The emphasis on jazz in the last year has been upon the neophytes, the newcomers, the third generation fortunate enough to have been bred upon an established jazz instead of having to struggle for the right expression of a new form — the prodigies and the protégés. These are the “discovered” ones. Almost everyone of any executive stature has decided it is his respon- sibility to find some budding musician to introduce to the musical world as his “discovery”. The new find is signed by companies who hope they have a promising musician. And because people want to be considered aware, the neophyte gains followers who are too easily led by the word “new” and not enough by the word “quality”. And so it goes... It is one of those circumstances, prevalent and understandable, that the neophyte is often presented before he is ready. People do not object to some imperfections, but they do expect a certain amount of intelligent and worthwhile expression from the touted musician. Unfortunately, most discoveries are simply not yet ready for hearing. They need more working-out in the field, more of that admittedly hard-to-get stuff called experience, more opportunity to find the right niche for their personal expression. Sometimes even one or two years chronologically will take care of the deficiency. So it is a pleasant experience to introduce to the jazz world a young man who might easily be considered a kind of genius...
Hoskins Collins (from the original Liner Notes)
Pete Jolly
Jolly Jumps in
Tracks
1 Will You Still Be Mine ? (Adair, Dennis) 4:00
2 El Yorke (Jolly) 3:39
3 Jolly Jumps in (Giuffre) 2:42
4 I've Got You Under My Skin (Porter) 3:38
5 I'm With You (Mercer, Troup) 2:48
6 Pete's Meat (Rogers) 4:50
7 It Might as Well Be Spring (Hammerstein, Rodgers) 5:49
8 Why Do I Love You ? (Hammerstein, Kern) 2:33
9 That's All (Brandt, Haymes) 3:27
10 Jolly Lodger (Jolly) 3:15
11 Before and After (Jolly) 3:16
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Personnel
[# 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 10] PETE JOLLY TRIO
Pete Jolly - p
Curtis Counce - b
Shelly Manne - dr
[# 3, 6, 8] PETE JOLLY SEXTET
Shorty Rogers - tp
Jimmy Giuffre - bs
Pete Jolly - ac
Howard Roberts - g
Curtis Counce - b
Shelly Manne - dr
Recorded in Los Angeles ; 1955 ; March 4 [# 1, 2, 7 & 11] ; March 5 [# 4, 5, 9 & 10] ; March 6 [# 3, 6, 8 & 12]