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| Label Challenge Records |
UPC 0608917355529 |
Catalogue number CR 73555 |
Release date 02 June 2023 |
"... An appropriate, grandiose bow."
Jazzthing, 24-5-2023Enrico Pieranunzi was born in Rome in 1949 and has for many years been among the most significant and well-known protagonists of the international jazz scene. A pianist, composer, and arranger, he has recorded more than 70 albums under his own name, ranging from piano solo to trio, from duo to quintet. He has collaborated, either live or in the studio, with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Chris Potter, Marc Johnson, and Joey Baron. Pieranunzi has been named Artist of the Year three times by the Musica Jazz magazine critics’ poll (in 1989, 2003, 2008). He also won the French Django d’Or prize as “Best European Musician” in 1997 and the German Echo Jazz Award in 2014 as “Best International Keyboard Artist”. Pieranunzi has performed his music all over the world in the most prestigious international festivals, from Montréal to Copenhagen and Buenos Aires, from Berlin and Madrid to Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Beijing. For the past ten years, he has been playing more and more in the USA, and has taken part in the San Francisco and Spoleto (Charleston, South Carolina) festivals. He has also been regularly featured in the most important New York clubs, especially the Village Vanguard, where in July 2010 he recorded the album Live at the Village Vanguard with Marc Johnson and Paul Motian. This is the first album ever recorded by an Italian musician (and one of the very few by European musicians) in the legendary diamond shaped 7th Avenue venue. A second Live at the Village Vanguard, recorded in 2015 with Donny McCaslin, Scott Colley and Clarence Penn, will be released at the end of 2016. Enrico Pieranunzi has composed over 300 pieces, many of which have become standards performed and recorded by musicians all over the world (Night Bird, Don’t Forget the Poet, Fellini’s Waltz).
“Pieranunzi can swing – crisply and surely. But in those tempos, he remains his lyrical self. His music sings” (Nat Hentoff, 1990)
“Enrico Pieranunzi breathes new life into contemporary jazz” (Ray Spencer, Jazz Journal International, 1992)
“Remember the name, me, get lost in the music” (Josef Woodard, Jazz Times, 2000)
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Enrico Pieranunzi was born in Rome in 1949 and has for many years been among the most significant and well-known protagonists of the international jazz scene. A pianist, composer, and arranger, he has recorded more than 70 albums under his own name, ranging from piano solo to trio, from duo to quintet. He has collaborated, either live or in the studio, with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Chris Potter, Marc Johnson, and Joey Baron. Pieranunzi has been named Artist of the Year three times by the Musica Jazz magazine critics’ poll (in 1989, 2003, 2008). He also won the French Django d’Or prize as “Best European Musician” in 1997 and the German Echo Jazz Award in 2014 as “Best International Keyboard Artist”. Pieranunzi has performed his music all over the world in the most prestigious international festivals, from Montréal to Copenhagen and Buenos Aires, from Berlin and Madrid to Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Beijing. For the past ten years, he has been playing more and more in the USA, and has taken part in the San Francisco and Spoleto (Charleston, South Carolina) festivals. He has also been regularly featured in the most important New York clubs, especially the Village Vanguard, where in July 2010 he recorded the album Live at the Village Vanguard with Marc Johnson and Paul Motian. This is the first album ever recorded by an Italian musician (and one of the very few by European musicians) in the legendary diamond shaped 7th Avenue venue. A second Live at the Village Vanguard, recorded in 2015 with Donny McCaslin, Scott Colley and Clarence Penn, will be released at the end of 2016. Enrico Pieranunzi has composed over 300 pieces, many of which have become standards performed and recorded by musicians all over the world (Night Bird, Don’t Forget the Poet, Fellini’s Waltz).
“Pieranunzi can swing – crisply and surely. But in those tempos, he remains his lyrical self. His music sings” (Nat Hentoff, 1990)
“Enrico Pieranunzi breathes new life into contemporary jazz” (Ray Spencer, Jazz Journal International, 1992)
“Remember the name, me, get lost in the music” (Josef Woodard, Jazz Times, 2000)
... An appropriate, grandiose bow.
