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Album Review

Enrico Rava: Rava on the Dance Floor

Read "Rava on the Dance Floor" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
January 11, 2013

Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava doing a tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson? Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava doing a tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, on ECM? If either of these concepts seem somehow wrong, it's likely because, in forty-plus years, ECM has garnered (beyond its reputation as one of the most important labels in the history of music) its share of magical (and incorrect) thinking. Rava, it turns, out, hadn't paid much attention to ...

Album Review

Enrico Rava: Rava on the Dance Floor

Read "Rava on the Dance Floor" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
November 19, 2012

Se si esclude la celebre “Thriller" dall'omonimo album, il più venduto nella storia della musica, Rava on the Dance Floor (registrato dal vivo all'Auditorium Parco della Musica) pesca nel repertorio minore di Michael Jackson, uno sguardo gettato sul periodo meno sfavillante della pop star, quando qualche critico arricciava il naso e più di un fan rimpiangeva gli antichi splendori. Scelta interessante, intrigante e carica di aspettative quella effettuata dal trombettista torinese, per la possibilità di far emergere alcuni aspetti meno ...