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Enrico Rava

Edizione Speciale

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2 Once Upon a Summertime - Theme for Jessica Tatum  
3 Wild Dance  
4 The Fearless Five  
5 Le Solite Cose - Diva  
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Enrico Rava delivers a characteristically outgoing performance in this live recording from  Antwerp's Jazz Middelheim festival. In the summer of 2019, the doyen of Italian jazz was in buoyant mood as he zigzagged between celebrations marking ECM's 50th anniversary and his own 80th.  For these concerts, the core of his current quartet with guitarist Francesco Diodati, bassist Gabriele Evangelista and drummer Enrico Morello was augmented with guests to form a special unit, an Edizione Speciale able to rove across the totality of Enrico's musical enthusiasms.  To differing degree, all the players heard here have been inspired by Enrico Rava's example: he has been a mentor to most of them and, in turn, draws fresh energy from their spirited interaction. "I give them a lot of freedom," he has said of his sidemen, "because I trust them. I have to trust them, and they have to trust me – at that point, everything is possible."

  • Enrico Rava - Edizione Speciale makes JAZZIZ: The Week in Jazz
    Posted At: November 1, 2021

    JAZZIZ - MATT MICUCCI writes...The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz world. It's a one-stop destination for the music news you need to know.  Italian-born European jazz great Enrico Rava released Edizione Speciale, a live album recorded at the Middelheim Festival in Antwerp, Belgium, which finds him performing with a young team of improvisers. Repertoir...

  • On 'Edizione Speciale' noted trumpeter-composer and prolific mentor; Enrico Rava shapes the sound of Italian jazz / WBGO: Fall Preview 2021
    Posted At: September 12, 2021

    WBGO writes......More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, musicians are going out on tour, and even back in the clubs (taking all due precautions). Festivals have set their sights on a triumphant return, welcoming audiences in person again. Through it all, the music endures, finding ways to deepen and thrive. The evidence is all around us - and below, in the 88 notable releases and even...
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