The Plot (album)
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The Plot is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava
recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label.
Enrico Rava
Enrico Rava , is a prolific jazz trumpeter and arguably one of the best known Italian jazz musicians. He originally played trombone, changing to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis. His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri's Italian quintet in the mid-1960s; in the late 1960s...
recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars noting the album's "Original ideas and compositions".Track listing
- All compositions by Enrico Rava except as indicated
- "Tribe" - 6:56
- "On the Red Side of the Street" (Enrico Rava, Graciela Rava) - 5:28
- "Amici" - 9:08
- "Dr. Ra and Mr. Va" - 6:45
- "Foto di Famiglia" (John Abercrombie, Enrico Rava) - 2:26
- "The Plot" - Rava 15:00
- Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 1976
Personnel
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