Product details
- Label Future Days Recordings
- Artist Pete Jolly
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2024
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Seasons by Pete Jolly.
Long buried in the A&M vaults since its original 1970 release, "Seasons" by Pete Jolly finally arrives on vinyl again, marking the first ever reissue of this quietly cherished session. For collectors who have chased the original pressing for years, this new edition represents a rare chance to bring the album home in a form worthy of its reputation.
This is a record built around the passage of time and the turning of the natural world, and the track listing reflects that from the very first groove. Side A opens with "Leaves" before drifting through "Younger Than Springtime," "Bees," "Rainbows," "Plummer Park," and "Springs," a suite of pieces that move like weather across an afternoon. Side B carries the mood forward with the title track "Seasons," followed by "Sand Storm," "Autumn Festival," "Prairie Road," "The Indian's Summer," and a closing tune bearing the pianist's own name, "Pete Jolly."
The sound here has been given the care it deserves. Kevin Gray remastered the album at Cohearent Audio directly from the original analog tapes, preserving the warmth and immediacy of the source while bringing new clarity to Jolly's playing. The pressing was handled at RTI, long regarded as one of the finest plants for audiophile work, ensuring that the transfer from tape to wax loses none of its detail.
Adding to the appeal, this edition is pressed on clear light green wax, a fitting visual companion to an album so concerned with the shifting hues of the seasons. Held to the light, it carries the kind of quiet beauty that makes a record as much an object to admire as a document to hear.
The package is rounded out with new liner notes by Dave Segal, who sat down with Herb Alpert and Chuck Berghofer to revisit the album's history and place it back in context. Their reflections offer fresh insight into how "Seasons" came together and why it has endured in the memories of those who first encountered it.
Taken as a whole, this reissue is a thoughtful restoration of a jazz album that has spent far too long out of reach. From the analog remaster to the striking colored pressing and the newly gathered voices in the liner notes, it treats Pete Jolly's work with the seriousness and affection it has always merited. For anyone drawn to warm, melodic piano jazz and the small treasures that time nearly forgets, "Seasons" is a welcome return.
Pressing Details:
From front sticker:
- Pressed on clear light green wax
- First ever vinyl reissue
- Remastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
- Includes new liner notes by Dave Segal interviewing Herb Alpert and Chuck Berghofer.
- Pressed at RTI
- Originally released on A&M in 1970
Track Listing:
A1. Leaves
A2. Younger Than Springtime
A3. Bees
A4. Rainbows
A5. Plummer Park
A6. Springs
B1. Seasons
B2. Sand Storm
B3. Autumn Festival
B4. Prairie Road
B5. The Indian's Summer
B6. Pete Jolly
Artist: Pete Jolly
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Future Days Recordings
Catalog Number: FDR 636
Release Year: 2024
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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