Enrico Rava – New York Days (2009)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:42 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © ECM
A new transatlantic quintet headed by Italian trumpeter Rava, recorded in New York in 2008 and a first ECM appearance for US tenorist Mark Turner, whose distilled, lean sound references Coltrane, Warne Marsh, Wayne Shorter and others. Turner’s searching, analytical tone is in marked contrast to Enrico’s lyrical flourishes, but the two make a fascinating pairing – especially with the resolutely musical pianist Stefano Bollani finding points of contact, and making his own statements. Add in the gifted bassist Larry Grenadier (last heard on ECM with Charles Lloyd) and that most unpredictable of all drummers, Paul Motian, and you have here a truly remarkable band.
The neo-noir textures of Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava’s fine ECM release, NEW YORK DAYS, recall evocative, jazz-based film scores such as Gato Barbieri’s LAST TANGO IN PARIS or Miles Davis’s ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS. Joined by a stellar cast, including the fine pianist Stefano Bollani, contemporary tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, and the apparently ageless Paul Motian on drums, Rava conjures a rain-soaked, black-and-white urban fantasia on a finely produced, 77-minute set of moody originals. Rava, Turner, and Bollani are all strong stylists, however, so there is little danger of their being fully submerged in the impressionistic dark waters. At times, the sound resembles the post-bop chamber jazz of Miles’s celebrated ’60s quintet, at others, the upscale European strains of film composer Nino Rota or tango master Astor Piazzolla. Either way, NEW YORK DAYS is one of the outstanding jazz releases of 2009. — AllMusic Review by Richard Mortifoglio
Tracklist:
01. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Lulù (04:24)
02. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Improvisation I (09:28)
03. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Outsider (06:17)
04. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Certi angoli segreti (10:55)
05. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Interiors (10:42)
06. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Thank You, Come Again (07:06)
07. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Count Dracula (03:20)
08. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Luna urbana (07:39)
09. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Improvisation II (07:52)
10. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Lady Orlando (05:32)
11. Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Paul Motian – Blancasnow (04:23)
