Tales from the Unexpected

Solo recording of original compositions by Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, who is internationally known as a unique and decidedly European voice on his instrument, having won accolades and awards for his more than seventy recordings.

A superior post-bop pianist influenced by Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner but long possessing his own sound, Pieranunzi is one of the top jazz pianists today. He began studying piano when he was five, partly from his father, who was a jazz-loving guitarist. Pieranunzi has worked with many top players (both Europeans and Americans) including Franco Ambrosetti, Chet Baker, Benny Bailey, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Haden, Jim Hall, Lee Konitz, Sal Nistico, Enrico Rava, Tony Scott, Kai Winding, and Phil Woods. Up through the 1990s he recorded a number of impressive jazz sets as a leader for Enja, Timeless, and especially Soul Note. After the turn of the millennium his CDs have often appeared on the CamJazz label, this is his first CD on Intuition.