Enrico Pieranunzi ‎– Autour De Martinu - Live At The Bird's Eye

Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi has long been one of the best-known and appreciated personalities on the European jazz scene. Pianist, composer, arranger, he has recorded more than seventy CDs under his own name, ranging from solo piano to trio, and from duet to quintet. He has played in concert and in the studio with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, Paul Motian, Chris Potter and Charlie Haden, performing at all the most important international festivals, from Montreal to Copenhagen, from Berlin to Madrid.

Pieranunzi's formative years embraced both classical and jazz piano, and the influence of Debussy is readily apparent in the lush romanticism at the heart of his music. Emerging in the early '70s, Pieranunzi's lyrical approach quickly brought him to the forefront of the European scene, and in 1984 he formed a trio with Marc Johnson and Joey baron, the first of several outstandig groups with American musicians.

In 1989, 2003 and 2008 he was voted Musician of the Year in the Italian magazine Musica Jazz critic's poll and he was 1997 recipient of the Django d'Or Award for best European Jazz Musician.

Tracklist

• 1. Polka in A - Polka reflections
• 2. Esquisse de danse II
• 3. Improesquisse II
• 4. Improritour IV - Ritournelle IV
• 5. Esquisse de danse I
• 6. Improesquisse I
• 7. Sonata K 492 - Vision K 492
• 8. Intermezzo No.1 (from “Les Ritournelles”)
• 9. Sarabande in E Minor HWV 438
• 10. Ritournelle II . Improritour II
• 11. Sonata K 9 - Vision K 9
• 12. Mein lieber Schumann
• 13. Prélude en forme de blues
• 14. Blues for Martinu
• 15. Horizontes Finales