slide_advantage_redoux Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Are there any fellow Enrico Rava fans in here? I have been checking out his releases ever since discovering him via his ECM quartet date with Roswell Rudd. He has his range limitations true, but his tone and melodicism really reaches me. In some ways he reminds me of Miles. At this point I have several CDs and LPs of his (and others on which he is a sideman) and am always on the prowl for additional ones I haven't yet heard. One of my favorites is his Italian Ballads CD. Beautiful. I love the use of the accordian on this date. Edited June 27, 2012 by slide_advantage_redoux Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 I have a fair few Rava records but I especially like this double trumpet line-up. I think it was where I first heard Bollani too. Late 50s Miles tunes but played more like '64 era Miles. He's great live...and very funny. In fact Bollani and Rava doing their duo thing live are a hoot. Quote
kh1958 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 The Black Saint/Soul Note box set is enjoyable. Quote
Pete C Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 I have a fair few Rava records but I especially like this double trumpet line-up. I think it was where I first heard Bollani too. Late 50s Miles tunes but played more like '64 era Miles. He's great live...and very funny. In fact Bollani and Rava doing their duo thing live are a hoot. I was at that show. The Black Saint/Soul Note box is a no brainer for any Rava fan who doesn't already own the material. I love Rava. I first saw him ca. 1976 with Rudd & Hod O'Brien at the club they ran, St. James Infirmary. Sheila Jordan may have been there the same night. Quote
GA Russell Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 I really like The Pilgrim and the Stars. http://www.amazon.com/Pilgrim-Stars-Enrico-Rava/dp/B000025MIG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1340828469&sr=1-1&keywords=Enrico+Rava+the+pilgrim+and+the+stars Quote
paul secor Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 Rava/Blake: Duo en Noir (betwen the lines) One to check out if you don't already know it. Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Posted June 27, 2012 I have a fair few Rava records but I especially like this double trumpet line-up. I think it was where I first heard Bollani too. Late 50s Miles tunes but played more like '64 era Miles. He's great live...and very funny. In fact Bollani and Rava doing their duo thing live are a hoot. I was at that show. The Black Saint/Soul Note box is a no brainer for any Rava fan who doesn't already own the material. I love Rava. I first saw him ca. 1976 with Rudd & Hod O'Brien at the club they ran, St. James Infirmary. Sheila Jordan may have been there the same night. Okay, I am officially jealous!! Quote
Pete C Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 Rava/Blake: Duo en Noir (betwen the lines) One to check out if you don't already know it. You know, even though I love both the artists, for some reason that one doesn't really work for me. Maybe I'm not often in the mood for something so moody and low key. I much prefer the duos with Bollani. Quote
king ubu Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 "Duo en noir" is... well, sublime! Really! Wonderful album! Some of the Black Saint box is great, the album with Rudd is mighty fine - but I'd wish for some more there... more, I don't know, freedom to blow, more meat, more... it's still very good and maybe my favorite next to the duo with Ran Blake. I've not heard the one w/Fresu (whom I like quite some, too). Quote
six string Posted June 27, 2012 Report Posted June 27, 2012 I have a fair few Rava records but I especially like this double trumpet line-up. I think it was where I first heard Bollani too. Late 50s Miles tunes but played more like '64 era Miles. He's great live...and very funny. In fact Bollani and Rava doing their duo thing live are a hoot. This is a favorite of mine too. I don't have a lot of Rava's music but everything I've bought I've liked. So far the list looks like this. New York Days Easy Living The Words and The Days The Pilgrimage (lp) My favorite might be a toss up between NY Days and Easy Living. I'll watch this thread for other recomendations. Quote
David Ayers Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 New Rava title due in August from ECM - On The Dance Floor. Dust off those boogie shoes! Quote
brownie Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 Been a fan of Rava ever since I heard him live in the late 60s (with Gato Barbieri, also with Michel Portal). I agree with those who rate 'Duo en Noir' sublime! A very unique, intense and darkish album that starts with a sublime 'Nature Boy' and keeps on until the final track (There's a Small Hotel). Quote
Pete C Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 Been a fan of Rava ever since I heard him live in the late 60s (with Gato Barbieri, also with Michel Portal). I posted this a couple of years ago on a Barbieri thread: Something worth seeking, if one seeks such things, is an unissued recording from the 2002 Frankfurt Festival of "Complete Reunion" with Gato, Rava, Danilo Rea, Roberto Gatto and Rosario Bonaccorso. Quote
Justin V Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 I saw his quintet in February, and it was easily one of the best concerts I've ever attended. I'm particularly fond of Tati, with Stefano Bollani and Paul Motian. Quote
Pete C Posted June 28, 2012 Report Posted June 28, 2012 I'm particularly fond of Tati, with Stefano Bollani and Paul Motian. Me too. Also The Third Man. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 Been a fan of Rava ever since I heard him live in the late 60s (with Gato Barbieri, also with Michel Portal). What was the rest of the Portal/Rava band like? Just curious. Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Posted June 29, 2012 I love you tube! An interview with Enrico (there appears to be others on youtube as well) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiG0k-mhyao Quote
David Ayers Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 New Rava title due in August from ECM - On The Dance Floor. Dust off those boogie shoes! It's a Michael Jackson tribute, I believe. Still not curious? Quote
brownie Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 Been a fan of Rava ever since I heard him live in the late 60s (with Gato Barbieri, also with Michel Portal). What was the rest of the Portal/Rava band like? Just curious. My memory is pretty vague about it. If I remember well, Henri Texier was on bass that evening. Concert was held after Portal was awarded the 1968 Prix Django Reinhardt! Quote
Joe Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 A bit hard to track down, but all his collaborations with Lee Konitz are worth hearing, especially this one. Quote
Captain Hate Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 I don't know what the original poster thinks about Globe Unity Orchestra, but Rava's participation in a 75 Baden-Baden concert which was part of the FMP In Retrospect box (the individual discs can be purchased separately) is outstanding and begins with a Rava song, Maranao. Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) I don't know what the original poster thinks about Globe Unity Orchestra, but Rava's participation in a 75 Baden-Baden concert which was part of the FMP In Retrospect box (the individual discs can be purchased separately) is outstanding and begins with a Rava song, Maranao. I have several of the GUO releases, but not that one. I will be on the lookout. Did he ever record and/or perform with Carla Bley's units? I am sure he ran into her on the GUO. Edited June 29, 2012 by slide_advantage_redoux Quote
Captain Hate Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 He was on Escalator Over the Hill Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted June 29, 2012 Report Posted June 29, 2012 I don't know what the original poster thinks about Globe Unity Orchestra, but Rava's participation in a 75 Baden-Baden concert which was part of the FMP In Retrospect box (the individual discs can be purchased separately) is outstanding and begins with a Rava song, Maranao. Did he ever record and/or perform with Carla Bley's units? I am sure he ran into her on the GUO. He's listed on 'Escalator Over the Hill' but don't think in a major solo spot. Just playing this lovely standards disc: Very much in that Miles/George Coleman band area. Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Posted June 30, 2012 He was on Escalator Over the Hill That one I have! I forgot he was in the band. Time to dig it out. Quote
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