When Pete Jolly Trio

The Pete Jolly Trio - When Lights Are Low (1956) {2004 Japan RCA-BMG Mini LP K2/24bit Remaster BVCJ-37422}
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© 1956, 2004 RCA / BMG Fullhouse Japan | BVCJ-37422 | Mono | K2 24bit mastering
Jazz / Bop / Cool / Piano

An early trio session from pianist Pete Jolly — recorded in a loose and unfettered mode that's very nice ! The lights are low, but the group's still swinging nicely — in the mode that makes you feel like you're sitting at the bar in one of the hipper lounges on the LA scene at the time — kicking back with cocktail while Pete and the trio inventively explore a few familiar tunes, plus some great numbers of their own ! Jules Berteaux is on bass, Robert Neal is on drums — and tracks include "Skating", "Ah Moore", "Unconcerned", "Groovin With Gus", "When Lights Are Low", and "Jordu".

A wonderful collector's edition of jazz pianists' records in almost all styles from the first ragtimes to modern jazz.

In this magnificent collection presented melodies performed by these masters of jazz piano: Scott Joplin, James P. Johnson, Eubie Blake, Mandy Randolph, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Joe Sullivan, Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Nat King Cole and many, many others …