Ada Montellanico e Enrico Pieranunzi

The Profile

Ada Montellanico (vocalist) and Enrico Pieranunzi (pianist) teamed up to reinterpret Luigi Tenco's songs, setting four unpublished Tenco texts to new music and offering jazz arrangements marked by sensitivity and refinement.

Enrico Pieranunzi is an Italian jazz pianist and composer with an international reputation. Ada Montellanico is an Italian jazz singer noted for her interpretations of the Italian songbook and songwriting repertoire.

A respectful jazz reinterpretation of Luigi Tenco's songs by vocalist Ada Montellanico and pianist Enrico Pieranunzi. The album includes four unpublished Tenco texts set to new music and features refined, sensitive arrangements. The reviewer awards the project 4/5, calling it courageous and essentially successful.