno, Nevada. Jolly died at the age of 72 in November 2004 in Pasadena, California, from complications of multiple myeloma.[2] He is buried at San Gabriel Cemetery in San Gabriel, California.

Reception

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The Pete Jolly Trio had only one bassist, Chuck Berghofer, and one drummer, Nick Martinis. Berghofer later said, "In all that time, Pete never once told me how to play or what to play."

Discography

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As leader/co-leader

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Year recorded Title Label Notes
1955 Jolly Jumps In RCA Victor With Shorty Rogers (trumpet), Jimmy Giuffre (tenor sax, baritone sax), Howard Roberts (guitar), Curtis Counce (bass), Shelley Manne (drums)[4]
1955? Duo, Trio, Quartet RCA Victor
1956? When Lights Are Low RCA Victor
1959? Impossible MetroJazz
1960 The Duo VSOP Duo, with Ralph Peña (bass)[5]
1962? 5 O'Clock Shadows MGM
Continental Jazz Stereo Fidelity
1963? The Sensational Pete Jolly Gasses Everybody Charlie Parker
1963 Little Bird Äva Some tracks trio, with Chuck Berghofer (bass), Larry Bunker (drums); some tracks with Howard Roberts (guitar), Kenny Hume (percussion) added[6]
1963 Sweet September Äva Most tracks trio, with Chuck Berghofer (bass), Larry Bunker (drums); some tracks quartet, with Howard Roberts (guitar), Berghofer (bass), Nick Martinis (drums);[7] Nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
1964 Hello, Jolly! Äva Two tracks trio, with Chuck Berghofer (bass), Howard Roberts (guitar), and Nick Martinez (drums); all others with orchestra arranged and conducted by either Dick Hazard or Dick Grove.
1960–65? Live in L.A.: Red Chimney and Sherry's Bar VSOP Most tracks with Chuck Berghofer and Ralph Peña (bass; separately), Nick Martinis (drums); in concert; released 1994[8]
1965? Too Much, Baby Columbia Trio, with Chuck Berghofer (bass), Nick Martinis (drums)[9]
1968? Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly A&M With John Pisano (guitar), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Earl Palmer (drums), orchestra[10]
1969 Timeless VSOP With Chuck Berghofer (bass), Nick Ceroli (drums)[4]
1970? Give a Damn A&M With Chuck Berghofer (bass), Nick Ceroli (drums), brass; in concert[11]
1970? Seasons A&M With Chuck Berghofer (bass), Paul Humphrey (drums), John Pisano (guitar), Milt Holland and Emil Richards (percussion), brass
1980? Strike Up the Band Atlas
1993? Yours Truly Bainbridge Trio, with Chuck Berghofer (bass), Nick Martinis (drums)[12]
Gems Holt
1995 Yeah! VSOP With Chuck Berghofer (bass), Nick Martinis (drums)[5]
2001 Collaboration Fresh Sound With Jan Lundgren (piano), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Joe LaBarbera (drums)[5]

Compilations

  • Quartet, Quintet & Sextet (Fresh Sound, 1955–56)[5]
  • Pete Jolly and Friends (VSOP, 1962–64)[5]

As sideman

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With Elmer Bernstein

With Kenny Burrell

With Buddy Collette

With Jerry Donato

  • It's a Cool Heat

With Joni James

With J. J. Johnson

With Quincy Jones

With Johnny Mandel

With Gerry Mulligan

With Jack Nitzsche

With Shorty Rogers

With Tom Waits

References

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  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ a b Oliver, Myrna (November 8, 2004). "Pete Jolly, 72; Jazz Pianist, Composer and Accordion Player". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Pete Jolly Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (7th ed.). Penguin. pp. 873–874. ISBN 978-0-14-101416-6.
  5. ^ a b c d e Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 791. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Pete Jolly / Pete Jolly Trio: Little Bird". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Pete Jolly / Pete Jolly Trio: Sweet September". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  8. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Pete Jolly: The Red Chimney and Sherry's Bar Recordings". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  9. ^ Dryden, Ken. "Pete Jolly: Too Much, Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Pete Jolly: Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  11. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Pete Jolly: Give a Damn". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Pete Jolly: Yours Truly". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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