The joint play of Phil Woods and Enrico Pieranunzi!

Phil's Mood (1994/11/07) Phil Woods & Space Jazz Trio The excellent performance of Phil Woods and Enrico Pieranunzi. All tunes are Enrico Pieranunzi's composition. Thieir play is very exciting!

Recommendation Level by Green Jazz　3

Although Enrico Pieranunzi conjures up images of "Piano trio" and "European Jazz", there are some recordings performed in the quartet of horn musicians from United States.
It must be a very interesting point for his funs what kinds of performance he does with American musician.
Actually this is unexpectedly is good!
Phil Woods is a musician who had taken the essence of new trend like the “mode” and “Free Jazz". Even he is usually thought to be a bebop musician; we can not fined find any sense of incompatibility between that new essence and his original nature.
Regarding the musical character of two, they are quite different between Phil Woods and Enrico Pieranunzi. But in this recording, their characters melt into each other in good shape.
The flexible character of Phil Woods and the skillful interplay of Enrico Pieanunzi are helping this.
All tunes are composed by Enrico Pieranunzi including his popular number like New Land, Chet, Blue Ballad, and Hindsight, etc.
It was at 1988 that this was performed. Phil Woods was born in 1931 and he was 57 years old at this time. It is amazing that Phil Woods, who had been an authority of jazz since earlier age of jazz, adopted the composition of young European musician, and performed them with deep understanding for them. To tell the truth, I sometimes feel the play of Phil Woods is a little annoying because he has too much appeal. However, I can respect him because he always accepts the new essence of new music rather than despises them, besides he always seems happy when he plays the music of new era.
I think it is rather normal even if Phil were more arrogant because he has excellent talent and many achievements.
The most attractive point of this recording is that Pieranunzi plays very happily. We can feel his spirit. He must have wanted to appeal to Phil Woos who was a great predecessor of jazz.
In addition, Phil had recorded his album using Pieranunzi’s composition exclusively. It must be a kind of emotional thing for him.
As results, we can hear a lot of vigorous performance of Pieranunzi in this album. It is killing for Pieranunzi’s fans. Backing play is also excellent.
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Phil's Mood /Phil Woods & Space Jazz trio
Phil Woods(as,cl),Enrico Pieranunzi(p),Enzo Pietropaoli(double b),Alfred Kramer(ds)
1. New Lands
2. Night Bird
3. Chet
4. Phil's Mood
5. Blue Ballad
6. Upstairs
7. Hindsight
8. New Lands (2nd Take)
9. Upstairs (2nd Take)
10. New Lands (3rd Take)
11. Night Bird (2nd Take)
1988 PHILOLOGY
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1.New Lands
Up-tempo rhythms, but their play is very accurate.
In the latter part, base and drums stop and Phil Woods and Enrico Pieranunzi play in only two. After this, they enter the ending theme perfectly. This is terribly skilful.
2. Night Bird
It is a kind of four beat commonly heard in the 80 year. The peculiar sense of rhythm of Pieranunzi in his improvisation is very good.
3. Chet
A piece of music to be beautiful shade
This name of a song might have been taken from Chet Baker though I have not confirmed.
It is lyrical, with unique sense of beauty by Pieranunzi
However, Phil Woods is also singing such a tune well. It is admirable.
Of course, we can never find the fault in Peranunzi’s play because it was composed by himself.
7. Hindsight
Woods plays the clarinet. This is good in the atmosphere of this tune.