Chet Remembered
Enrico Pieranunzi, Bert Joris, Frankfurt Radio Big Band
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Enrico Pieranunzi, Bert Joris, Frankfurt Radio Big Band
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In this tribute to the famous Chet Baker, Enrico Pieranunzi continues his collaboration with Bert Joris for their second album together on Challenge Records.
There is, however, much else that deserves to be highlighted on this CD. For instance, the fact that "Chet Remembered" was conceived and realized in tandem with Bert Joris, a wonderful trumpet player in whose playing there are clear traces of Chet's style, reworked in a very personal way. I can say that, although we play different instruments, Chet's influence has determined a sort of stylistic "brotherhood" in our approach to improvisation, an affinity that is one of the distinctive elements of this CD. The dual role that Bert plays on this CD also deserves to be emphasised. Along with Bert Joris as a great trumpet player, Bert Joris also in fact appears here as an outstanding arranger. His ability to work with the melodic cells of the pieces, making them the basis of unpredictable melodic-rhythmic developments, is fantastic. And I find his ability to take full advantage of the palette of colors offered by the big band very impressive. Among the countless, excellent examples of his latter quality I would like to highlight here the harmonisation and orchestration of the solo on Soft Journey, which Chet improvised on the 1979 album of the same name (track 4, between 2'03" and 3'43"). A typical, wonderfully melodic Chet solo that I personally transcribed a few hours after Chet had improvised and recorded it. After so many years, it is so nice to listen to this solo here in the lush, refined big band version set up by Bert. Definitely a fine way to remember and honour Chet's improvisational mastery.
Of course, this tribute to our mutual mentor could not have been accomplished in such an original and effective way without the contribution of the magnificent HR Big Band and its musicians, to all of whom I'd like to address my sincerest thanks. The days spent with them in the Frankfurt studios while recording this CD were most enjoyable and full of exciting musical moments.
A final special thanks to Challenge for enthusiastically accepting the release of this project that is designed to remember and celebrate the art of one of the purest talents in the history of jazz." - Enrico Pieranunzi
Tracklisting
The Eric Ineke JazzXpress Feat. Tineke Postma
Trichotomy
Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris
Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet
The Dam Jawn
Jussi Reijonen
Roseanna Vitro
Batik
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
A Bigger MOUTH
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
Harvey Brough
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli