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Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris: Afterglow
ByThis is not the first time Pieranunzi and Joris have collaborated. They previously got together, with the fifteen-piece Brussels Jazz Orchestra, to make The Music Of Enrico Pieranunzi (W.E.R.F., 2015), for which Joris arranged eight Pieranunzi originals. Pieranunzi played piano on the disc and Joris took all the trumpet solos. The album was well received and the aptly named Afterglow, recorded in late 2018, is a spin-off.
Melodism is to the fore on Afterglow, including on the relatively abstract "Five Plus Five" and "Freelude." Most of the pieces were written by Pieranunzi, with just two by Joris. Arrangements are skeletal; themes are stated, brief solos or contrapuntal passages follow, themes are restated; and production is minimal, too. In the liner notes, producer Jasper Somsen writes that the only thing he and engineer Floren Van Stitchel felt they needed to do was "listen. We simply guarded the process."
Less is often more, and Afterglow is a good example of that. Strong tunes, burnished performances, clean audio quality. A feelgood album with which to approach the new year.
Track Listing
Siren’s Lounge; Afterglow; Millie; Cradle Song For Mattia; Five Plus Five; Anne April Sang; Freelude; What’s What; How Could We Forget; Not Found; The Real You.
Personnel
Enrico Pieranunzi
pianoBert Joris
trumpetAlbum information
Title: Afterglow | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Challenge Records
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