Enrico Rava
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Enrico Rava (born August 20, 1939 in Trieste, Italy), is a jazz trumpeter. He originally played trombone, before changing to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis. His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri' s Italian quintet in the middle of the 1960's; in the late 1960' s he was a member of Steve Lacy's group. 1967 Rava moved to New York City. He has played with artists such as Carla Bley, Jeanne Lee, Paul Motian, Lee Konitz and Roswell Rudd.
In the 1970's and 1980's he worked with Pat Metheny, Michel Petrucciani, John Abercrombie, Joe Henderson, Richard Galliano, Miroslav Vitouš, Andrea Centazzo, Joe Lovano, Gil Evans and Cecil Taylor.
With trumpeter Paolo Fresu, Rava recorded a series of four CDs on the influence of Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis (Bix, Pop, Shades of Chet, Play Miles Davis). Also of note are his recordings Rava, L'Opera Va' and Carmen; his own interpretations of operatic arias and overtures. In 2001, he founded a new quintet with pianist Stefano Bollani, and toured with Gato Barbieri and Aldo Romano. In the trio Europeans he is working with German bass-player Eberhard Weber and Swiss percussionist Reto Weber.
[edit] Discography
- (1972) Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi. Black Saint.
- (1973) Quotation Marks. Japo.
- (1975) The Pilgrim and the Stars. ECM.
- (1976) The Plot. ECM.
- (1978) Enrico Rava Quartet. ECM. w/ Roswell Rudd
- (1979) Ah. ECM.
- (1981) Opening Night. ECM.
- (1983) Andanada. Soul Note.
- (1984) String Band. Soul Note.
- (1985) Nexus Meets Enrico Rava. Four Leaf Clover.
- (1986) Secrets. Soul Note.
- (1986) Volver. ECM. w/ Dino Saluzzi
- (1987) Animals. Inak.
- (1993) Nausicaa. EGEA. w/ Enrico Pieranunzi
- (1993) Rava, L'Opera Va. Blue.
- (1994) For Bix and Pops. Philology.
- (1994) Electric Five. Soul Note. w/ Gianluigi Trovesi
- (1996) Italian Ballads. Music Masters. w/ Richard Galliano
- (1997) Noir. JMS.
- (1997) Carmen. Label Bleu.
- (1998) Certi Angoli Segreti. Label Bleu.
- (1999) Shades of Chet. Via Veneto Jazz.
- (1999) Rava Plays Rava. Philology.
- (2000) Live at Birdland Neuberg. Challenge Records.
- (2000) Duo en Noir. Between the Lines. w/ Ran Blake
- (2002) Beyond Fellini. WEA/Warner.
- (2003) Renaissance. Venus Jazz.
- (2003) Happiness Is.... Stunt Records.
- (2003) Full of Life. CamJazz.
- (2004) Easy Living. ECM.
- (2004) Montreal Diary/A: Plays Miles Davis. Label Bleu.
- (2004) Montréal Diary/B. Label Bleu. w/ Stefano Bollani
- (2005) Tati. ECM. w/ Stefano Bollani and Paul Motian
- (2006) Chanson. Duck Records.
- (2006) What a Day. Duck Records.
- (2006) Quatre. Duck Records.
- (2007) The Words and the Days. ECM.
- (2007) The Third Man. ECM.
- (2007) Live at JazzBo '90. Philology.
[edit] External links
- EnricoRava.com, official web site
- Discography]
- Review of The Words and the Days at JazzChicago.net
