Enrico Rava & Michael Flugel Quartet

Enrico Rava & Michael Flugel Quartet: Liva at Birdland Neuberg

by Glenn Astarita
August 1, 2000

With Live at Birdland Neuberg (Germany) the “Michael Flugel Quartet” receives some predictably superb support from the highly regarded trumpeter Enrico Rava. On “My Funny Valentine” Rava demonstrates how to turn a time honored classic into a vehicle for the optimum in artistic expressionism as he stretches the inherent scope of this classic via fiery and altogether emotional lines. Here, Rava alternates between sublime phrasing and bold tenacity. Throughout, these young and seemingly ambitious jazz musicians display fluid chops, especially ...