A body of evocative recordings included in Pupa O Crisalide with three different line-ups for this fantastic album byEnrico Rava which, thanks to Dialogo Records, finally sees the light for jazz lovers. With the Italian GiovanniTommaso, Bruno Biriaco, Franco D’Andrea, Michele Ascolese, Mandrake and Tommaso Vittorini in “Pupa OCrisalide” and “Giramondo”, the American David Horowitz, John Abercombie, Herb Bushler, Jack De Johnette,Warren Smith and Ray Armando in “C.T.’S Dance” and “Tsakwe” and the the Argentines Finito Ginbert, MatiasPizarro, Rodolfo Mederos, Riccardo Lew, El Negro Gonzales, Nestor Astarita and El Chino Rossi in “El SambaGraciele”, “Revisione Del Processo N.6” and “Lingua Franca”
Enrico Rava was the first Italian jazz artist to represent the country internationally, born in Trieste in 1939.Rava’s music at its best is a mix of Central European and Italian culture.