Play Morricone

Pieranunzi/Johnson/Baron
Camjazz
Jazz | Mar 2006

Reviews

Fo
Reviewed 2006-03-20
PIERANUNZI / JOHNSON / BARON – “Play Morricone”
CamJazz, 2004

No, this is not spaghetti western music! These are straight-jazz trio renditions of tunes – mostly ballads – written by the great Italian film composer Ennio Morricone from 1964 to 1996. E.M.’s oeuvre is vast, going way beyond those guitar-laden western scores, and this trio plays his music with great sensitivity. Pieranunzi’s bright, confident piano playing makes the music all his own. Nice!

All good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 10

1. 7:18 – aching ballad, midtempo, very soft and pretty
2. 5:29 – upbeat bop romp with a certain swagger, everybody has a good time
3. 7:37 – throbbing midtempo waltz: bass solo in middle, active drums
4. 6:31 – midtempo ballad w/quirky theme, thoughtful playing all around
5. 6:22 – slow, hushed, cinematic ballad: the most evocative piece on the disc
6. 4:38 – solo piano: pretty, sweet, and melancholy
7. 6:30 – fine late-night ballad, picks up a gentle strolling rhythm
8. 5:43 – ballad with slightly askew melody: hints at strange, dark secrets
9. 4:42 – upbeat, propulsive, cute melody, strong piano solo, breakdown
10. 6:02 – sophisticated, carefully nuanced, nice harmonic shadings & tempo shifts

[Fo] - 3/20/06

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Charting

2006-03-26 — 2006-05-28 Jazz
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Track listing

1. Addio Fratello Crudele
2. I Malamondo
3. La Domenica Specialmente
4. Mio Caro Dottor Grasler
5. Ninfa Plebea
6. Jona Che Visse Nella Balena
7. Just Beyond The Horizon
8. Le Mani Sporche
9. Quando Le Donne Avevano La Coda
10. Il Prato