Hindsight

If it ever seems that the art of the jazz piano trio has gone as far as anyone can reasonably take it – this given the legacy of great artists like Art Tatum, Bill Evans, Cecil Taylor, Ahmad Jamal and Keith Jarrett – the new recording by Italian master Enrico Pieranunzi is a triumphant assertion of the durability and creative vitality of the form. Working with two of the most musical players in the business, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joey Baron, Pieranunzi largely avoids the Broadway songbook in favour of original compositions coloured by his deep love and understanding of jazz but also his knowledge of classical and Baroque form, folk and other popular music.  As a title, Hindsight may imply a looking back, but Pieranunzi recognises that that is the only way to move the music forward. The themes here may seem both naggingly familiar and utterly fresh.  It’s music of great generosity and openness, not a self-consciously magisterial statement by a great artist content to rest on his own reputation, but a contract of promise with the audience that jazz is far from running out of new things to say and new feelings to express.  (Brian Morton)

Experience the enchanting melodies of Hindsight, a jubilant jazz journey marking 40 years since the inception of this mesmerizing trio back in 1984.

Recorded live on 13 December 2019 at Auditorium de La Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt  Recording engineer Stefano Amerio

Photos by Elisa Caldana

Liner notes by Brian Morton and François Lacharme