Pesci may not ever get recognition for it–but he's got some serious range. That's exactly what we can see in his music career, which connects to hallmarks of jazz music and big band classics. Irishman, for the first time since perhaps Raging Bull, gives Pesci a chance to showcase his subtlety. But what's made Pesci such an enduring presence in Hollywood for so many years is not just his ability to accurately portray violent psychopaths onscreen. We've come to know Pesci on screen as an Italian-American angry man. They hail from an eclectic jazz history that includes the predictable influences like Frankie Valli, but also more esoteric artists such as the seldom-remembered blues vocalist, Jimmy Scott. His old-fashioned jazz albums, for the most part, are tender, playful, and sincere. And, like his character in The Irishman, Pesci's music isn't over-the-top aggressive or comically acerbic. The movie mob boss, who was a child performer, has been crooning for just about as long as he's been acting. The True Story of Joe Pesci's Irishman Character.
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