Younger Than Springtime: Light in the Attic Reissues Pete Jolly’s A&M Classic “Seasons”

Pianist/organist/accordionist Pete Jolly (1932-2004), born Peter Ceragioli, Jr., made his debut as a leader in 1955 on the RCA label.  After moves to labels including Liberty and Columbia, Jolly landed at A&M Records in 1968.  Co-founder Herb Alpert – the A in A&M – personally produced or co-produced all three of Jolly’s long-players for the Hollywood label.  Songs by A&M mainstays such as Roger Nichols, Burt Bacharach, and Antonio Carlos Jobim populated the albums.  The third of Jolly’s A&M trilogy, 1970’s Seasons, took on a mystique all its own, though, when hip-hop…

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