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Enrico Pieranunzi

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Enrico Pieranunzi live at the 44 Barcelona Voll-Damm Jazz Festival.

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About Sonny Rollins

CD/LP/Track Review

Holding The Stage: Road Shows, Vol. 4 by Maurizio Zerbo
Holding The Stage: Road Shows, Vol. 4 by Dan Bilawsky

My Blue Note Obsession

CD/LP/Track Review

Road Shows, Vol. 3 by Maurizio Zerbo
Road Shows, Vol. 3 by Hrayr Attarian

Extended Analysis

Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 3 (2014)

Miles Davis
trumpet

Thelonious Monk
piano

Duke Ellington
piano

John Coltrane
saxophone

Charlie Parker
sax, alto

Wayne Shorter
saxophone

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
saxophone

Sonny Stitt
saxophone

Dexter Gordon
sax, tenor

Joe Henderson
sax, tenor

Coleman Hawkins
sax, tenor

Hank Mobley
sax, tenor

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Jazz Stories

I love jazz because I hear musicians being in the “now”, creating on the spot. I was first exposed to jazz by my father. He doesn't play (though he has dabbled with piano in the past), but apparently jazz runs in the family blood
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I love jazz because I hear musicians being in the “now”, creating on the spot. I was first exposed to jazz by my father. He doesn't play (though he has dabbled with piano in the past), but apparently jazz runs in the family blood. My grandfather, a professional jazz pianist, once accompanied Judy Garland when she strolled into the Chicago hotel where he played; one of the songs they performed was, of course, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” I never got to hear my grandfather play, because he gave up “the life” when he moved to California, when my dad was still in high school. However, my grandpa remains an inspiration, so I wrote an arrangement of “Somewhere” in Latin Jazz style, and dedicated to my father and to the memory of my grandfather. The first jazz record I bought was McCoy Tyner, “Dimensions.” McCoy is a great influence on my piano playing to this day. My advice to new listeners is, have an open mind; let the music develop, let the artists take you on a journey. Jazz is human, personal, and carries great immediacy. In an age where technology replaces the human element in much art, jazz in general is all about the performance. Even in recording, it is a moment of spontaneity frozen in time. So support live music, support live jazz! Keep us human in the modern world.
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By Michelle Pollace
Member since: 2013