THE MUSIC OF ENRICO PIERANUNZI
Enrico Pieranunzi Bert Joris Brussels Jazz Orchestra
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Enrico Pieranunzi piano
Bert Joris trumpet
Brussels Jazz Orchestra
Recorded
Aug 22-23, 2014 live at De Werf, Bruges - Belgium 2014
Release date
Jan, 2015
Duration
00:61:30
Record Label
W.E.R.F.
Album Tracks
1 - Persona - 6:07
2 - Within the House of Night - 7:12
3 - Fellini's Waltz - 6:15
4 - Newsbreak - 7:14
5 - With My Heart in a Song - 8:35
6 - Coralie - 7:18
7 - Distance from Departure - 8:13
8 - It Speaks for Itself - 8:28
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About THE MUSIC OF ENRICO PIERANUNZI
The Italian pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi makes music that appeals to the imagination: filmic, compelling and with the kind of frivolity you might expect from an Italian. Brussels Jazz Orchestra asked arranger Bert Joris to arrange a few selected pieces from Pieranunzi’s rich repertoire. Joris, who knows how to employ the full potential of the orchestra like no one else, succeeded in adapting these light, airy compositions for the larger forces of the BJO. With soloists Pieranunzi himself on piano and Bert Joris on trumpet, Brussels Jazz Orchestra creates an intimate and layered sound. A top-level European jazz project!
Compositions by Enrico Pieranunzi, arranged for the Brussels Jazz Orchestra by Bert Joris. Performed and recorded live in late August 2014 in De Werf in Bruges. With Enrico Pieranunzi at the piano. All trumpet solos by Bert Joris.
The CD, on the W.E.R.F. label, was released in January 2015.
From the Press
THE MUSIC OF ENRICO PIERANUNZI
Although it bears no "made in the U.S.A." label, this is stylish and enterprising jazz by any measure, created and performed by a pianist, trumpeter and orchestra at the top of their game.
24/03/2016 Allaboutjazz.com Jack Bowers
CD REVIEW
The gorgeous ballad 'Distance From Departure' provides Pieranunzi with an opportunity to show off his considerable chops, with orchestra providing a pulsating backdrop for Joris' equally striking solo.
04/01/2016 The New York City Jazz Record
PRESS QUOTES NL-FR-EN
"Creativity, technical mastery, refined harmonic thinking" Maurizio Zerbo, Jazzit
12/03/2015 various media
BIGBAND BRANIE IN GENT
"Hoe hoog ook de star quality van een Pieranunzi, deze bigband is niet gewoon een begeleidingsband. (...) Het samenspel was erg genuanceerd, hier en daar zelfs ronduit teder..."
03/02/2015 Het Nieuwsblad
BJO JOUE PIERANUNZI
"Voici un pari superbement réussi !" (J-P Goffin)
26/01/2015 L'Avenir