Enrico Pieranunzi Trio - Multiple Choice, Vol. 6 (2000)

Multiple Choice is now the 6th CD that Enrico Pieranunzi and his trio present on yvp. And again, it is a prime example of interactive music-making at the highest level! Pieranunzi has chosen two exquisite companions: The Genoa-born bassist Piero Leveratto has been working with Pieranunzi for over ten years and has proven himself here as a sensitive companion and highly virtuoso soloist alike. Drummer Marcello Di Leonardo is a new addition, whose sensitive playing provides the right basis for the master's pianistic excursions. The title "Multiple Choice" expresses the intention of the trio on this CD. Bill Evans, Pieranunzi's great teacher, once said that jazz asks "how" and not "what".And so the Enrico Pieranunzi Trio did not set a fixed musical language for this recording, but set the goal of playing the most open and best music that the three of them are capable of. And so, according to the title "Multiple Choice", there is modal jazz next to free forms, melodic ballads next to Latin-influenced numbers, all held together by a common musical language. ~ enricopieranunzi.it. [Translated From German]. 

YVP Music, yvp music 3079 CD, 2000
Recorded 20th March, 2000 at Platinum One Studio, Studio 2, Zürich, Switzerland 

Musicians:
Enrico Pieranunzi - Piano
Piero Leveratto - Bass
Marcello Di Leonardo - Drums 

Tracks:
01. Improline {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:34)
02. Blue Improline {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:18)
03. Dee Song {Enrico Pieranunzi} (5:44)
04. Improline 2 {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:46)
05. Improline 4 {Enrico Pieranunzi} (1:22)
06. Improline 3 {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:02)
07. The Common Element {Enrico Pieranunzi} (3:26)
08. December Waltz {Stefania Tallini} (6:06)
09. Myriads {Piero Leveratto} (3:44)
10. Improline 5 {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:22)
11. Love’s Language {Enrico Pieranunzi} (5:38)
12. Improline 6 {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:11)
13. Morning Song For Stefì {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:40)
14. Cancion Del Dia {Enrico Pieranunzi} (3:30)
15. One Lone Star {Enrico Pieranunzi} (5:30)
16. Multiple Choice {Enrico Pieranunzi} (3:00) 

Total Time: 55:01 

Credits:
Producer - Peter Bürli [Radio DRS 2]
Producer, Design [Cover] - York v. Prittwitz [yvp music]
Recording, Mixing & Mastering - Martin Pearson
Photo - Paolo Soriani
Liner Notes - Enrico Pieranunzi 

Here's a unique CD; a compilation of compositions by the then working Enrico Pieranunzi Trio in 2000, recorded in Switzerland and produced by Radio DRS 2. The disc comprises of 16 tracks, the majority of them penned by Enrico himself. For his latest trio formation, he brings together bassist Piero Leveratto and drummer Marcello Di Leonardo. As per usual Enrico weaves his magic and truly asserts his authority as a master pianist and composer of modern jazz. Regardless of his continental background he is revered throughout the world and it's not an overstatement to say that all his works are of the highest quality bringing joy to many an older or newer jazz audience/s.