SUPER ULTRA MEGA RARE Improvisational Jazz LP Gatefold Cover is VG+ (shelf wear) Inner Sleeve is VG+ (discoloration) Record is VG+ Labels are very clean Visually Graded Tracklist Side 1 1 Leaves 1:43 2 Younger Than Springtime 2:14 3 Bees 2:54 4 Rainbows 1:11 5 Plummer Park 4:25 6 Springs 3:06 Side 2 1 Seasons 3:45 2 Sand Storm 2:02 3 Autumn Festival 3:14 4 Prairie Road 2:50 5 The Indian's Summer 3:40 6 Pete Jolly 1:45 Bass – Chuck Berghofer Drums – Paul Humphrey Guitar – John Pisano Percussion – Emil Richards, Milt Holland Piano – Pete Jolly Producer – Herb Alpert Pete Jolly's third album for A M Records offers the closest recorded approximation of this musician’s talent yet offered the listener. Because in these grooves, produced by Herb Alpert, Jolly is heard not only on standard piano, but also on the Wurlitzer Electronic Piano, accordion, musette, Sano Vox, and Hammond Organ. The effect is startling to say the least, and at times a little unsettling as you wonder where the musician leaves off, and the engineer and technical studio wizards take over. However, this album is no studio tour de force, but a "Live" recording in the sense that Jolly and fellow musicians Chuck Berghofer, Paul Humphrey, John Pisano, Milt Holland, and Emil Richards got together and improvised their way through 12 tunes in the space of four hours. The session was basically improvisational, and was completely open end, says Jolly. “We literally improvised as we went along – using visual and musical communications between ourselves to let the tunes happen, breathe and expand. It’s as simple as that. Then we edited down the four hours of tape, did a little overdubbing, and this album is the result”. The result is a radical departure for Jolly, and a quite successful one. There are no familiar tunes here (with the exception of “Younger Than Springtime”) – no lush arrangements, or studio gimmickry. Just Pete and his friends playing for their own enjoyment, and we hope yours. – Bob Garcia