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Enrico Rava: Five Decades of Jazz - The Co-leader and Sideman Part 1

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
November 23, 2019
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After focusing on Enrico Rava's discography as leader, this week we explore his more than five decades of work as co-leader and sideman.

The statuture of an artist can be measured not only through the albums s/he has recorded but also by the caliber of the musicians he has played with. There are not many musicians in the world that can claim to have collaborated with such a remarkable and diverse range of musicians like

Cecil Taylor

piano
1929 - 2018

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Archie Shepp

saxophone, tenor
b.1937

" data-original-title="" title="">Archie Shepp,

Lee Konitz

saxophone, alto
1927 - 2020

" data-original-title="" title="">Lee Konitz,

Gianluigi Trovesi

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Gianluigi Trovesi,

Franco D'Andrea

piano
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Franco D'Andrea,

Henri Texier

bass
b.1945

" data-original-title="" title="">Henri Texier,

Aldo Romano

drums
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Aldo Romano,

Marc Ducret

guitar
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Marc Ducret, and

Gato Barbieri

saxophone
1934 - 2016

" data-original-title="" title="">Gato Barbieri, to name just a few. Here we focus on his work in Europe. In the second part of this week's episode we'll explore his 'electric projects,' duo collaborations, in particular with pianists, and artistic relationship with heavy-weights of the New York avant-garde scene.

Ben Allison
bass, acoustic
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat.
Ted Nash
saxophone
b.1960
" data-original-title="" title="">Ted Nash &
Pyeng Threadgill
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
Piero Umiliani
piano
" data-original-title="" title="">Piero Umiliani "Treno di notte" Una bella grinta (C.A.M.) 0:16
Host talks 2:54
Gianluigi Trovesi "Campanello Cammellato" Jazz Italiano Live 2007 (La Repubblica/L'Espresso/Casa Del Jazz) 04:59
Enrico Rava, Franco D'Andrea "St. James Infirmary" For Bix & Pops (Philology) 9:18
Lee Konitz "Five, Four and Three" Stereokonitz (Okeh) 14:00
Host talks 17:30
Quatre "Akagera" Earthcake (Label Bleu) 19:10
Aldo Romano, Henri Texier,
Louis Sclavis
woodwinds
b.1953
" data-original-title="" title="">Louis Sclavis + Enrico Rava,
Nguyen Le
guitar, electric
b.1959
" data-original-title="" title="">Nguyen Le,
Bojan Z
piano
" data-original-title="" title="">Bojan Z "Vents qui parlent" 3+3 (Label Bleu) 27:16
Enrico Rava,
Claudio Fasoli
" data-original-title="" title="">Claudio Fasoli, Franco D'Andrea "L'age mur" Icon (Flex) 34:07
Host talks 40:43
Gebhard Ullmann
saxophone
b.1957
" data-original-title="" title="">Gebhard Ullmann "Hendji" Rava -Ullmann-Willers-Lillich-Schaeuble (Nabel) 42:33
Marc Ducret "Jeune fille avec un pull gris" Gris (Label Bleu) 48:00
Host talks 57:21
Roberto Gatto
drums
b.1958
" data-original-title="" title="">Roberto Gatto "Giravolta" Sul lungotevere (Musica Jazz) 58:45
Rita Marcotulli
piano
" data-original-title="" title="">Rita Marcotulli "Les 400 coups" The Woman Next Door (Label Bleu) 1:09:48
Salvatore Bonafede
piano
b.1962
" data-original-title="" title="">Salvatore Bonafede "Polka" Journey to Donnafugata (Cam Jazz) 1:15:11
Host talks 1:19:11
NEXUS feat
" data-original-title="" title="">NEXUS feat "The 4 Elements Little Suite" Urban Shout (Splasc(H)) 1:20:47

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