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The Words and the Days

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Words and the Days; Secrets; The Wind; Echoes of Duke; Tutu; Sogni Proibiti; Todamor; Serpent; Art Deco; Traps; Bob the Cat; Doctor Ra and Mr. Va.

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Enrico Rava: The Words and the Days

Read "The Words and the Days" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
March 17, 2007

Quite apart from reminding us what a fine composer and arranger Enrico Rava is, The Words and the Days underlines just what a complete trumpeter he is. His sound is personal, yet imbued with the spirit of a century of jazz trumpeters before him. Throughout the twelve tracks his tone is warm and lyrical, colored by ...

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Enrico Rava: The Words and the Days

Read "The Words and the Days" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
February 19, 2007

If you look into the eyes of Enrico Rava as pictured on the cover of Easy Living (ECM, 2004), you will see a man totally at ease with himself and his musical career. Rava's seemingly effortless trumpet tone in all ranges pervades the music on that album with the warmth of the setting sun in the ...

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Enrico Rava Quintet: The Words and the Days

Read "The Words and the Days" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
January 31, 2007

For some, jazz is an either/or: either it's deeply and clearly rooted in the American tradition, or it isn't jazz. What's not necessarily apparent with musicians seemingly distanced from that tradition is that it's an artistic choice that shouldn't be viewed as a lack of familiarity with the music's roots. Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava has spent ...

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Enrico Rava Quintet: The Words and the Days

Read "The Words and the Days" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 15, 2007

Ci sono musicisti che hanno ormai il sapore dei classici. Enrico Rava è uno di questi. Quando metti nel lettore un suo CD, sai già cosa ti puoi aspettare. Ma questo, lungi dal creare nell'ascoltatore il fenomeno del déjà-vu, lo porta immediatamente in una “zona di conforto”. Lo porta dentro una delicata melodia, con un suono ...