- Pete Jolly
Pete Jolly—born Peter Ceragioli Jr.
June 5 ,1932 , inNew Haven, Connecticut ; diedNovember 6 ,2004 , inPasadena, California —was an AmericanWest Coast jazz pianist andaccordionist , likely best known for his performance oftelevision themes and various movie soundtracks.He began playing the accordion at age 3, and appeared on the radio program "Hobby Lobby" at age seven.
His composition "Little Bird" was nominated for a
Grammy Award in 1963 (a minor hit on Fred Astaire's Ava label), and he formed the Pete Jolly Trio in 1964. With the Trio, and also as a solo artist, he recorded several albums, the last being in 2000, a collaboration withJan Lundgren . He also worked with other notable jazz artists, includingBuddy DeFranco ,Art Pepper , andRed Norvo , and for many years with EZ music arranger and directorRay Conniff .Jolly's music can be heard on television programs such as "
Get Smart ", "The Love Boat ", "I Spy ", "Mannix ", "M*A*S*H", and "Dallas", as well as hundreds of moviesoundtrack s.He died in
Pasadena, California , from complications ofbone marrow cancer , having been hospitalized from August to November, 2004.External links
[http://www.onamrecords.com/gallery/view/Pete%20Jolly Pete Jolly on A&M Records]
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