Enrico Rava,John Abarcrombie/Belgium 2019 & more

The latest special live commemorating the 80th anniversary of Enrico Rava, a stalwart of Italian jazz who always plays fresh music, is a bonus with a valuable 73-year-old live performance by the Rava Quartet featuring a young John Abercrombie. A masterpiece title is here! ! To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Lava, the master who raised the level of European jazz by creating many masterpieces including those on the ECM label, and who still leads the scene and has a great influence, Francesco, who has been with Lava’s regular quartet for six years on guitar, will be celebrating his 80th birthday.・2019 by the current Italian jazz all-star members: Diodadi, bassist Gabriele Evangelista, drummer Enrico Morello, genius pianist Giovanni Guidi, who is said to be Rava’s right-hand man in recent years, and saxophonist Francesco Bearzatti. A complete recording of the special performance held at Jazz Middleheim in Antwerp, Belgium on August 16, 2017, with a bonus bonus featuring the Lava Quartet featuring John Abercrombie on guitar, Bruce Johnson on bass, and Chip White on drums. , a 2-disc set with an additional recording of the Torino Auditorium performance in Italy in January 1973, both performances have been carefully mastered by the label and are absolutely the highest quality stereo soundboard recording! ! The latest special live show, which lasts over an hour and a half, is composed entirely of Lava’s original songs, and provides a variety of moods from up-tempo post-bop to sad ballads, summarizing Lava’s long career. . Elegant and cool, it is also rich in emotion and warm, making it a great performance that you want to listen to at the end of summer. In addition to his advanced technique, his expressiveness and sexy performance are unique. The beautiful yet melancholic playing at this performance, which felt like encountering something nostalgic, was noteworthy, and it is said that no other artist can imitate the gorgeous feel of the tone, which is lyrical yet clearly expresses intent. Lava. In addition, his improvisation is permeated by an aesthetic of restraint, with a presence that allows each note to be transmitted vividly, with a sharp insight and thorough elimination of waste while maintaining the total performance in its best condition. Unique. Rava, who has a strong individuality, delivers a thrilling performance while maintaining a sense of tension from the beginning to the end, without losing his own style. In addition, Guidi’s piano, which is aesthetically beautiful as if nestled in Lava, has a sensibility similar to Paul Bley and John Taylor, and Morello’s intelligent and accurate drumming that incorporates all styles to tighten up the performance, a fusion of tradition and innovation. Bassist Evangelista supports the backbone by executing the song in an ideal manner, Diodadi and Bearzatti are exquisite not only in solos but also in accurate backing, and the young talents supporting Lava are also wonderful, bringing out the best of the master’s play. . The uncompromising, creative and serious performance by the great Rava and the talented up-and-comers who are about a child’s age apart is a high-level fusion of jazz, classical and contemporary music, and the title is full of ECM-like romanticism. This is a highly recommended album that is sure to have great music, with a miraculous performance that lasts over an hour and a half recorded on a super high-quality stereo soundboard! ! ! On the other hand, the live show in 1973 was a 30-minute battle with a tense atmosphere throughout, and it was a cool performance with Roswell Rudd, who Lava had played with in the early 1970s, and who was a great influence on him. Starting with Rava and Abercrombie’s unison performance, which follows the style of playing the theme in unison, the young Rava and up-and-comer Abercrombie begin with an intense improvisation by Johnson and White, who are almost jazz-rock. Vision explodes. Disc -1 Live at Middelheim,Park Den Brandt,Antwerp,Belgium August.16.2019 EX-SBD 2019 Original Remaster 94 min 4 Tracks No Set List Enrico Rave – Flugelhorn Francesco Bearzatti Tenor Saxophone,Clarinet Giovanni Guidi – Piano Francesco Diodati – Guitar Gabriele Evangelista – Bass Enrico Morello Drums Disc – 2 4 Tracks No Set List (including Special Bonus Track) Live at Auditorium Rai di Torino,Torino,Italy January.1973 EX – SBD Original Remaster 27 min Enrico Rava – Trumpet John Abercrombie – Electric Guitar Bruce Johnson – Bass Chip White – Drums