Art Farmer's always lyrical, inviting flugelhorn fit nicely into this quartet and quintet setting matching him with an Italian ensemble. They covered standards, such bop anthems as
Dizzy Gillespie's "Blue 'N' Boogie" and
Charlie Parker "Ah-Leu-Cha," plus
Pieranunzi originals "Little Moon" and the title track.
Pieranunzi's light, enticing piano phrases made a nice contrast with
Farmer's effortless, shimmering solos, while bassist
Furio Di Castri and drummer
Roberto Gatto handled rhythm details smoothly, and special guest
Massimo Urbani chipped in with vigorous alto sax solos on three cuts. A solid, often delightful session. ~ Ron Wynn