Jazzthing, 24-5-2023
The collaboration is a powerful statement, all Pieranunzi originals highlighted with spirited arrangements that bring memories of the legendary trumpeter.
O's Place Jazz Magazine, 01-12-2023
... a dedication of high class musicians, with first class compositions and level performance of this...
Musikansich, 02-9-2023
Jazz as jazz is meant to be, that radiates from 'Chet Remembered' and proves the class of two lyrical kindred spirits, Enrico Pieranunzi and Bert Joris, who, with the enthusiasm of the Frankfurt Radio Big Band (hr-Bigband), invite to a sensitive and passionately substantiated homage to Chet Baker. For true jazz music lovers!
Jazzhalo, 16-8-2023
... Bert Joris is himself in the Baker tradition, especially in the clarity of his playing with a warm, lyrical tone. He also acts as arranger here, and his ability to fully exploit the big band's color palette is impressive...
Concerto, 01-8-2023
... The melancholic undertone of the great trumpet smolderer (Bert Joris) is always present. Pieranunzi takes the opportunity to present himself as the melodically strong and inventive improviser on the grand piano that we know him as...
Jazzpodium, 01-8-2023
Among the most impressive songs on this album I definitely count "Chet" with great solos by Bert and Enrico, but also by bassist Hans Glawischig, a wonderful piece of music and therefore a fantastic tribute to Chet. Another highlight is “Night Bird” partly due to the great solo of alto saxophonist Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn and trombonist Christian Jaksjö, the big band really shines here.
Rootstime, 01-8-2023
A top-class affair celebrating Baker, one of the purest talents in jazz.
Presto Music, 21-7-2023
There are numerous examples of great playing from the band, especially the trumpet section. You get the impression that this band could play anything put in front of them.
Jazz Views, 20-7-2023
Pieranunzi first met the charismatic Chet Baker in the late-1970s and compositions here he ''composed expressly for Chet'' are on this likeable album that encourages a trip down memory lane but isn't so stuck in the past as that rummaging into jazz history might indicate.
Marlbank, 04-7-2023
... Jazz as jazz is meant to be, that radiates from 'Chet Remembered' and proves the class of two lyrical kindred spirits, Enrico Pieranunzi and Bert Joris, who, with the enthusiasm of the Frankfurt Radio Big Band (hr-Bigband), invite you to a delicately and passionately grounded tribute to Chet Baker. For true jazz melomaniacs!
jazzhalo, 29-6-2023
Pieranunzi went into some detail about which things, precisely, he had learnt from Baker. Economy of notes and an emphasis on melody were, unsurprisingly, chief among them. Both those qualities are to the fore in Pieranunzi's playing on Chet Remembered, and they are also key to the success of Joris' arrangements.
All About Jazz, 23-6-2023
... Recorded with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Chet Remembered has become a worthy and very beautiful tribute to a legend.
virgin jazzface, 21-6-2023
The individual solos, the quality of the compositions, the beauty of the arrangements, the sound of the big band, all that contributes to make this album one of those we will listen to often, in the evening at home, on a comfortable sofa and with dim lighting…
Le Soir, 14-6-2023
This CD has a very special meaning for me. Remembering Chet takes me back to 1979 when I first met him. That meeting would soon prove to be a turning point in my musical life. Playing together, sharing concerts or recording sessions with him allowed me to be in close contact with an artist of rare jazz experience who caused an enormous change in my playing.
—Enrico Pieranunzi
All About Jazz, 09-6-2023
... The only thing that really fascinates is the flawlessness of Enrico Pieranunzi's excellent solo parts.
jazzfun, 09-6-2023
... Supported by the Frankfurt Radio Big Band here's 9 times finest big band sounds with an excellent pianist and an outstanding trumpeter.
NaDann, 07-6-2023
... Jazz as jazz is meant to be, that radiates from 'Chet Remembered'
jazzhalo, 03-6-2023
The fire beneath the worship of the doomed trumpeter/singer is still kept burning. By colleagues
who carry him in their hearts but sometimes also because you can never go wrong with such a tribute. This album by pianist Pieranunzi and trumpeter Bert Joris falls into the first category.
Jazzism, 01-6-2023
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