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Trumpeters · b. 1939

Enrico Rava

Italian jazz trumpeter

Born: 20 August 1939
Trieste
Country: Italy
Active: 1960–
Record labels: ECM Records, Black Saint
Discography: 64 albums

Biography

Enrico Rava is a jazz musician who plays trumpet and flugelhorn. Enrico Rava was born on 20 August 1939 in Trieste. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ECM Records and Black Saint. The discography here lists 64 albums, from “Il giro del giorno in 80 mondi” (1972) to “Corners” (2026).

Enrico Rava (born 20 August 1939), is an Italian jazz trumpeter. He started on trombone, then changed to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Il giro del giorno in 80 mondi 1972 · Fonit Cetra International Katcharpari 1973 · BASF

El convidado 1975

Jazz a confronto 14 1975 · Horo Records Pupa o crisalide 1975 · RCA The Pilgrim and the Stars 1975 · ECM Records Quotation Marks 1976 · Japo Records The Plot 1977 · ECM Records

Nexus Meets Enrico Rava 1984

String Band 1984 · Soul Note Secrets 1987 · Soul Note Quatre 1989 · Gala Records

Toucan 1989

To... 1992

Tribute to Mingus 1992 · Adda Nausicaa 1993 · Quadrivium Rava l'opéra va 1993 · Label Bleu Bella 1994 · Philology Chanson 1994 · Gala Records

Where Are You 1994

Winter Sky 1994

Carmen 1995 · Label Bleu Electric Five 1995 · Soul Note For Bix and Pops 1996 · Philology Italian Ballads 1996 · Venus Records Noir 1996 · Label Bleu Enrico Rava & Mario Rusca: D.N.A. 1997 · Giants of Jazz Certi angoli segreti 1998 · Label Bleu Icon 1998 · Flex Records

Ragazzi selvaggi 1998 · Live

Duo En Noir 1999 · Live

Rava Plays Rava 1999 · Philology Shades of Chet 1999 · Via Veneto Jazz

Live at Birdland Neuberg 2000 · Live

Vento 2000

Radio Days 2001 · Philology Flashback 2002 · Philology Le cose inutili 2002 · Philology

Montreal Diary / A: Play Miles Davis 2002 · Live

Montreal Diary / B 2002 · Live

Renaissance 2002 · Venus Records Smiling in Hollywood 2002 · GMG Music

Underscore 2002 · Live

What a Day!!! 2002 · Platinum Full of Life 2003 · CAM Jazz Easy Living 2004 · ECM Records

Stormy Weather 2005

Tati 2005 · ECM Records

Tea for Two (Another Flashback) 2005

Jazzitaliano Live 2006 2006 · Live

Live at JazzBO' 90 2006 · Live

The Third Man 2007 · Live

Jazzitaliano Live 2009 2009 · Live

New York Days 2009 · ECM Records

On the Dance Floor 2012 · Live

Rava on the Road 2013 · Live

The Monash Sessions 2014 · Jazzhead

Jazzitaliano Live 2016: My Songbook 2016 · Live

Roma 2019 · Live

For Mario 2020 · Live

Edizione Speciale 2021 · Live

The Song Is You 2022 · ECM Records Fearless Five 2024 · Parco della Musica Records Corners 2026 · ECM Records

Also plays on

Albums where Enrico Rava is credited as a sideman

1966	Sortie — Steve Lacy	trumpet
1966	The Forest and the Zoo — Steve Lacy	trumpet
1968	Stereokonitz — Lee Konitz	trumpet
1969	European Echoes — Manfred Schoof	trumpet
1974	African Space Program — Dollar Brand	trumpet
1986	Little Red Moon — Archie Shepp	brass
1997	L'Age mür — Konitz / Rava Quartet	trumpet
2021	Music From Two Continents: Live at Jazz Jamboree ‘84 — Cecil Taylor	trumpet
2022	2 Blues for Cecil — Andrew Cyrille, William Parker & Enrico Rava	flugelhorn

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Enrico Rava play?

Enrico Rava is known for playing trumpet and flugelhorn.

When and where was Enrico Rava born?

Enrico Rava was born 20 August 1939 in Trieste.

What are Enrico Rava's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Il giro del giorno in 80 mondi (1972), Katcharpari (1973), Jazz a confronto 14 (1975), Pupa o crisalide (1975) and The Pilgrim and the Stars (1975).

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