Flux And Change
Enrico Pieranunzi - Paul Motian
Artists
Paul Motian drums
Enrico Pieranunzi piano
Recorded
Aug 27, 1992
Release date
Dec 31, 1995
Duration
0:52:52
Record Label
Cam Jazz
1 - Hazard Rate - 1:42
2 - What Is This Thing Called Love? - 1:42
3 - Double Act 1 - 2:29
4 - Abacus - 1:03
5 - Pianologue I - 2:00
6 - Someday My Prince Will Come - 1:01
7 - Drumlogue 1 - 1:33
8 - Double Act 2 - 2:09
9 - When I Fall In Love - 1:56
10 - Double Act 3 - 4:12
11 - Drumlogue 2 - 0:49
12 - Things Ain't What They Used to Be - 2:51
13 - Sweet Little Swan - 2:27
14 - Inch Worm - 3:41
15 - Double Act 4 1:16
16 - All the Things You Are - 6:57
17 - For Your Peace - 3:35
18 - Drumlogue 3 - 2:33
19 - St. Thomas - 1:31
20 - Freedom Jazz Dance - 1:17
21 - Alice In Wonderland - 5:18
22 - Anthropology - 6:58
23 - No Chaser / Straight - 4:51
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"If the specific nature of this performance reaffirms what we know about Motian, it reveals an entirely new side of Pieranunzi. In the unusual duo of piano and drums, the lack of a supportive bassist causes a reinterpretation of the individual roles and greatly alters the balance of interpersonal dynamics. Pieranunzi is freer than ever to redirect harmonic modulations as the urge strikes, and he takes full advantage of this opportunity. But theres also a more percussive slant to the patterns he devises, patterns which span melodies but are not locked into song form. For Motians part, the additional freedom brings to greater prominence the engaging colors and countermelodies of his loose, linear approach."
(source: from the CD's liner notes by Art Lange)
REVIEWS
Flux and Change Enrico Pieranunzi/Paul Motian
Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi is an acolyte of Bill Evans and a lover of performing in duos so this album with former Evans drummer Paul Motian tickles two of his fancies (as well as 88 ivories). The album, recorded live at the Roccella Jonica International Jazz Festival, is split up into three suites of 12, 5 and six tunes, respectively. There are duet portions and solos from each performer on both originals and a boatload of standards by such composers as Cole Porter, Heyman-Young, Hammerstein-Kern, Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk.
1/8/2014 The New York City Jazz Record Andrey Henkin